Scarlett Johansson gives her thoughts   on Black Widow ’s controversial destruction inAvengers : Endgame . More than a class after the Joe and Anthony Russo - directed MCU flick bump off theatre of operations , Endgamecontinues to be a   constant   topic of conversation amongst Marvel fans , especially   as they ’re forced to endure   the dealership ’s current , lengthy hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic . Among the many component of the film that have been continuously discussed , isNatasha Romanoff ’s   ultimate fate , which has   raise to be a dissentious creative choice ever sinceAvengers : Endgamewas released .

During the central meter heist of the film , Johansson ’s Black Widow and Jeremy Renner ’s Clint Barton / Hawkeye were partnered up again just like onetime multiplication when they arrived on the planet   Vormir , enwrapped on assume the Soul Stone . What   the pair did n’t know was that , as was found inAvengers : Infinity Warthe prior year ,   the   Soul Stone requires a ritual killing . Both Avengers volunteer , eager to give their spirit for the Harlan Fisk Stone , while at the same time loath to countenance the other do so . The pair pursue in a nerve - wracking tussle to determine who   could jump off the cliff first , withNatasha   in the end " advance "   and sacrifice herselffor the sake of the mission . There was a abbreviated sorrow period inEndgameafter that , but her death was , notably , barely addressed again after that .

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Despite her character decease inEndgame ,   Johansson is set to reprise her MCU office for , potentially , the last   time in her long - delinquent standalone pic , Black Widow . Speaking withTotal Filmabout the character’sEndgamefate ,   Johansson   explain that , from her position , Natasha ’s death makes sensation and she has no qualms about it . As tragical as it was to see her go , she say that   the destruction   ultimately gave her real agency , something that she did n’t have before . Black Widowdirector Cate   Shortland agreed with the actress ,   and praised the excited nature of the death scene :

Johansson : I love Natasha . She ’s had an incredible 10 - year journeying , and I felt that she was finally able to make an active choice . It seemed very in - character , that ultimate forfeit that she stimulate . She ’s made peace with that , and , in some manner , has eff that ’s her fate all along , in a weird poetical fashion . When you look back on the films , that ’s in there . All the films have conduct her to that choice – or to be able to make that choice ; or for it to be a choice .

Shortland : That [ death ] gives Black Widow an added heart at the conclusion , because it ’s not wrapping [ the story ] up . It ’s in reality what you sense – it ’s not a story matter . It ’s like , how do we make the audience finger ?

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Johansson ’s comment is similar to the initial account leave byEndgame ’s filmmaker . TheAvengerscreative team defended   Natasha ’s deathby saying that their female bunch believe it was a dear selection for Nat , citing the same reason as the actress did in this late audience . That say , not everyone was positive about it , especially since the persona was n’t able to share in the film ’s terminal struggle , which had a shot of all the MCU ’s female heroes get together together . The fact thatEndgamedidn’t give   the character a proper funeral service either , made   the decision even worse in the eyes of some viewers .

In hindsight , it ’s   undoubtedly   odd to be   reuniting with Natasha inBlack Widow , follow her tragical circumstances inAvengers : Endgame . Black Widowworks around her death by set the long - expect standalone picture show in the two days between the events ofCaptain America : Civil WarandAvengers : Infinity War . The solo film   will administer with a more personal narration for the character as well . Meanwhile , apart from finally giving the MCU ’s first female superhero her own solo adventure , there ’s an outlook thatBlack Widowwill also give rooter well insightinto Natasha ’s thought process during the Avengers '   struggle   against Thanos , and   will wreak to deepen her emotional journeying   across the most late twoAvengersfilms .   What   fans of the character are likely hope for most from the film though - and what Marvel Studios is no doubt   trying to do with it too - is haveBlack Widowfinally , really apologize Natasha Romanoff ’s death inAvengers : Endgame .

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