Hopefully by this point you've noticed the problem with grouping these films under a collection named for the superhero team's top-ranking woman – her name isn't in any of these titles. The wigs alone tell individual style stories, not all of them great, dating all the way back to her first appearance in 2010's "Iron Man 2."įrom there Black Widow leapt into "The Avengers" before co-starring in " Captain America: The Winter Soldier," which came before "Avengers: The Age of Ultron" and " Captain America: Civil War" and, of course, "Avengers: Infinity War" and " Endgame."
This hero banner slideshow featured Scarlett Johansson's super-duper spy Avenger in all her guises and from every Marvel Cinematic Universe film in which she appears prior to the character's first solo outing. This news comes to us via Collider.Disney+ subscribers who used the service in the days leading up to the release of "Black Widow" were greeted with The Black Widow Collection. Mickey Rourke, who played the villain Ivan Vanko, recently took aim at, not just that movie, but Marvel movies in general, calling them crap.
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Iron Man 2 may not be the most beloved MCU movie but Scarlett Johansson isn't the only star to criticize it. Black Widow takes place between the events of Civil War and Endgame. Sadly, Natasha did meet her demise in Endgame. Scarlett Johannson has since appeared in The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. While, in hindsight, it may have been a rocky start, Black Widow became a huge and beloved part of the MCU. Now people, young girls, are getting a much more positive message, but it's been incredible to be a part of that shift and be able to come out the other side and be a part of that old story, but also progress. Maybe I even would have, you know, my own self-worth was probably measured against that type of comment or, like a lot of young women, you come into your own and you understand your own self-worth. You know what I mean? Because my thinking was different. "Maybe at that time that actually felt like a compliment. Speaking further, Scarlett Johansson dove a bit deeper into how her thinking has changed. That became far less prevalent by the time The Avengers rolled around in 2012. And, indeed, there are moments where she is viewed in a sexual light. agent who is sent to spy on Tony Stark by Nick Fury. In Iron Man 2, Natasha Romanoff is an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. What does he say? 'I Want Some.' Yeah and at one point calls her a piece of meat." And Tony even refers to her as something like that at one point. "You look back at Iron Man 2 and while it was really fun and had a lot of great moments in it, the character is so sexualized, you know? Really talked about like she's a piece of something, like a possession or a thing or whatever, like a piece of ass, really. While reflecting on how that has changed during her time in this universe, she criticized Natasha Romanoff's treatment in Iron Man 2. During a recent interview in anticipation of the movie, she was asked about the sexualization of superheroes and how that affected the movie. Namely, the actress has moved beyond the sexualization of her character that took place in the movie in question.īlack Widow is finally set to hit theaters next month, which will serve as Scarlett Johansson's long-awaited solo MCU debut. Her character has come a long way since then. Johansson, who has been a part of the franchise for more than a decade now, made her debut in the 2010 sequel. Scarlett Johansson has reflected on her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Black Widow in Iron Man 2, and it's not all wine and roses.