Iron Man 2 is still nearly a year away, and already Scarlett Johansson is ready to reprise her role as the sexy Russian superspy, The Black Widow. Frankly, any chance to see her rock the skintights is ok by me. In her interview with Ireland Online, the beauty had a ton to say not just about a return to Iron Man, but also hinted at the possibility of a spinoff. She says:
“She has many different incarnations and different storylines so I'm hoping she will be able to continue in that way. I'm hoping that if the fans like the character and support the character, we'll see her again."
But that's not the kicker. The chances of the Widow showing up as part of upcoming Avengers film? Pretty darn good if Scarlett's got anything to say about it...
“I hope I get to come back and do it again. The character certainly comes back. We see that she does in the comics and certainly she is a big part of The Avengers. I don't know if that is where it's going to go but she is definitely a big part of The Avengers.”
The only part of this that comes as a surprise to me is the possibility of a Black Widow spinoff. I don't see the market there for the character to ever be more than a mid-level box office success, if that. I don't care how tight her gear is. But I've always suspected they would find a way to make Natasha Romanov part of the Avengers film, simply because it makes sense. The Black Widow is a former leader of the team and on of it's most important members. I know that the Avengers is already officially on Marvel's docket, but there's this little nagging part of me that thinks there's just too much potential starpower on this project for it to ever get off the ground. Maybe I'm nervous over how awesome it could possibly be if all the pieces fell in place? I don't know. All I know is that I really REALLY want to see a Deadpool/Black Widow buddy flick featuring the two real life lovebirds takin' down HYDRA or even better, The Hand! Now that would be an awesome flick.
