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Emily Blunt was Marvel Studios ' first choice to playBlack Widowin the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but here ’s why she did n’t at last get the part . Ever since debuting as Natasha Romanoff inIron Man 2 , Scarlett Johansson has become one of the heavy movie stars on the planet . She ’s starred in seven MCU movie , with her eighth and final appearance come in a long - awaited solo film - which fansnow have to await even longer to see .
Prior to joining the MCU , Johansson ’s profile began to arise after appearing in such film asLost in Translation , The Island , andThe Prestige , but that did n’t make her the frontrunner for Black Widow ’s part . When Marvel Studios was casting the persona ab initio , they looked at many unlike rising actresses to take on the hero . Thetop pick for the studio apartment was Emily Blunt , who was only a few years take from come out inThe Devil Wears Prada . She was describe to be in talk to bet Black Widow in former 2009 but was then replaced by Johansson just a few months later . So what happened ?
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When Blunt to begin with signed on to appear inThe Devil Wears Prada , her contract bridge with Fox include an option that the studio could exercise to put her in one of their other upcoming project . Fox wait a few years to make use of this option , though , as they wanted Blunt to asterisk opposite Jack Black inGulliver ’s locomotion . This decision came while Blunt was also in negotiations to play Black Widow inIron Man 2and create a scheduling conflict for the actress . Although Blunt and her team tried to make it work , it became unimaginable for her to be in both movies andGulliver ’s Travelstook precedence because of her pre - existing deal . With Blunt no longer in the running , Marvel turned to Johansson again ( as she originally screen - tested for the role ) and brought her aboard the MCU .
overlook out on the role of Black Widow has rise to be quite the missed opportunity for Blunt . Gulliver ’s Travelsdid her no favour as it was critically pan out and only made $ 237 million worldwide on a $ 112 million budget . Even thoughIron Man 2is usuallythought as one of the MCU ’s worst movies , it still have mostly positive revaluation and made over $ 630 million worldwide . As a resultant role , Blunt was not able-bodied to join what would become the biggest movie franchise of all - time - even though she ’s still routinelylinked to coming MCU moviesand characters .
The good news for Blunt is that she ’s managed to shake off the MCU and make quite the career for herself anyway . She starred in Rian Johnson’sLooperto get a taste of sci - fi / action plastic film and then star opposite Tom Cruise inEdge of Tomorrow- and will do so again if the sequel ever materialise . Blunt also help set up franchises withSicarioandA Quiet Place , and could do so again withJungle CruiseandMary Poppins Returns . So , even though Blunt missed out on a career - altering role because of studio contracts , she ’s managed to work up an impressive career and Johansson proved to be a perfectBlack Widowin the MCU .
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