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It looks like Emily Blunt won't be playing The Black Widow in Iron Man 2 after all. But fear not, fanboys, as another Hollywood hottie is said to be keen on replacing her.

Blunt is contractually obligated to appear in Fox's Gulliver's Travels, and although her reps are trying to arrange schedules so that she can do both films, the problem is that Iron Man 2 reportedly doesn't have a firm start date or shooting script yet.

Thus, as Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider blog reports, "Marvel is in discussions with other actresses, most significantly Scarlett Johansson, to take her place, EW has learned exclusively. Marvel will not confirm, but sources around Hollywood say Johansson has indeed met with the filmmakers and is interested in taking the role of Russian superspy Natasha Romanoff, who doubles as Black Widow."

Johansson is no stranger to comic book movies having previously appeared in The Spirit, in which she starred opposite Samuel L. Jackson, who was also supposed to appear in Iron Man 2 until his contract negotiations broke down.