Of the original Avengers cast, only Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow haven’t starred in their own solo movies. While audiences only really warmed up to Hawkeye thanks to his arc in Age of Ultron, fans have been enamored with Black Widow since she made her debut in the otherwise-underwhelming Iron Man 2. There’s been talk off and on over the last few years about a Black Widow solo movie, and just in case the people in suits over at Marvel are wondering: yes, audiences still very much want to see it.
It’s not coincidence that Scarlett Johansson guest hosted SNL on the same weekend that Avengers: Age of Ultron opened in theaters, so of course the show had to do a Marvel sketch of some kind. And unlike the previous Avengers sketches cooked up for Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner, this one is actually a pretty effective dig at the Marvel movie machine. More importantly, it’s very funny.
With the superhero movie genre experiencing its own renaissance, there've been attempts to give more superheroines time to shine. The CW's long-troubled Wonder Woman series, 'Amazon,' might still possibly find its footing, while fans have been shouting praise for Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow. Why is it taking so long for a solid female-driven superhero flick to happen? 'Avengers' and 'Avengers
Everyone wants to be Black Widow, but only a few cosplayers have the moxie to really pull it off. We love this cosplayer's take, inspired by Scarlett Johansson in 'The Avengers.'
Big news for 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'! It seems Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow is popping in for a little visit with our star-spangled hero and directors Joe and Anthony Russo are hard at work securing an actress to play Cap's new leading lady.
I know that spider bites aren’t always fatal. Even black widow bites aren’t considered fatal. but when you get bitten by anything 19 times you should get it looked at, at least.