cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26701576

Scarlett Johansson remains adamant that Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow’s death in the Marvel Cinematic Universe should not be undone.

  • lobut@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    This is just me, but I always felt her acting talents were wasted in the MCU. Same with Brie Larson.

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      1 day ago

      They got her early. She had a few solid credits to her name when she did Iron Man 2, but the smart MCU move at that point was to recruit young-ish talent and get them signed on for multi-movie contracts relatively cheap. Hopefully what we all get out of that sort of arrangement is that talented actors make enough MCU money to go off and do whatever out-there artsy stuff that creatively appeals to them and fosters their talents, rather than having to plug away in garbage movies just to pay the bills.

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        13 hours ago

        She was definitely a name before Ironman 2 with movies like “Lost in Translation”, “The Island”, “Girl with a pearl earring”, “Black Dahlia” to name a few.

        I remember people being excited about seeing her in Ironman 2.

        You are right that they grabbed cheaper people originally, but they werent unknown names.

    • Had-Owen-ki-Roast@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      I agree on Scarlet but not on Brie Larson, I find most characters she plays to be bland or not move me as much.

      While Scarlet in Lucy, Dark Blue and ghost in the shell really really make it clear how good of an actress she is.