12 Major Actors Who Rejected Marvel Roles In the MCU
Not every star wants an opportunity to play in the Marvel sandbox. Here are 12 actors who rejected MCU roles.
- Release Date:
- July 9, 2021
- Runtime:
- 2 hours 14 minutes
- How To Watch:
- Disney+
- Director:
- Cate Shortland
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
- Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
- Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
- Ray Winstone as General Dreykov
- Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster
- Cinematography:
- Gabriel Beristain
- Screenplay:
- Eric Pearson
- Jac Schaeffer
- Ned Benson
- Music / Composer:
- Lorne Balfe
- Producers:
- Kevin Feige
- Louis D'Esposito
- Scarlett Johansson
- Victoria Alonso
- Brad Winderbaum
- Nigel Gostelow
- Genre:
- Action
- Adventure
- Previous Movie:
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Next Movie:
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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