Scarlett Johansson on how the long wait revealed the right timing for Marvel's 'Black Widow'
More than 10 years after her character's first onscreen appearance — and another 14 months since it was originally planned for release — Marvel's "Black Widow" standalone film is finally here.
Opening simultaneously in theaters and as a "premier access" title on Disney+ this Friday, "Black Widow" is set between the events of "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War" and represents the swan song of Scarlett Johansson's original Avenger, Natasha Romanoff. And it feels even more final, considering the character sacrificed her life in exchange for an infinity stone in 2019's $2.8 billion grossing blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame."
Putting Romanoff to rest in "Endgame" only to dive into promotion for her first solo venture two years later has been very weird, Johansson says.
"Normally you don't have this much distance from something," she said by Zoom during a recent virtual press day. "Not only is there so much distance, but the distance has [provided] such a weird time of self-reflection for
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