Scarlett Johansson Black Widow
"Though her costume was unforgivingly unbreathable and she spent months training to perform in it, Johansson said she’d wear it again in a second to tell the story of Black Widow.
“I love her origin story. I think it’s just such a riveting one,” she said. “It’s just steeped in history and the richness to shoot in Russia, perhaps. ... I hope that the fans’ voice is loud enough and they want to see a Widow origin story, I know Marvel would be happy to entertain that. We’ve spoken a lot about it.”
...“You see a little bit about how Natasha joined and it’s not that she’s fighting for the greater good of humanity,” the actress said. “She was almost salvaged by S.H.I.E.L.D. and so she’s loyal to that group, to that agency, but only as sort of paid debt.”
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Interview at Collider about the Avengers Movie, April 2012
SCARLETT JOHANSSON: What do you think is happening in there?
Well, it seems like there’s some kind of force that has arrived in New York City and I imagine you guys are there to put a stop to whatever that is.
RENNER: We’re avenging something.
JOHANSSON: We’re avenging something.
RENNER: (laughs) We’re fighting, I can tell you that, so it’s hot and sweaty.
Each other?
JOHANSSON: Perhaps. We’re fighting together, I think, and we’re having a good time. It’s good fun, a lot of work.
.....RENNER: (laughs) Aren’t you going off to do Iron Man 3?
JOHANSSON: Yeah, we’re on the same flight. I think the whole idea is that you want the audience to be as enthusiastic as you are about the characters and in that, you hope that you’ll be able to take the character farther. It’s certainly a process to zip up the suit every time and it gets harder with each passing year, but I mean, if it was badass and it incorporated the darker side of the character and got down to the nitty-gritty of who she is, I would like to see that movie.
2012 Avengers Poster featuring Scarlett Johansson here (large page).
Scarlett Johansson signed for NINE films
Brief story at fandango about the future for the Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff character in the Marvel movieland:
"...it is an indication of where Marvel plans to go once they're done with their current crop of superhero cross-promotion. While speaking at a press conference for the new Iron Man 2 DVD, Marvel chief Kevin Feige admitted that they're currently working on a spin-off film for Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character. He noted, "We've already started discussions with Scarlett about the idea, but The Avengers comes first." Feige later added that they haven't done much else except begin to put concepts together."
[Below: Ironman 2 promo poster of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. Click to enlarge further.]
Hopefully Johansson will fair better than Halle Berry did with the Batman-spinoff "Catwoman" movie from 2004, which seemed to demonstrate Warners/DC Comics have a difficulty putting together a standalone character film for superhero characters (unless it is directed by Chris Nolan). Marvel Studios seems to have a better sense of what to do.
Scarlet Johansson Film Roles list:
2013 Don Jon's Addiction (pre-production)
2013 Hitchcock (filming)
Janet Leigh
2012 Under the Skin (post-production)
Laura
2012 The Avengers
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
2011 We Bought a Zoo
Kelly Foster
2010 Iron Man 2
Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
2009 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Lexi
– Ryan Reynolds/Lady Gaga (2009) … Lexi (uncredited)
2009 He's Just Not That Into You
Anna
2008 The Spirit
Silken Floss
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Cristina
2005-2008 Robot Chicken (Television series)
1.Blankets in a Pig (2008) … Dolores (voice actor)
2.Donkey Punch (2006) … Wife/Lisa (voice actor)
3.Veggies for Sloth (2006) … Veronica Lodge (voice actor) / Dolores (voice actor)
4.A Piece of the Action (2005) … Amy/Cheerleader (voice actor)
5.Toyz in the Hood (2005) … Tooth Fairy (voice actor)
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl
Mary Boleyn
2007 The Nanny Diaries
Annie Braddock
2006 The Prestige
Olivia Wenscombe
2006 The Black Dahlia
Kay Lake
2006 Scoop
Sondra Pransky
2005 The Island
Jordan Two Delta / Sarah Jordan
2005 Match Point
Nola Rice
2004 In Good Company
Alex
2004 The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (Video Game)
Mindy (voice actor actor)
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Mindy (voice actor)
2004 A Good Woman
Meg Windermere
2004 A Love Song for Bobby Long
Pursy Will
2004 The Perfect Score
Francesca Curtis
2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring
Griet
2003 Lost in Translation
Charlotte
2002 Eight Legged Freaks
Ashley Parker
2001 An American Rhapsody
Suzanne - at 15
2001 Ghost World
Rebecca
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
Birdy Abundas
1999 My Brother the Pig
Kathy Caldwell
1998 The Horse Whisperer
Grace MacLean
1997 Home Alone 3
Molly Pruitt
1997 Fall
Little Girl
1996 If Lucy Fell
Emily
1996 Manny & Lo
Amanda
1995 The Client (TV series)
Jenna Halliwell
– Pilot (1995) … Jenna Halliwell
1995 Just Cause
Katie Armstrong
1994 North
Laura Nelson
Original Page July 2011 | Updated April 2012