New pics of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in 'Iron Man 2'
About six weeks ago it was first revealed that Scarlett Johansson had signed on to play the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, and the general response from fans was incredulous disappointment. Scheduling conflicts prevented Director Jon Favreau's first choice, Emily Blunt, from taking the role, so Johansson was considered instead.When you look at the pictures, it's not hard to see why fans were initially disappointed to see that Johansson would take the role, although in the more recent pictures below it seems that the resemblance is coming along nicely.
Personally, I am more concerned with the fact that Black Widow is a Russian superspy named Natasha Romanoff, and there are few things that I hate more than well-known celebrities doing fake accents (hear that, Nicholas Cage?). Scarlett is a good actress, but she is so all-American and I just don't think she quite has what it takes to sell a Russian accent. What do you think?
