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Scarlett Johansson Confirms Black Widow NOT In IRON MAN 3

The Avengers Scarlett Johansson verifies that she will not be making an appearance in Shane Black's Iron Man 3, despite her name appearing on casting calls.

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By nailbiter111 - 4/24/2012


The actress told us she would not be appearing in Iron Man 3 at the start of our interview with her and The Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo, at The Avengers Los Angeles press event last week. Johansson did, however, pitch the idea of a Jason Bourne-esque super hero movie featuring the Black Widow character. - screenrant.com











The actress made her first appearance in the Marvel universe with Iron Man 2. Rumors and early Iron Man 3 casting calls, had most assuming she would make a return to the franchise. But, now it looks like Shane Black is staying true to his word, and is making the film much more Iron Man/Tony Stark-centric than the last. The second film was criticized for straying too far from it's leading man by focusing large portions of screen time on S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers Initiative.


Marvel's The Avengers picks up when an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security. And Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. With director Joss Whedon at it's helm, and an ensemble cast including Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor Odinson), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff), Clark Gregg (Agt. Phil Coulson), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), with Tom Hiddleston (Loki), and Stellan Skarsgard (Professor Erik Selvig), the film releases worldwide May 4, 2012!

Source: screenrant.com
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Wildaniel - 4/24/2012, 7:05 PM
I was just about to post this, you beat me to it, lol.

I wanted her to be in the movie. She should be in every Marvel movie, lol.
Spidey91 - 4/24/2012, 7:07 PM
maybe it's for the best,Tony-centric like the first one.
AVEN - 4/24/2012, 7:13 PM
i'm not sure if this movie is gonna suck
xcrementus - 4/24/2012, 7:20 PM
Fury for sure, Cap and Thor will be busy with their own stuff. Maybe a setup for a new character though.
Irons - 4/24/2012, 7:25 PM
Good. Less SHIELD the better.
Supes17 - 4/24/2012, 7:34 PM
That sucks. She is the only reason I don't hate Iron Man2

BTW, I LOVED the first one, so put down your torches and pitchforks
PsyBoy - 4/24/2012, 7:43 PM
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BooYah - 4/24/2012, 7:44 PM
This kind of sucks cause I really like cameos. I don't hate this as much as the fact that Bruce won't cameo. If the Hulk isn't getting his own movie he should at least cameo in others. I mean do we really got to wait for Avengers 2 just to see him again?
GreyChaos13Zero - 4/24/2012, 7:52 PM
Black Widow solo movie then?)
OdinsBeard - 4/24/2012, 8:01 PM
SHEILD MOVIE! Widow, Hawkeye, Fury, Son of Coul, Hill, Carter vs AIM
Jefferys - 4/24/2012, 8:05 PM
That's most likely for the best. I didn't want her in Iron Man 3 anyway. She doesn't feel like she belongs considering Iron Man should have less to do with S.H.I.E.L.D. and more to do with him self. Cap should be a little more S.H.I.E.L.D. centred. Wouldn't mind Black Widow and Hawkeye in Cap 2.
vtopa - 4/24/2012, 8:22 PM
IM2 was just a vehicle to introduce her. If she were in IM3 it would link her identity too much to IM.
ahhmynuts - 4/24/2012, 8:31 PM
i think its better that she not be in it. the difference between iron man and iron man 2 was there was too much going on in iron man 2. use the iron man 1 formula and iron man 3 will be great. make it completely centered around iron man. not iron man and co.
OnLeatherWings - 4/24/2012, 8:33 PM
I'm not even gona say it ^^^^. Lol...... Anywayssssss this is good news. Save her just for the next avengers if that. Although some other cameo would be sweet
Lego - 4/24/2012, 8:48 PM
Yea right. Bitches be lying these days.

She's probably swinging her boobs all over that film
TonyChu - 4/24/2012, 8:49 PM
@ itsbarry What does Whedon have to do with Ironman 3? Shane Black is clearly directing. Try harder next time!
Ironman 3 cast seems very impressive already, I can live without Black Widow in it. But I would like to see War Machine make a return but actually give his character more depth.
TonyChu - 4/24/2012, 8:50 PM
@ Lego You would like to see that wouldn't you? Lol
seyrie - 4/24/2012, 8:52 PM
I would like to see a SHIELD spy thriller with her and Renner. It would be a nice break from the superhero stuff for Marvel and allow them to branch out a little into another genre
OnLeatherWings - 4/24/2012, 8:53 PM
If there is more boobs she can be in it I guessssssssss. Lol
thewonderer - 4/24/2012, 8:58 PM
Thank god IM2 quality scare avoided
RedSkull667 - 4/24/2012, 9:02 PM
Thanos ? Loki or Enchantress making it up for Masters of Evil? Remember what Whedon told that he wants a more personal Avengers in the sequel MOE makes that for sure.

Anyways my sources in Disney India already told me that Black Panther will make a Cameo in all MCU movies after Avengers...hmmmm may be
LAXtremest - 4/24/2012, 9:04 PM
They said SHIELD will be involved in Captain America 2 pretty heavily.
95 - 4/24/2012, 9:07 PM
Tony-centric is what we want. Especially if this is RDJ's final solo flick.
OnLeatherWings - 4/24/2012, 9:13 PM
I kind hope it's his last solo film. I wanna see different characters brought to the screen. What will marvel do after the 3rd avengers????
clogan - 4/24/2012, 9:16 PM
Great! No Scarlett, more Paltrow!



