Robert Downey Jr. Comments on Possible Scarlett Johansson Black Widow Solo Movie

Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of Black Widow in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies such as The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier has led fans to clamor for a solo movie for the character. It has yet to happen and to this point is nothing more than a rumor, but that hasn't stopped the topic from coming up in various outlets.

For example, USA Today asked Johansson's co-star Robert Downey Jr. about the possibility of a solo adventure for the Black Widow. "Doesn't Scarlett deserve a break?" the actor said with a laugh. He also pointed out Johansson is about to have her first child.

"Look, I think that the interesting thing particularly after [Guardians of the Galaxy] with Zoe [Saldana], even from the first Iron Man where Pepper was kind of this really - to me the Iron Man franchise would never have taken off without [Gwyneth] Paltrow," he continued. "There's something about her that grounded the story. She's not your typical lady in a superhero movie, and then by Iron Man 3 she's swallowing serums and putting on suits and kicking [butt] and all that stuff. It would be kind of more appropriate for a character that already was like a Black Widow [to lead a movie]. It just seems like whatever Scarlett does people want to go see it."

USA Today then noted Johansson's film Lucy beat Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's movie Hercules at the box office. "The funny thing is honestly at this point everyone deserves a franchise," Downey Jr. replied. "I think Jeremy Renner is - when folks see the Avengers: Age of Ultron he's just a rockstar, a badass. And [Mark] Ruffalo is pumped. He does great (work). I'd like to hear them talk even more seriously about a Hulk franchise, because that's been one of the toughest ones to get right. But I'm sure that my parent company is feeling expansive and bold after the summer they've had."

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