Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Is Scarlett Johannson Returning to Play Black Widow?

Is Scarlett Johannson returning to pay Black Widow?  Seacrest has the answer...

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Scarlett Johanson was a
staple of the Marvel universe for years as the Avenger
Black Widow until her character unfortunately didn't survive Avengers Endgame.
But comic books don't follow the same rules as the
real world, so some fans have held out hope that
Scarlett might one day return to play Black Widow, particularly
because she previously expressed how much she enjoyed it. But

(00:21):
she just told Vanity Fair the chances are slim to none,
saying it would be very hard for me to understand
in what capacity returning would make sense for me for
the character that I play. I miss my buddies and
really would love to be with them forever. But what
works about the character is that her story is complete.
I don't want to mess with that. For fans too,
it's important for them. As Scarlett Johanson on the odds

(00:42):
of playing Black Widow. Her first film behind the camera,
Eleanor the Great, just made its premiere at the can
Film Festival that's direct from Hollywood,