Scarlett Johansson mocks Marvel sexism in 'SNL' parody rom-com movie trailer
Scarlett Johansson mocks Marvel sexism in 'SNL' parody rom-com movie trailer
Aly Weisman
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Scarlett Johansson hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to coincide with the release of her new movie, "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
Johansson, who plays "Black Widow" in the film, took the opportunity to take a few jabs at Marvel, which recently came under fire for its allegedly sexist treatment of the female character.
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Despite Johansson appearing in four installments of the hit franchise, her female superhero character is seriously underrepresented with fan merchandise. Black Widow's male Marvel co-stars had at least three times as much merch offered in stores, as The Huffington Post broke down in detail.
Even Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," has called out Marvel for there not being more Black Widow toys.
.@Marvel we need more #BlackWidow merchandise for my daughters and nieces. Pretty please.
"Saturday Night Live" addressed the issue with a mock movie trailer, opened by a narrator explaining: "Does Marvel not know how to make a girl's superhero movie? Chill. Marvel gets women."
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The trailer then previews a romantic comedy that gives Black Widow a "huge apartment, great friends, and an internship at Fashion Weekly magazine."
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"The only thing missing in Black Widow's life, was love," says the trailer's narrator.
With that, Black Widow runs into a robot named Ultron.
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"I don't really have time to date guys now," she tells her new suitor.
"What about robots?" he jokes.
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"SNL" calls it "the story of a superhero and her super romance."
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But as you may imagine, not everything goes as planned.
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Until a new suitor enters the picture.
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It's a pretty-spot on interpretation of a romantic comedy, and a seeming dig at Marvel CEO Kevin Feige for failing to give Johansson's Black Widow character her own movie.