Scarlett Johansson says work at Marvel is ‘done’

Another member of the original Avengers team is running off into the sunset.

In a recent interview, scarlett johansson She announced she was ‘finished’ playing Marvel’s super spy, black widowThis isn’t the most shocking news, but Johansson’s character died while saving half the universe Avengers: Endgame —It wasn’t a foregone conclusion that Johansson definitely ended up as Black Widow either. She only debuted as a solo headliner of her own black widow movie rear Her character died. ( black widow The movie is a prequel. )

However, Johansson told Marvel co-star Gwyneth Paltrow that she’s stepping away from her superhero role in the next episode. goop podcastJohansson said…

i’m done … [the] The chapter is over. i did everything i had to do. Also, coming back over ten years and playing a character like that over and over again is a very unique experience.

For her part, Paltrow wasn’t sure if she made her last Marvel appearance.

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Johnson’s Marvel tenure didn’t end on the best terms.Shortly after Marvel was released black widow Simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+, Johansson sued the company, claiming that their decision to stream the film cost them millions of dollars in paychecks. Johansson and Disney finally settled their dispute September 2021.

After that, the only time Johansson was mentioned by Marvel was when he was president of the studio in November 2021. Kevin Feige alluded to She’s “working on a top-secret Marvel Studios project…has nothing to do with her,” he said. black widow Character, Natasha Romanoff. It’s not yet clear what that project is or should have been, or if it’s still happening.Overall, Johansson has starred in his nine Marvel films. iron man 2, the avengers, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, captain marvel (in a cameo), Avengers: Endgameand black widow.

Johansson officially joins the ranks the avengers Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans in Marvel’s Retirement. As such, only Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner are actively appearing as Marvel heroes from the first team lineup. New to the MCU in the franchise, she plays Natasha’s sister Elena.

next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be released in theaters on May 5th.