>Marvel Studios is eyeing Emma Watson ("Harry Potter") to star in Cate Shortland's BLACK WIDOW alongside Scarlett Johansson, in the secondary female lead role described as a "kick-ass female James Bond".
>Although Watson is the studio's favorite, Florence Pugh ("Fighting for My Family") is also on their radar, and Alice Englert ("Beautiful Creatures") and Dar Zuzovsky ("Neighborhood") have recently impressed the studio with their auditions.
>Casting is also underway for the main villain. The studio is looking for a black British or African actor in the 30-45 age range to portray a "tough, dangerous and mysterious criminal". Also being cast are an older European couple in the 50-60 age range, and a "Paul Dano-type" for a bookish American male in his 20's.
Unless Emma plays ScarJo's 24-hour assistant/sexslave I'll take a hard pass
Jordan Butler
>>Casting is also underway for the main villain. The studio is looking for a black British or African actor in the 30-45 age range to portray a "tough, dangerous and mysterious criminal" I guess Black Widow is gonna get BLACKED... >and a "Paul Dano-type" for a bookish American male in his 20's. Classic Paul Dano don't want to make capeshit so they have to find a look-alike, classic.
Andrew Green
She's neither black nor a widow.
Connor Adams
>Emma Watson 'kicking ass' lol
Tyler Peterson
I want a BLACKED widow
Jack Russell
>originally described here as a “kick ass female Bond”, for which the studio is said to be seeking an actress capable of a physically demanding role who also “feels similar” to star Scarlet Johansson.
They want those actresses to play a young Natasha, not an actual separate supporting character.
Unless there’s some time travel going on, it’ll either be ScarJo-Nat narrating an old mission, or a flashback superimposed over a post-Endgame story.
Luis Morales
I would love to see emma kicking ass in a sexy superhero costume but if its that bulky swat gear marvel crap then I'm a hardpass
Adam Howard
They're not going to hire an actress to play a younger Scarjo when they've been digitally de-ageing other actors since Cap 1. They'd be fucking stupid to not let us see prime Scarjo again.
Jeremiah Harris
If you thought Brie Larson was an annoying feminist on her press tour, HOO BOY
