Scarlet Johansson says that she wants Marvel's Taskmaster, a villain who specializes in analyzing and copying the fighting styles of his opponents.
Avengers: Endgame sees Romanoff sacrifice herself on Vormir to allow her team to obtain the Soul Stone. Unlike Iron Man, Black Widow didn't get a funeral to honor her character's sacrifice. Instead, the Russo brothers crafted the scene by the water where the original team creates the plan to undo Thanos' damage using the Infinity Stones. The scene gives depth to the original team, allowing them to express their grief in different ways; however, it fails to truly honor Romanoff like Stark's funeral does for Iron Man.
In a recent interview with Total Film (via ComingSoon.net), Johansson discussed the film's goal for her character. Johansson explained that in addition to Black Widow's story, she also hopes fans will get closure following Natasha's death in Avengers: Endgame. Her full quote can be read below:
“Our goal was for them to feel satisfied with this story. That they could maybe have some resolution, I think, with this character’s death, in a way. It felt like people wanted that.”
With a Iron Man 2. While the sacrifice play made sense for her character and worked for the pacing of the Avengers: Endgame, Shortland and Johansson can now give the character the send-off she deserves.
Black Widow was a major component of what made phase 1 of the MCU work, providing a bridge between the heroes and S.H.I.E.L.D, along with giving the team a character who could draw out the other ' personalities with her charm. Black Widow is set to debut various new characters who can fill in the void left after Romanoff's demise. However, they will have big shoes to fill following Johansson's performance as Natasha Romanoff. Black Widow has the chance to give Romanoff a proper send-off, and only time will tell if her solo movie can fix the complaints some had about her demise in Avengers: Endgame.
Source: Total Film (via ComingSoon.net)
