"Her story is complete": Scarlett Johansson reveals why Black Widow's return in the MCU makes no sense

In an interview with Vanity Fair, actor Scarlett Johansson revealed the reason why Black Widow's return in the MCU makes no sense.

While speaking to the outlet, Johansson talked about Black Widow's return by mentioning:

"..but what works about the character is that her story is complete."

The actor had essayed the role of Black Widow a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff in the MCU franchise. The character is concluded in the 2019 MCU film Avengers: Endgame, since Romanoff meets with death in the film.

Let us find out what more did Scarlett Johansson reveal about Black Widow's return not making sense in the franchise.

"I don’t want to mess with that", Scarlett Johansson on Black Widow's return in MCU post the character's death

While speaking to Vanity Fair, Scarlett Johansson explained why she feels Black Widow's possible return to the MCU franchise does not really make sense.

She mentioned the character's death, which makes her story come in full circle, as the actor explains:

“It would be very hard for me to understand in what capacity [returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play,”

“I miss my buddies and really would love to be with them forever, but what works about the character is that her story is complete. I don’t want to mess with that. For fans too—it’s important for them.”

In the end of Avengers: Endgame, Natasha Romanov gives up her life in order to enable the Avengers to acquire the Soul Stone, as mentioned by Red Skull about the need of someone to give up their life to acquire it.

Black Widow's last appearance in the franchise was in the 2021 film, Black Widow, a prequel film that explores the backstory of Romanoff. Scarlett Johansson has appeared as the character since 2010, in Iron Man 2.

These are the rest of the films where Johansson has appeared as Romanoff:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)- appeared in an stock footage
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Captain Marvel (2019) - appeared in an uncredited cameo

Even though the character is no longer present physically, her impact remains. Black Widow has been reverred and remembered in the further installments in MCU. Romanoff has left behind her family, Alexei Shostakov and Yelena Belova, who are dealing with the aftermath of her demise.

Scarlett Johansson, apart from her role as Black Widow in MCU, is known for her roles in films including The Horse Whisperer (1998), Ghost World (2001), Scoop (2006), The Prestige (2006), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Her (2013), Lucy (2014), Ghost in the Shell (2017), Jojo Rabbit (2019), Asteroid City (2023), Fly Me To The Moon (2024), and many more.

Some of the actor's upcoming projects include her directorial film Eleanor the Great. Along with that, she would be starring in Gareth Edwards' Jurassic World Rebirth and Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme.