Eliza Dushku, Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie were considered for the role as well. Even then, it was not Johansson who Marvel approached next. She would have most certainly played the role had scheduling conflicts with Gulliver’s Travels not forced her to opt-out. Emily Blunt was supposed to play Black Widow on screen. Yes, no one would believe that Johansson was not on Marvel’s radar when they embarked on finding an actor to play the role in Iron Man 2. Scarlett Johansson was not the first choice for Black Widow Image credit: Film Frame / ©Marvel Studios 2020 1. So, who exactly is Black Widow? And, how much does she differ from the comic books? We take a quick look at these with some facts about the iconic character. As she tries to reconnect with her “family”, Romanoff finds herself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. At this point, she comes face-to-face with her dark past and the people connected to it. The film is set after the events depicted in Captain America: Civil War (2016) when Romanoff goes on the run after siding with Captain America and his team instead of Iron Man.
The film premiered at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy on 3 July and released in the UK, France, Hong Kong, Egypt, Israel, Brazil, Germany, and Spain on 7 and 8 July. It is noteworthy that the July release date is for the US, Canada, Singapore and India, among other countries. As the coronavirus situation continued, the makers again postponed the release date, settling on 9 July.
First postponed to 6 November, the film was subsequently moved to.
The pandemic struck and, like many other films, Black Widow got delayed. The film was originally set for release on. ( Main and Featured images: Film Frame / ©Marvel Studios 2020) Image credit: Jay Maidment/Jay Maidment – © Marvel Studios 2021