Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced many female characters, but none could quite match Scarlett Johanssonโs iconic Black Widow. Many appreciated her Superhero persona and iconic moves โ especially the famous pose. But Florence Pugh isnโt rooting for it.
Everyone knows that Pughโs Yelena Belova is like a sister figure to Johanssonโs Natasha Romanoff. Yelenaโtrained as a spy and assassin in the Red Roomโinitially targeted Natasha but later became her ally.
Itโs the one and only Black Widow who introduced Florence Pugh to the MCU audience. Still, Pugh is pretty displeased over the stereotypical Black Widow pose that has become an integral character trait.
Florence Pughโs Dislike for Black Widow Pose Forced MCU to Rewrite its Script
Florence Pugh mostly had indie genre experience when she came to the Black Widow set. Sheโs very vocal about the collaborative process. Thatโs when expressed her views about Scarlett Johanssonโsโthat time iconicโlanding style in action scenes. Itโs after a heroic leap, where she lands with one leg extended, the opposite hand touching the ground, and the other arm bent.
On the set when the team introduced Pugh to her the pose and told her (via Pedestrian TV), โYouโre gonna have to come up with a pose.โ Pugh was like, โYeah, but like, what is Scarlettโs pose? Like, surely that would hurt when she lands if she was actually landing from a height.โ The Wonder actress then continued:
โSo on set one day, I was getting in the pose, and I was like, โScarlett, you know, when you do this โ like, this is super dangerous. I mean, what is this pose?โ And Eric Pearson, the writer, was in hysterics. And Scarlett was just like, โI canโt believe youโre taking the piss out of this thing that I have created and madeโ. And Eric was just basically taking notes in the corner, and he was like, โOh, yeah, thatโs going in the filmโ.
After having a discussion with Pugh, the team gave it a thumbs up. It then gets passed along to the writers, who made changes to the script. So, after the Black Widow script got a rewrite, Florence Pughโs character didnโt feature a superhero pose.
Florence Pugh Yelena Belova Returns as Marvelโs White Widow
