When Avengers Endgame made its debut in April 2019, Marvel Cinematic Universe fans were shocked when Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), also known as Black Widow, did not receive a funeral after her death. The character sacrificed himself to save the world from Thanos. Then when Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), aka Iron Man, traded his life, the box office hit gave him a proper send-off. But recently, Black widow director Cate Shortland revealed why Johansson didn’t want Nat to have a funeral in Final game. And no, it’s not because the character is still alive.
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In Avengers Endgame, Black Widow died in Vormir to acquire the Soul Stone. As fans learned in Avengers: Infinity War, anyone who wanted to take the Soul Stone would need to make a sacrifice, a soul for a soul. Then Nat fell to his death. This allowed his best friend, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), also known as Hawkeye, to live and collect the stone to defeat Thanos.
Following the Avengers Endgame On release, fans didn’t understand why Nat didn’t receive the same treatment as Tony after both characters sacrificed themselves. Then, during ComicBook.com’s #QuarantineWatchParty in April 2020, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely confirmed that they considered including Black Widow’s funeral in the film. But they didn’t want to get away from what was happening on the screen.
“We tried a few things,” McFeely wrote on Twitter. “We could never land on one that felt good enough (and didn’t take you out of the moment in front of you).”
In the meantime, Avengers Endgame co-director Joe Russo hinted at the next Black widow The movie will serve as the character’s last goodbye.
“People have asked why Natasha did not receive the same amount of time after death as Tony,” Russo said in the Final game DVD Commentary “Well Tony has no other movie, Tony is done. Natasha has another movie. Marvel Universe obviously no longer has to move linearly. But that character still has more screen time. “
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Now, it’s been over a year since Avengers Endgame released, and fans patiently wait Black widow to be released. The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie will debut earlier this year. However, the first Phase Four film has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Still, Shortland talked about Nat’s journey forward.
In an interview with Empire published on July 6, the director hinted Black widow It will be Johansson’s Swan Song and Florence Pugh’s debut as Yelena Belova. Shortland also joked Nat will finally get a proper ending. But still, Shortland revealed that Johansson didn’t feel like his character needed a funeral in the 2016 hit.
“In Final game, the fans were upset that Natasha didn’t have a funeral, “Shortland said.” While Scarlett, when I told her about it, said that Natasha wouldn’t have wanted a funeral. “
the Black widow The director added: “She is too private. And anyway, people really don’t know who she is. So what we did in this movie was allow the ending to be the pain that individuals felt, rather than a great public outpouring. I think it’s a fitting ending for her. “
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When Black Widow died in Avengers Endgame, many fans were wondering if Nat was still alive why she did not receive a funeral. Of course, after Shortland’s recent comments, it seems unlikely that the next movie will be more than just a final farewell to Johansson’s character. But fans will just have to wait and see what happens when Black widow is officially released
However, Johansson confirmed that Nat is dead when she stopped. Tonight’s show starring Jimmy Fallon in October 2019.
“There are very few things true. But death is pretty sure, “said Johansson.” But people definitely don’t believe it and have tried to convince me that my character didn’t actually die … But no. I think death is a final thing. “
But regardless, Johansson is ready to share Black widow with the fans. He also assured everyone that the new movie will give them the closure they needed later. Final game.
“We just finished[[[[Black widow]a couple of weeks ago, “said Johansson. “I can’t wait to share it with everyone. It was fantastic … Honestly, it brought me the closure I needed because it was erased from that last one. I mean, emotionally and literally. “
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