The Rachel Maddow Show WEEKNIGHTS 9PM ETMorning Joe WEEKDAYS 6AM ETDeadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace Weekdays 4PM ETThe Beat with Ari Melber Weeknights 6PM ETThe Weeknight Weeknights 7PM ETAll in with Chris Hayes TUESDAY-FRIDAY 8PM ETThe Briefing with Jen Psaki TUESDAYS – FRIDAYS 9PM ETThe Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnel Weeknights 10PM ETThe 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle Weeknights 11PM ET
‘The Avengers’ merchandise missing female character Black Widow
Merchandise for the soon-to-be-released new "The Avengers" film seems to be missing Black Widow, the only female lead character in the film.
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff, in the film, "Avengers: Age Of Ultron."AP
By
Nisha Chittal
Disney just announced the release of new branded merchandise to coincide with the release of their new Marvel blockbuster “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.” But many people are noticing that one key character is notably absent: Black Widow, the franchise’s first breakout female star.
“Age of Ultron,” which is a sequel to the original 2012 “Avengers” film, hits theaters on May 1st, and features a cast of iconic superhero characters including Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Captain America.
Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson, is the first film’s only lead female character. In the sequel she is joined by actress Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Scarlet Witch.
However, female fans eagerly awaiting their chance to buy “Age of Ultron” merchandise with their favorite heroines were disappointed to see very little representation of either character among the new products released online in the Marvel and Disney stores. Many items featuring the core group of “Avengers” seem to be missing Black Widow, such as T-shirts and posters.
Many female fans took to Twitter to express their displeasure with Disney and Marvel for leaving women out.
Once more, into the gendered breach. @Marvel, boys aren’t gonna spontaneously combust if you put a GIRL on the shirt. pic.twitter.com/pwXDXZvLBx
Black Widow is also one of the few “Avengers” characters that has not been the subject of their own solo film, a subject that has not gone unnoticed by female fans, either.
Johansson said in a recent interview that she thinks there is “room for a standalone movie” about the character, but Marvel Studios’ lineup until 2019, released last fall, does not currently include a solo Black Widow film on the schedule.
Still want a Black Widow solo movie? Yeah, so do we, and more importantly, so does Scarlett Johansson http://t.co/qQ7MSURbhI
— Avey Gilliam (@ladyavey) April 16, 2015
