The stand-alone Black Widow movie is already filming, and it will be released in May 2020. Scarlett Johansson was part of the big Marvel-panel reveal at Comic Con this weekend, where she was joined by her Black Widow castmates, including Florence Pugh (she’s everywhere!), David Harbour and Rachel Weisz. Scarlett also got to meet some of the other new additions to the Marvel Comics Universe, and she was blown away by how many ladies were there:
The rumors are true: Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as Black Widow in a standalone film, while a slew of other female celebs will portray prominent characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And she says, it’s about time.
“I’m very excited about it, and I have to say, I was nervous coming here because we’re in the middle of shooting right now, so it’s not a time that you could ever share anything with anybody on any side of the movie, particularly in this universe, where everything is just so huge and the pressure’s on. But I’m really, really proud of what we showed today.”
The new film is set before the first Avengers film and offers insights into Johansson’s character Natasha Romanoff’s past in Budapest. Black Widow is part of Marvel’s new slate of films, where the girl power is strong; Angelina Jolie made a surprise appearance at Marvel Studio’s Comic-Con panel to confirm she has joined the MCU, and will star in the studio’s upcoming ensemble film The Eternals. Salma Hayek is also starring in the movie. In addition, it was revealed that Natalie Portman, who played Thor’s love interest Jane Foster in the first two Thor films, will star as a female Thor in the upcoming fourth film, Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie will also see the return of Tessa Thompsonas Valkyrie, now confirmed to be the MCU’s first LGBTQ superhero.
“It was amazing. I mean, there’s a lot of women up there that I hugely admire—Angelina, Salma…Rachel, Tessa…Natalie,” Johansson told E! News. “It’s bananas. I think it’s very exciting. I think it grounds the presence of the MCU in a way. It’s very exciting to see such a diverse group of people. It’s awesome. And it’s about time.”
“It’s very exciting to see such a diverse group of people…” Just know that Scarlett thinks she can and should play all of the characters, just FYI. ScarJo doesn’t know this word “diversity.” She does not “get” representation. But that’s a conversation for another time, I guess. Anyway, I just wanted to talk about Scarlett’s comments in the larger context of Marvel’s Phase 4, and how Marvel really does seem to be trying to make a conscious shift away from their “all white bros” sausage party. I guess the white bros got a decade of Marvel dominance and now it’s time for Marvel to try to appeal to women and more diverse audiences. AFTER A DECADE.
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ScarJo,
That word does not mean what you think it does.
Signed,
Tiffany
co-sign
I don’t get why Emma Stone gets a hard pass for playing an Asian but ScarJo doesn’t. They should both be cancelled.
Emma Stone didn’t get a pass. There was a massive uproar. Also, Emma has actually shown growth and understanding about how and why it was wrong for her to take that role. Scarlett, however, keeps digging her heels in at every opportunity, demonstrating that she doesn’t actually give a shit.
Emma Stone doesn’t keep saying stupid ish either.
“Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.” – ScarJo
I will take it, after years if not decades, we women are finally getting our opportunities.
I wasn’t really a huge Marvel fan and only really watched the Avengers movies. But know, count me in as fan.
Any franchise who has such a diverse cast will get my vote.
As for Scarlett, she is best ignored.
I can’t with Scarlett.
I CAN with Simu Liu (absolute gem from Kim’s convenience) being cast as Shang Chi, though.
I also might have mainly clicked on this article to see David Harbour. I just adore that man.
Ugh great future promotions with non stop scarlet. I’m all for more female superhero centered movies (hello Wonder woman!) but seriously Black Widow? I never understood her contributions to Avengers besides being a hot chick with a gun? We’re suppose to suspend our belief that she could hold her own against villains and super humans with actual powers? Marvel has plenty of female hero’s that are more interesting than Scarlet/Black Widow… “I believe in diversity as long as I still get mine “.
Exactly. She was the least interesting of all of them and I never cared about her or her angsty emo past, no matter how many pained looks she gave or repeated allusions they made to it in multiple films.
Black Widow is boo. I may watch it for the other folks especially Simu Liu and O.T Fagbenle from Handmaid’s Tale and just internet scroll during Scarlett’s scenes.
It’s about commerce. It’s the “Wait, people will actually see a movie with a predominately black cast AND see a movie where a woman is in the lead?????” 🙄
Im sure it’s not lost on them that Black Panther brought them their first Oscars too.
ScarJo is cancelled and I will not be seeing her movie.
As a WOC Im happy with what Marvel has done so far and what they are aiming to do in the future. The first ten years of Marvel featured arguably their biggest and most popular heroes. And now that that story has been told they are shifting to singular stories with more of their canon. It makes sense and I’m excited to see where it goes.
As for ScarJo. Whatever. That b*tch BEEN cancelled.
Of course Scar Jo likes diversity. What she doesn’t like is when that diversity keeps her from getting the role of tree that she wants.
Just very recently she made it clear that she still believes the world to be flat.
Rather than watching any of her films, I would let her tap into her emotionality in preparation for playing a tree, allowing me to seize the day to summon a representative of every minority and ask to try and explain to her the world and struggles in the year 2019.
Besides not really knowing what diversity is, Scarlett is not a convincing superhero in the Marvel movies, so it will be interesting to see how Black Widow does as a standalone.
Diverse people in the Marvel Universe and she’s going to play ALL OF THEM!
That outfit is a choice.
The meaning of diversity for white people is just not what it means to the rest of us. And that’s there racism or blind spot or whatever word makes you comfortable. I once went to an interview where I was questioned by a panel of 7 people where I was asked why diversity is important. And I was so taken aback bc except for the one light skinned Spanish woman and one black woman, everybody else was white. However, the remaining minorities were women or LGBTQ. White people dont see diversity as color. They see diversity as having more white woman or the LGBTQ community with the one token minority. And it’s rooted in their racism bc while their future child may be a white girl or LGBTQ, unless they actively make the choice to marry or adopt, POC are not someone who can be their family and therefore they are removed from POC. Scarlett sees diversity as more white woman, not anything else. She is white and so is her daughter and that’s as far as her compassion and equality moral compass can extend.
This.
I have noticed this.