Classy (:
CrimsonComedian - 4/24/2012, 9:18 PM
@Aven
Nobody is. . . .
TonyChu - 4/24/2012, 9:28 PM
@ OnLeatherWings They can do the Defenders and not to mention they have the Inhumans and Guardians of the Galaxy coming up as well.
primetime3 - 4/24/2012, 9:31 PM
No iron man is in her
DCnerd46 - 4/24/2012, 10:00 PM
Looking forward to seeing another Iron Man flick. Best of the Marvel characters along w/ Spidey in my opinion.
Minghagz - 4/24/2012, 10:07 PM
Good news, I hope the focus will be on IM like in the first movie. The only other hero I would like to see in IM3 besides IM himself is War Machine but not too much.
l0rdleg0las - 4/24/2012, 10:22 PM
thank god, and truly no thanks to a Black Widow spin-off unless they recast.
darkmetal - 4/24/2012, 11:08 PM
She was the best new thing about Iron Man 2, which I watched again 2 days ago, and it was worse than I thought the 1st time.If shes not going to have her own film, Id love to see her in pretty much all the Marvel Movies. Maybe they could give the Not Household Name Avengers their own movie, and give her a bigger part.
OnLeatherWings - 4/24/2012, 11:36 PM
i would love to see black panther take off on his own. maybe a cameo in iron man 3??? I think Inhumans would be the best course of action and mix that with some other marvel characters. i dont think FF will happen. fox still has that
l0rdleg0las - 4/25/2012, 12:11 AM
@Stigmartyr

i thought DD was already back at Marvel. Didn't Feige a couple months back make reference to the character? i may be mistaken but for some reason i remember Feige talking about the character.
Curmudgeon - 4/25/2012, 1:13 AM
@l0rdleg0las DD is still at Fox. Progress on their new film is going slowly, but they are still working on one.

FF is especially still at Fox. Aside from the fact that Disney still names them as one of the franchises at other studios (see: their 2011 year-end shareholder newsletter), Fox notably had the rights for them since the mid-90's and didn't make a pic with them until 2005. Assuming that's the maximum gap, they could have at least until 2017 to put a new film into production to keep the rights.

And that's even assuming time has everything to do with it. Fox (and Sony for that matter) have to pay Marvel/Disney certain fees to make the Marvel movies... it could also be that so long as Fox and Sony pay for the characters, they get to keep them.
peppy - 4/25/2012, 4:19 AM
Yea I'm happy with this save her for a S.H.I.E.L.D movie along with fury and Hawkeye
MadTitan - 4/25/2012, 5:17 AM
so we just got back from the premier of Avengers! and WOW! just WOW!! now I consider myself a fan of Whedon!

it's every fan boys dream movie and it delivers from start to the end!

the crowd turn outs look fantastic as well and seeing their content and enjoyment makes it a truly kick ass film
that warrants a repeat.

it thus includes both trailers of the TDKR and TASM, and if that's the best that they've got then fan boys of both characters better worry now that it might eat dust from the heels of the Avengers frenzy!

Joss Whedon is Boss!!
peppy - 4/25/2012, 5:31 AM
Or even bette
nordberg - 4/25/2012, 5:44 AM
In other news, The Thanos after credits scene is up on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKN3yVBYgd0
mctrinket - 4/25/2012, 7:20 AM
Scarjo is not aging well. She seems to get less appealing with each passing second. And she's never been an especially good actress. I wish they had cast someone else as Black Widow. Now they are stuck with her.
Fogs - 4/25/2012, 7:49 AM
@nordberg - not anymore, tho I've seen it.

You could use a SPOILER alert, huh?
MadTitan - 4/25/2012, 8:06 AM
with all due respect i believe Scarjo made an impressive outing there as Black Widow, she's still hot as ever and after seeing her in the full length film she does packs a mean punch.

Avengers Assembled!
Ha1frican - 4/25/2012, 8:31 AM
I bet she is in Cap 2. Im glad she won't be in 3 it was cool to have her in 2 but she doesn't have any place with Tony now that her assessment of him for Avengers is over
TheHitchhikingGhost - 4/25/2012, 9:32 AM
I'm not a fan of Iron Man 2, but having watched it this week for the first time in a long time, it's a complete overexaggeration to say S.H.I.E.L.D and Avengers stuff takes up too much time or takes time away from Tony's character. Tony's in every damn scene with them (the few they're in), and he's even handed the solution to his problem by Fury (which is just a case of lazy storytelling). There were much bigger problems with IM2 than those characters popping up to tease a future movie.
EarOne - 4/25/2012, 9:48 AM
MY pitch: a SHIELD movie, featuring Sam Jackson, ScarJo, Jeremy Renner, Amanda Righetti, Cobie Smulders, and characters like, Carol Danvers, Sam Wilson, Daisy Johnson, Abigail Brand and..heck, Prince T'Challa!! as a precursor to Avengers 2 or a Civil War type of Avengers movie.
skullboy - 4/25/2012, 12:54 PM


It's the least this bitch can do. And no Black Widow movie unless people want a repeat of Elektra and Catwoman. Recast her with Milla Jovovich and I'll buy a ticket.
whoboy62 - 4/25/2012, 3:03 PM
Black Panther movie could not include his wife.
mgeoff88 - 4/25/2012, 3:21 PM
I'm a fan of the character, but that's probably for the best.

Too much S.H.I.E.L.D. involvement is just one of the many things that hurt IM2.

I would like to see a solo Black Widow movie though, or her in a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie. If Elektra can get a solo movie, why not Black Widow?
incredibleTalk - 4/25/2012, 5:15 PM
Why don't they just make TASM a team-up type movie like the comics..Bill Bixby tried it with the made for tv Hulk movies but they were real shitty. They have the ability now so let's make it happen!

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