Published 16:07 IST, July 7th 2020
Scarlett Johansson passes on the mantel of Black Widow to Florence Pugh
Scarlett Johansson is all set to star in the 2020 action film 'Black Widow' and has reportedly passed on the mantel of Black Widow to another actor.
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Scarlett Johansson will pass on mantel of Black Widow to actor Florence Pugh. In an interview with a leing entertainment portal, director Cate Shortland said that Johansson will hand over baton to Pugh.
Director Cate Shortland on Black Widow and Scarlett Johansson
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Recently, director of 2020 action-venture film Black Widow spoke to an entertainment portal and said that Scarlett Johansson will pass on baton Florence Pugh. In interview, Berlin Syndrome director said that Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, felt that audience wanted an origin story for character of Black Widow, so y went in opposite direction. She furr said that y h idea about how Pugh would play character and to ir surprise, she played it really good.
Shortland n quoted Johansson, saying that it was Vicky Cristina Barcelona who said that she is passing on "baton" to Pugh. Shortland also dressed issue of Black Widow's funeral in MCU. Several fans were unhappy with fact that she does t get a funeral in film, but director has said that this is what character would have wanted given fact that she always kept a low profile and did t personally kw many people. character of Natasha Romaffis is also very private, director said.
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Scarlett Johanson played role of Black Widow in MCU ever since her first appearance in Iron Man 2, back in 2010. She is an important member of Avengers and her character died in Avengers: Endgame. w, she will be seen in a 2020 film titled Black Widow, which will tell character's story post-Avengers: Civil War, where she h to run from S.H.I.E.L.D. itself.
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upcoming film will feature David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, and Ray Winstone, among ors. Johansson will play titular character in film, and Robert Downey Jr. will appear in role of Iron Man in this film. Iron Man was one of characters that died in Endgame.
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16:06 IST, July 7th 2020