Scarlett Johansson Criticizes ‘Iron Man 2’ for Depicting Black Widow as a ‘Piece of Ass’: She’s ‘So Sexualized’

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Different in hindsight. Scarlett Johansson reflected on how the portrayal of Black Widow has changed since the character was first introduced to the Marvel series 10 years ago.The Golden Globe winner, 36, joined the MCU in 2010’s Iron Man 2.

Looking back at the film now, Johansson thinks it may have missed the mark when it comes to depicting strong women.“I have a much different, more evolved understanding of myself … as a woman, I’m in a different place in my life,” she told Collider ahead of the premiere of the stand-alone Black Widow movie, which hits theaters in July. “I felt more forgiving of myself, as a woman. … All of that is related to that move away from the kind of hyper-sexualization of this character and, I mean, you look back