Published 3/12/2009
by Wire Staff
at SCI FI Wire
E! Online confirmed that Scarlett Johansson has signed on to Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 , taking over the role of Black Widow.
Johansson ( The Spirit ) steps in for Emily Blunt , who had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict with Gulliver's Travels .
The news confirms a rumor first reported by Entertainment Weekly .
"Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man," Johansson's representative, Marcel Pariseau, told E!
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