Actress Scarlett Johansson is a busy woman. Between filming Woody Allen movies and playing concerts with Pete Yorn, Johansson is also an active supporter of such charities as Oxfam, (RED), and USA Harvest. The medical magazine WebMD interviewed Johansson for the November/December issue and, between questions about her charity work, managed to slip in a few questions about Iron Man 2.
Johansson told
WebMD that landing the role of the Black Widow in director
Jon Favreau's follow-up to
Iron Man was
"a total dream come true." She continued:
"I was such a fan of the first movie. It's just super action packed, and I'm so geeked about about it. Jon Favreau, the director, is also super geeked out about it, so we're in it together."
Johansson said that the film role offered her new challenges as an actress:
"It was a whole new world for me, but I built a lot of strength, that's for sure. Working on the wires and being suspended in the air, you throw one wrong kick or punch and, yeah, you're out of whack. But once you're working with the stunt crew and they're going through the craziest stuff, you feel bad about complaining that your knee has been blue for three months. The guys doing the stunts in those Iron Man suits, they can't move in it and can't take it off. I'd say, 'Have you peed today?' and they're like, 'No, we can't move, we can't take it off, we can't drink water.'"
Johansson confirmed that she
will be appearing in
The Avengers and said that she hopes her success will help shine some light on the causes she has championed.
"If you already have the spotlight shining on you, it's great to direct that towards a cause you believe in and that you can stand behind. It's nice to be a voice for people who don't have a voice."
Iron Man 2 opens May 7th (April 30th in the UK and AU)!