
Johansson continued, "All of that is related to that move away from the kind of hyper-sexualization of this character and, I mean, you look back at Iron Man 2 and while it was really fun and had a lot of great moments in it, the character is so sexualized, you know? Really talked about like she's a piece of something, like a possession or a thing or whatever - like a piece of ass, really."

RELATED: Black Widow's First Family Pulls No Punches in Promo Clip As a woman, I'm in a different place in my life, you know? And I felt more forgiving of myself, as a woman, and not - sometimes probably not enough. Obviously, 10 years have passed and things have happened and I have a much different, more evolved understanding of myself. It definitely has changed and I think part of that change has probably - it's hard because I'm inside it, but probably a lot of that is actually from me too." She added, "I'll be 35 years old and I'm a mom and my life is different.

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson says she has a greater understanding of herself since the character debuted in 2010's Iron Man 2, including a different perspective on how Natasha was sexualized and how Tony Stark objectified her.ĭuring a set visit attended by numerous outlets, when asked about the matter by Sadé Spence for HelloBeautiful, Johansson said, "Yeah.
