Think About Scarlett Johansson’s Comments About Black Widow’s Marvel Future, The More I Agree With Her
In the world of comic books, death is one thing that is rarely permanent, and the same has been proven true time and again in comic book movies. Having said that, don’t go looking for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow to come back from the dead anytime soon, as the actress has a pretty strong feeling about her character’s MCU future or the lack thereof.
Considering all the Marvel characters that have died and returned in the past, and the expectations that the two upcoming Avengers movies are likely to be chalked full of characters, it certainly wouldn’t be crazy to see Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow at least make a cameo, but ScarJo doesn’t mince words with InStyle, strongly indicating that won’t be happening.
There isn’t a lot of wiggle room left here. Johansson says, quite plainly, that Natasha is dead three times in a row, just to drive home the point. While it’s still possible that somebody could find a way to bring Natasha back, thus necessitating a request for Johansson to return, it certainly doesn’t sound like she’s looking for an excuse to come back.
And honestly, that’s fine. While there’s an expectation that most comic book characters who die won’t stay dead, there have also been those characters, like Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben, whose deaths have been of vital importance to the character and the story.
Natasha’s death in the MCU can, and perhaps should, be that for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the actress points out, her character’s death is bolding the universe together; any attempt to undo it could potentially make the whole thing collapse.