Scarlett Johansson hates playing "damsels in distress".

Scarlett Johansson hates playing "damsels in distress".

Scarlett Johansson hates playing "damsels in distress".
The Hollywood beauty - who portrays Natasha Romanoff and her alter-ego, sexy
Russian spy Black Widow, in new superhero movie 'Iron Man 2' - doesn't enjoy
playing weak female characters, preferring roles which challenge her.
She is quoted as saying: "Well obviously I don't do the damsel in distress
very well. The essence of this character is that she throws a punch like
it's going to go through you. For me that was an exciting challenge."
Scarlett - who also starred in action movie 'The Spirit', which is based on
a comic book series - insists she really enjoyed the physical aspects
involved in her 'Iron Man 2' role.
She added: "I've never done anything like that before - especially the
physical side of the stunt work. I'd never been able to challenge myself in
that way so that was exciting - something new. And it used up aggression
too!"
Scarlett previously admitted she loved "kicking a*s" on the set of 'Iron Man
2', which is based on the Marvel comics of the same name.
The 24-year-old star said: "I kick some major a*s! Whose a*s do I kick?
Well, you're just going to have to wait and see. You don't really want to
know, do you?"
'Iron Man 2' - which also stars Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow and
Mickey Rourke - is due for release in May next year.