Scarlett Johansson wanted off Thunderbolts credits after feeling like a plot device

In a spicy tell-all convo with Thunderbolts co-star David Harbour for Interview Magazine, the Black Widow herself spilled major tea: she asked Marvel to yank her executive producer credit from Thunderbolts because, in her own words, she "was not involved." Mic drop.

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Scarlett Johansson has had enough of the MCU, and she is not sugarcoating it

While Harbour was all praise and ¡°congrats¡± for her producer status, Johansson was quick to clarify that she wanted nothing to do with it and requested the credit be removed, hinting that the only reason it was there at all was due to a contract clause. Awkward much?

Feeling like a pawn in Marvel¡¯s mega machine

But the drama did not stop there. Scarlett went full no-filter mode, saying that being part of massive Marvel ensembles sometimes made her feel like nothing more than a glorified plot-mover. According to her, some projects like The Winter Soldier were creatively fulfilling, but others? Not so much.

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Being sidelined in overcrowded storylines for nearly half a year left her feeling ¡°cagey,¡± especially when her identity was basically glued to a red wig and spy suit.

David Harbour is just as burnt out

And if you thought David Harbour was going to disagree, think again. He mirrored the exhaustion, having played Hopper in Stranger Things for nearly a decade. The actor admitted that while the love was real in the early seasons, the repetitiveness eventually got to him. He just wants to take a risk again¡ªand honestly, same.

Black Widow¡¯s chapter is closed, for good

Scarlett¡¯s Black Widow met her dramatic end in Avengers: Endgame, and while fans clung to hopes of a multiverse return, she has made it very clear that her chapter is closed. She told Vanity Fair that her character¡¯s arc is complete, and revisiting it would be disrespectful¡ªto the role, and to the fans.

So yeah, Scarlett Johansson has officially ghosted the MCU. And no, she is not sorry about it.