Take another look @ Marvel Studios' favorite 'Black Widow' actress Scarlett Johansson, crowned "The Sexiest Woman Alive" in "Esquire" magazine.
"I gotta hustle," said Johansson about her acting career.
"Pretty soon the roles you’re offered all become mothers.
'Then they just sort of stop. I have to hedge against that with work — theater, producing... this thing with 'Esquire'..."
March 2009, Johansson first signed on to play Marvel Comics' Russian spy 'Natasha Romanoff' aka the 'Black Widow' in the feature "Iron Man 2", as an undercover spy for 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' posing as an assistant to 'Tony Stark' (Robert Downey Jr.) aka 'Iron Man'.
She was cast only after a scheduling conflict forced actress Emily Blunt to drop out of the part.
Johansson then reprised the role in director Joss Whedon's "The Avengers" (2012) confirming that Marvel was "really behind" the character.
Johansson again portrayed Black Widow in the 2014 feature "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".
And in the Marvel Studios' sequel "The Avengers: Age Of Ultron", Johansson plays the character on film for a fourth time, also written and directed by Whedon, who is admittedly smitten by the actress, saying that he finds her character "so interesting".
"She was the most fun for me because she's not a hero," said Whedon. "And that just makes her so interesting to me. So yeah, the stuff I've got going on with her in the second one is killer."
"People were surprised that I wanted to play a comic book heroine," said Johansson. "I had done my research, and the 'Black Widow' character resonated with me. She is dark and has faced death so many times that she has a deep perspective on the value of life. In the sequel, you learn more about the sadness in her past. I think of her that way. Black Widow is a superhero, but she’s also human. She’s small, but she’s strong. It’s hard not to admire her..."
Johansson will also appear as Black Widow in "Captain America: Civil War".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Scarlett Johansson as 'Black Widow'...
