Before Florence Pugh suited up as Yelena Belova in Black Widow, a new report claims a multiple Academy Award nominee was the first choice to play the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.During an interview on The Town with Matthew Belloni, Deadline senior reporter Justin Kroll revealed the role of Yelena was initially offered to Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan before Pugh landed it eventually ahead of Black Widow’s 2021 premiere. According to Kroll, Roman turned down the part because she was not a fan of what the MCU was doing at the time. “The Saoirse thing, I’ve heard stuff she’s passed on. She passed on Florence’s role in Black Widow, the sister. Marvel has not been her cup of tea, and she was not interested,” he said.Pugh will reprise her role as Yelena in the upcoming MCU film, Thunderbolts, after being confirmed for the superhero blockbuster in 2022. Pugh has been quite active since her MCU debut, featuring in titles such as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and A Good Person. Additionally, Pugh featured in Oppenheimer, starring as the eponymous theoretical physicist’s mistress, Jean Tatlock, which is the highest-grossing biopic and second-highest-earning R-rated film of all time. She also starred as Yelena in the Disney+ miniseries, Hawkeye.
Before Florence Pugh suited up as Yelena Belova in Black Widow, a new report claims a multiple Academy Award nominee was the first choice to play the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
During an interview on The Town with Matthew Belloni, Deadline senior reporter Justin Kroll revealed the role of Yelena was initially offered to Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan before Pugh landed it eventually ahead of Black Widow‘s 2021 premiere. According to Kroll, Roman turned down the part because she was not a fan of what the MCU was doing at the time. “The Saoirse thing, I’ve heard stuff she’s passed on. She passed on Florence’s role in Black Widow, the sister. Marvel has not been her cup of tea, and she was not interested,” he said.
Pugh will reprise her role as Yelena in the upcoming MCU film, Thunderbolts, after being confirmed for the superhero blockbuster in 2022. Pugh has been quite active since her MCU debut, featuring in titles such as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and A Good Person. Additionally, Pugh featured in Oppenheimer, starring as the eponymous theoretical physicist’s mistress, Jean Tatlock, which is the highest-grossing biopic and second-highest-earning R-rated film of all time. She also starred as Yelena in the Disney+ miniseries, Hawkeye.
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