'It would be a miracle.' Scarlett Johansson on whether Marvel Studios will bring back Black Widow to MCU
Scarlett Johansson believes her popular superhero character Black Widow died during the events of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame" and it would be a «miracle» should production house Marvel Studios choose to resurrect her. In a recent appearance on the «Today» show to promote her skincare line The Outset, Johansson addressed speculation she might return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Black Widow/ Natasha Romanoff.
«I think it was the end, right?… She passed,» the 38-year-old actor said, referencing the scene in «Avengers: Endgame» when Natasha sacrifices herself to obtain the Soul Stone from Thanos, sparing the life of Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton/Hawkeye.
«It would be a miracle. It would be a real Marvel miracle. It would be a marvel.
But who knows?» she quipped.
In a previous interaction, Johansson had said she «has no plans to return as» the assassin-turned-Avenger.
The actor made her MCU debut with «Iron Man 2» in 2010 and reprised the character in «The Avengers», «Captain America: The Winter Soldier», «Avengers: Age of Ultron», «Captain America: Civil War», «Avengers: Infinity War», «Avengers: Endgame», and 2021's «Black Widow», a prequel, her last appearance.
In 2021, Johansson sued Disney, Marvel Studios' parent company, for breach of contract over its decision to release her stand-alone film «Black Widow» on streamer Disney Plus and in theatres simultaneously. The parties settled the lawsuit two months later.
Through its timeline-altering plots and prequels, the MCU always has the option to bring fan-favourite characters back from the dead.
