Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow!
Thu, July 16, 2009 
Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first looks of Scarlett Johannson as the Black Widow character in Iron Man 2. For the uninformed, The Black Widow is a russian superspy and assassin by the name of Natalia Romanov (her name is often angelicized to Natasha). In the comics, she starts out as an enemy, of Iron Man's, then turns love interest, and finally superhero.
According to EW, Scarlett's role in the film will have her posing as Tony's assistant with a secret identity of her own, as former assistant, Pepper Potts (played by Gwyneth Platrow), has been promoted.
Ever since the news broke that Scarlett would bring the role of Black Widow to life, there had been some doubts among the fanboy community whether or not she'd be able to pull off the look. Well, as the pic to the left proves, she sure as hell can.
And, seeing as how Scarlett is rumored to have signed the same 9 picture deal as Samuel L Jackson for Marvel Studios, you can bet her shapely ass, Scarlett and Black Widow will be part of the proposed Avengers movie, too.
As if you couldn't tell, i absolutely love both Scarlett as the choice for the role, and the incredibly accurate comic to life version of her costume. Iron Man 2 opens May 7, 2010.
Oh, and I am sure Hi res version of the shot will be sure to hit the net soon, at which point, I will update this article.
Reader Comments (3)
I think she looks awesome as Black Widow.
Damn, she's hot!
Scarlett looks fantastic as Black Widow. Looking forward to more pics in high res!