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Emily Blunt was last seen in the action comedyThe Fall Guy, in which she starred opposite Ryan Gosling. The film satirically depicted many of the behind-the-scenes incidents that occur on the sets of large-scale blockbuster films of the present day. Blunt played the role of a director who was helming an epic sci-fi fantasy in the film.
Though diverse, Blunt’s filmography is lacking in the superhero genre. While the actress has been in musicals and adventure films, she has yet to don a costume, which she revealed in a recent interview that she wears as a badge of honor. However, Blunt was almost cast as Black Widow inIron Man 2and had to give up on the opportunity due to contractual obligations.
Emily Blunt Dissed Superhero Films In A Recent Interview
Emily Blunt has been one of the most prolific actresses working in Hollywood right now. The star rode the success of Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer, where she played Kitty Oppenheimer and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The actress has since appeared inThe Fall Guyand had a voice role in husband John Krasinski’sIF.
“No Ryan, He’d never do it”: Emily Blunt Feels Betrayed After Ryan Gosling Says Yes to Possibly Making His MCU Debut as Ghost Rider
Blunt has yet to appear in a superhero film, despite being an extremely bankable actress. Though she has starred in blockbusters such asEdge of Tomorrow, Mary Poppins Returns,andJungle Cruise,much of her filmography has leaned more towards performance-heavy roles, including the survival horrorA Quiet Place.
The actress recently mentioned how she was disappointed withRyan Gosling’sdesire to play Ghost Rider in the MCU. Blunt mentioned in an interview withMTV Newsthat she wore her lack of appearance in a superhero film as a badge of honor. She said,
Do you remember, Josh [Horowitz], when you asked me about Ryan being in a superhero and I said ‘No, Ryan, he would never do it’? I thought we wore it as a badge of honor that we weren’t in superhero movies…I don’t know why I just thought, ‘Well, Gosling’s with me’. What a turncoat!
During the interview with Josh Horowitz, Ryan Gosling invited Emily Blunt to be inGhost Riderwith him, to which she did not respond.
Emily Blunt Almost Joined The Avengers But ChoseGulliver’s TravelsInstead
ActressEmily Blunt’scomments about wearing her lack of appearance in a superhero film as a badge of honor have drawn the ire of Marvel fans. Fans have criticized the actress for berating the genre while having been offered a role in the MCU before, which she could not take up and was eventually replaced by Scarlett Johansson.
Emily Blunt was reportedly in consideration for the role of Natasha Romanoff a.k.a Black Widow inIron Man 2. Though she eventually did not get it, the actress reportedly was a frontrunner for the role but could not take it up due to contractual obligations to Fox Studios. The actress then had to appear in Jack Black’sGulliver’s Travelsin the same year.
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According toDeadline, the actress was also in the running for Captain Marvel but she mentioned that there were rumors and that she never had any conversations with the studio. The actress expressed her disappointment with not being able to take up the role due toGulliver’s TravelsonThe Howard Stern Show. She said,
It was a bit of a heartbreaker for me because I take such pride in the decisions that I make, and they mean so much to me, the films that I do, so that was tough. They [Fox] kind of have a bit of a hold over you. There were other movies that I would want to do.
Scarlett Johansson would go on to play the role in multiple films, including a solo film which released in 2021. Fans were annoyed at Emily Blunt’s seemingly hypocritical comments about the superhero genre, despite expressing regrets over not being able to join the MCU.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
