Marvel Changes Lives

Scarlett Johansson on being Black Widow in the MCU:

"That was a huge moment for me because I was, I don't know, 23 or 24 years old when I was cast in Iron Man 2. I had never set foot in a gym and I had five weeks to prepare for these huge stunt sequences."

"Back then when we were doing it, over a decade ago, that was before we figured out how to be more efficient in the process of filming stunt work: what could be passed on to other stunt people and what would the actor do in the practice".

"So I was doing these huge choreographed sequences and had no prior experience with any of it. It was a massive lifestyle change immediately after I was cast."

"I was living in Los Angeles at the time, and I went to this huge, huge, muscular gym. I didn't know how to use any of the equipment. I mean, I was so intimidated. Fortunately, I had a really good trainer, Bobby Strom."

"And he took me under his wing and was very positive, and really made me understand what functional training was. And I could never go back, backwards. Exercise is a very important part of my mental well-being. It's always fun! live with it in your daily life!"