Emily Blunt on Losing Role in Iron Man 2

Emily Blunt on Losing Role in Iron Man 2

She was Jon Favreau's first choice to play Black Widow in his Iron Man 2 movie. So, how does sexy Emily Blunt react when asked about being bereft of the black leather outfit?

By ComicBookMovie - Feb 25, 2009 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel's Roger Moore (not the one who played James Bond) got this quote from the actress...

"I'm okay," Blunt says with a sigh. "Because I just have to do this Fox movie, and it's fine and I'm gonna have fun. The whole beginning of the year has been rather dramatic, so I'd just rather go in with fresh eyes and know that I've made the right decision. You just don't know until it's all finished and done with, do you?"

And telling her "Well, the sequel's almost never as good as the original" doesn't help. "I'm glad you said that, not me. It's a little disappointing is all I can say."

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loganoneil
loganoneil - 2/25/2009, 9:45 AM
Oh darn... oh well, I guess that leaves room for Olga Kurylenko! All those in favor of Olga Kurylenko say "I". ...opposed? ...abestentions/no votes? The "I's" have it - Olga Kurylenko has been nominated for the role of Black Widow!!!!
TucsonRican
TucsonRican - 2/25/2009, 10:02 AM
Blunt really seemed bummed out. Shame.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/25/2009, 11:00 AM
Emily would've made a good BLACK WIDOW!!! Yes it's abit of a shame, but Scarlett i think can pull it off! ; ) An this character could get a possible spin off movie out of IRON MAN 2!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/25/2009, 11:01 AM
SPOON!!!!
ManOfIron
ManOfIron - 2/25/2009, 11:58 AM
i think that Olga Kurylenko chick would be great in a Mirror's Edge movie. she looks just like her
joob234
joob234 - 2/25/2009, 12:59 PM
somebody go to ign and post the article on the iron man 2 casting call cuz its not letting me create an article
joob234
joob234 - 2/25/2009, 1:25 PM
http://movies.ign.com/articles/956/956675p1.html read this article u guys, its a casting call for iron man 2!! it notes "Mongolian gangsters", so it might be theres still hope that the mandarin might be the main villain!
CrookedJaw
CrookedJaw - 2/25/2009, 2:56 PM
haha, nice LEEE...and yeah, she would've been a great pic...
Aiiwolf
Aiiwolf - 2/25/2009, 2:58 PM
LOL...I'm 1/4 mongolian lol.

I dont like whats happening to Iron Man....I can care less about this actress in this movie, I want Howard, and SLJ back.
adamant877
adamant877 - 2/25/2009, 4:11 PM
HEY GUYS, READ THIS!!!!!

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=8118

Looks like my man, Samual L Jackson is BACK MUTHA-FU#$A'S!!!

That's right, a possible 9 picture deal!
Aiiwolf
Aiiwolf - 2/25/2009, 8:25 PM
YEs! I'm so happy hes back :)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 2/25/2009, 11:34 PM
HONESTLY BLACK WIDOW SHOULD BE MILLA JOVANOVICH..I HEARD SCARLET JOHANSON BUT IT SHOULD BE MILLA..SHE HAS THE PHYSICALITY, SHE LOOKS GOOD WITH RED HAIR AND THE ACCENT, SHE'S GOOD...GET HER
iNsaneMilesy
iNsaneMilesy - 2/26/2009, 12:07 AM
I hope Scarlett gets passed over...
zinext
zinext - 2/26/2009, 12:07 AM
2 bad so sad, with all do respect, it cant be that hard to find a sexy young white girl to play a russian born secret agent, but if i had a say im for Olga Kurylenko.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 2/26/2009, 5:12 AM
OLGA CAN HOLD A GUN BUT MILLA IS SEXY DANGEROUS AND ACTION PACKED TWICE OVER
loganoneil
loganoneil - 2/26/2009, 2:28 PM
I don't understand what the big deal about Milla Jovovich is - she's only had three action roles in her 'acting' career (four, if you count that god-awful 'The Messenger'), and they all were 'meh...' She relies on her 'assets' to try and make up for the fact that she can't act! So she got naked in the 'Resident Evil' series - Big-Whoopdie-Do! So she was the 'Supreme Being' in 'The Fifth Element' - YAWN (wow - an outfit made of 4-in bandage straps... BORING!). So she had muti-colored hair and a spray-on plether outfit in 'Ultraviolet' - don't CARE!! As for 'The Messenger' - 'nuff said on the acting bit!

People, her acting skills are CRAP (she DID start out as a model, don't forget), and her 'action' is sub-standard (yeah, I said it - who wants some?). I want someone who looks the part (smoking hot), can actually ACT, AND... perform action. Just because she's overblown eye-candy doesn't mean she'll do the part of Black Widow justice. And after all, isn't that what this is all about?
crazy8
crazy8 - 2/26/2009, 8:12 PM
Scarlett in a tight black outfit I'M THERE
KeepItReal
KeepItReal - 2/26/2009, 10:48 PM
Logan:(yeah, I said it - who wants some?)...are you looking for trouble?? hee-hee..

MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/27/2009, 4:14 AM
Have to disagree there Loganoneil, although generally Milla Jovovich makes crap movies, shes usually the best thing in them..im not saying shes a great actress but shes certainly not a bad one. I had the misfortune of seeing Resident Evil in the cinema and if it wasnt for her (looks and performance) i prob would have left! Also, as much as i would prefer Olga kureeridiculouslyhot, shes only made 2 movies and was no better than Milla in either of them..worse in Shitman!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 2/27/2009, 9:35 AM
In (S)Hitman, her 'role' was that of 'eye-candy' only - and I think she 'filled' that part admirably ;). As for her being no better or worse that Milla, you may be right. I just don't find Milla that attractive. Don't get me wrong, she's cute... but nothing special in my book. Chalk this one up to differences in taste...
Bomblu
Bomblu - 3/1/2009, 2:35 AM
I somehow see Josie Maran doing something like Black Widow...she's quite attractive and with some polishing up on the acting, she might be badass :)

What d'you think?
Pierce_Highmen
Pierce_Highmen - 3/1/2009, 3:04 PM
To say Olga has only done 2 movies is not correct.. She has dont a bunch of stuff overseas before she got Hitman. I personally liked that movie, and thought she was good in her role. Then she gets Max Payne, and the producers really f*&ked that one up. She was the best thing in that piece of shit, but they killed her off in the first 30 mins, to freaking bad. I have not see the new Bond, but Ive heard she was good, and they are thinking about bringing her back for Bond 23.

The real problem with her will be scheduling. She has 2 films in pre-production at the moment. So finding the time to get her in and do her thing will be tricky with their hard release date.

Milla has 4 films at different stages of development. So her availability is probally nada. Im glad to see she is so busy. Im not a big fan. She is ok, my favorite work of hers was Dazed and Confused.

I liked that Eliza Dushku stepped up and put her tail in the ring. I think she would be great for the film. She is hot, and not a huge star, so they can keep the cost down. The best thing about her, is she looks to be available. Looks like he finished all work for her TV show. And the 2 films on her shedule, are either completed or in post, so that means her work is done. She will just be sitting around waiting to hear if her show will be picked up, im sure she would rather work. Did you guys see her in Maxim, HOT DAMN. She is my pick.

TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 3/4/2009, 5:30 PM
Josie Maran is smoking!

but I've only seen her in Van Helsing as a no lines vampire bride.


Which brings me to my stand by before I consider any one else.... KATE FREAKIGN BECKINSALE!!!!
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