There are characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who only need one appearance to win over fans. One such example is Yelena, sister of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). Florence Pugh was cast in the role and her first work in the franchise was in Black Widow, a solo prologue to the Russian spy. Then it reappeared in the Hawkeye series on Disney+ and, with only those two titles within the franchise, it’s already become a fan favorite.
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However, Pugh was not the only actress who participated in the casting process for the role of Yelena. Another candidate was Emma Watson, Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter saga, who shared the cast with Pugh in Little Women, the last version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic directed by Greta Gerwig.
Before filming began on Black Widow in early 2019, Watson was the frontrunner for the role. For both director Kate Shortland and producers Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum. As Screen Rant has reported, it appears that the original plans for the character were very different from the version that ended up with Pugh as canon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
At the time, the character was described as a “female version of James Bond” and, with Watson’s film career focused on the dramatic genre, it seemed the actress was destined to play the far more serious Yelena. Also, at first, the idea was that it…
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