Scarlett Johansson Working on “Top-Secret” Non-Black Widow Marvel Project

In a ceremony held on the Beverly Hilton Hotel final night time, Scarlett Johansson change into the thirty fifth actor to win the American Cinematheque Award, which is “presented annually to an extraordinary artist currently making a significant contribution to the art of the Moving Picture.” People who got here to reward her and her work included her Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Sam Rockwell, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell, and Jon Favreau, amongst others. But that wasn’t the massive information of the night time.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was additionally there, and casually introduced “We are already working on another non-Black Widow-related, top-secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer.” This is bizarre, primarily as a result of Johannson filed a lawsuit simply this previous July in opposition to Disney which alleged that the pivot to each theatrical and a streaming launch on Disney+ streaming service violated Johansson’s contract with the corporate, which assured that the movie would get an unique theatrical launch, which allegedly value the actor to lose hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. That lawsuit was settled privately a mere two months in the past, in September. The indisputable fact that Johansson is already working with Marvel Studios once more is extraordinarily noteworthy, particularly as a result of this should imply no matter she negotiated in her non-public arbitration with Disney was satisfying sufficient she bore the corporate no ailing will (Johansson can be persevering with to work with Disney past Marvel, starring in an upcoming film adapting the Disney park experience Tower of Terror).

But the opposite noteworthy side is, if not Black Widow-related, what on Earth may this venture be? Johansson has performed the Avenger for over a decade, starting in 2010’s Iron Man 2, adopted by eight extra Marvel Cinematic Universe films that culminated with this yr’s Black Widow. Admittedly, Feige solely acknowledged that she’s solely going to be a producer fairly than starring within the venture, however she’s so entwined with Natasha Romanoff it nonetheless appears bizarre that the character wouldn’t be concerned. Personally, I believe that Feige is perhaps being intentionally coy, and this might be a TV collection or film starring Black Widow’s Florence Pugh, who performed Romanoff’s fellow murderer and de facto little sister Yelena Belova. That movie ended with the mysterious Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) telling Yelena that Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) had murdered Natasha, prompting her to hunt revenge. Since Pugh goes to seem within the upcoming Hawkeye collection, that’ll most likely be labored on the market. But Yelena was such a break-out character in Black Widow I may very simply see her getting her personal film or present. If it’s referred to as Yelena, and the character has dealt together with her revenge points, then Feige may technically say Black Widow isn’t concerned… from a sure viewpoint.

But on its face, “non-Black Widow-related” definitely seems like Johansson shall be producing a film or collection a few new character or characters who will be part of the MCU. Any guesses? Let us know within the feedback!

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