Despite Emily Blunt’s remarkable versatility as an actress, there’s one thing she’s firmly decided not to do on the big screen and that is donning a spandex suit. Despite coming very close to portraying Black Widow, the actress firm resolute in her stance, unwilling to become a superhero on screen, at least in the near future.
During her candid conversation with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused podcast, she playfully shut down several names of fellow actors who also seem uninterested in squeezing into spandex anytime soon. For now, Emily Blunt’s incredible acting prowess will continue to dazzle the audience in a variety of roles, leaving the superhero cape for others to embrace.
Emily Blunt Outs Other Actors Who Are Not Interested in Playing a Superhero
Emily Blunt has doused fans’ hopes of ever seeing certain actors as superheroes, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Gosling, firmly stating that they wear it like “a badge of honor.” While rumors swirled about Gosling potentially joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Blunt’s assertion seems to put an end to that speculation. Interestingly, she also threw Emma Stone‘s name into the mix, overlooking her past role in The Amazing Spider-Man series.
Although not a superhero, the actress has been a crucial part of the superhero movie. Blunt’s candid remarks on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast left many wondering which path these talented actors will tread, although the aforementioned actors do not need any superhero film to gain popularity, they are already at the peak. Fans were hoping to see how these familiar faces would bring out their childhood superhero.
Why Emily Blunt Does Not Want to Be a Superhero?
Emily Blunt has indeed portrayed a character with superhuman qualities, to be more specific, Mary Poppins, she has yet to venture into the world of superheroes on the silver screen. As for the enigmatic identity of Mary Poppins, it remains shrouded in a mystery she is most definitely not a superhero, that’s for sure. Thus, Blunt has yet to embrace a superhero persona. She revealed that she has never come across a character compelling enough for her to portray. She said,
“It’s always about story, and [playing] a character I haven’t done,—It’s not something I’ve felt the inclination to do before, but it’s not something I turn my nose up at — at all. It’s just that it hasn’t been the right moment or the right thing,–if the script was right…”
The scripts she encountered always seemed to fall short of her high standards, leaving her waiting for the perfect superhero role that would truly captivate her. Until that moment arrives, the fans eagerly anticipate it. In one way or another, she has found herself declining various superhero roles, whether due to scheduling conflicts or a lack of shared vision with the projects. While she came incredibly close to taking on the mantle of Black Widow, that opportunity turned out to be the closest she has ever been to becoming a superhero on the big screen, at least for the time being.
Source: Happy Sad Confused podcast
