Scarlett Johansson on AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
It's been a huge week for Marvel in both the comic books and in movie news! Thanks to an interview between Scarlett Johansson and IGN, we have more information on Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron. She starts off by talking about her character Black Widow, who has a new look, new toys, and a new mission. This is what she says:
"Oh, man... I think her greatest attribute is that she's -- I don't want to say she has a criminal mind, but she does in a way. She's a super spy. Her ability to understand the complexity of the criminal mind, she uses that to her advantage. She's often the one that's going, 'Right, you think it's this way, but if you think about it from this person's perspective, this might be the answer.' She's always using her experience in her sordid past to her advantage. I don't think there's any super suit that could supersede that for her. I think what she lends to the team -- she let's everyone else play with their big toys. And she gets some pretty good toys too, especially in Avengers 2 -- I can't complain. [Laughs]"
Johansson also discusses how the the story of the Avengers will continue after the events in Captain America: The Winter Solider. She also talks about Whedon, and how he's part Hulk and part Widow.
"Of course in Avengers 2, it's very much a continuation, a maturation, of this universe, of this reality. It's not a sequel in the sense that it feels like a rehash. 'Hey, remember this old thing you loved in the first one? There's even more in the second!' It's nothing like that. Joss has lived with these characters now for a couple of years, and he is, as you can imagine, obsessed and tirelessly worked to help these characters evolve. Of course, I'm very fortunate that Joss has an affection for female characters in the work that he writes, and an understanding of them. To me, the Widow is a part of Joss. It really is. I think about Joss, I think about him being part Hulk and part Widow. [Laughs] I don't know if he would agree with that, but I've really thought a lot about, 'What is Joss?' He's all of his characters, of course, like every great writer."
The actress then discusses the complexity of her character and how she's evolved into who we will see in Age of Ultron.
"At this stage, when you see the Widow, she's -- especially in Avengers, these characters all have a past, and hers is a very complex one, where she's realizing -- and it's kind of a continuation of Cap 2 -- 'I've never made an active choice. I'm a product of other people's imposition.' That's going to catch up with her. That's bound to have a huge effect. There's got to be a result of that realization. I think that in Avengers 2 you'll see that. You'll see her actively making some choices in her life, for better or worse. You know, when she splashes, the wave is big -- all these characters have that effect. So it'll be interesting to see what the audience thinks of what kind of wave we're sending their way. [Laughs]"
Black Widow has surprisingly become one of my favorite characters in the Marvel cinematic universe, and I'm really happy that she's had such a prominent role in it.