Highlights
- Ryan Reynolds avoided working with Scarlett Johansson in the MCU due to their past failed marriage.
- Their marriage fell apart around the same time they joined the MCU.
- Reynolds and Johansson have since moved on and found happiness.
Because of his dexterity and the smoothness with which he eases into different characters, Ryan Reynolds mastered the art of being a natural in his roles. This trait also transcended how he got along with most actors he has worked with, as testified by some of them. However, Reynolds could not see himself working with Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Since 2009, the movie star has embodied the role of Deadpool, working alongside numerous superhero characters, but he actively avoided working alongside Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. Ryan Reynolds’ reluctance to work with the actress all boils down to their past, and how it all came crashing down. Here’s an in-depth look at how the actor handled being her colleague in the MCU.
Why Ryan Reynolds Did Not Want To Work With Scarlett Johansson
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow have had a good run at Marvel, amassing success in high-grossing movies for the franchise. In fact, it is safe to say that Reynolds and Johansson’s trajectory in the MCU started at the same time, because while the former was introduced into the franchise in 2009, the latter made her debut the following year, in 2010. However, there has been a clear indication that Reynolds does not want to work with her.
Per We Got This Covered, the Red Notice actor was adamant about calling the shots over the creative control of his character, Deadpool. One of the things Ryan Reynolds controlled was avoiding working with Scarlett Johansson. As noted by an insider, The Adam Project actor preferred not to work with her to avoid presumed awkwardness.
This presumed awkwardness could be traced back to the pair’s failed marriage in 2011. The Lucy actress and Blade: Trinity actor were married from 2008 to 2011, in a mostly private union. Even after their divorce was finalized, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson rarely spoke about their marriage.
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It is noteworthy that the couple’s marriage appeared to fall apart just around the time they joined the MCU. There were speculations that there was some sort of competition between them, and it drove them apart. The Asteroid City actress once hinted at this and the lack of quality time during an interview with Cosmopolitan. She shared:
“The logistics of being with another actor are challenging… If one person is more successful than the other, that also proves challenging… There has to be a real understanding of how you share your time, especially when two people’s careers are going at the same rate.”
Who did Ryan Reynolds date leading up to his marriage to Blake Lively? (Per Distractify)
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Melissa Joan Hart |
1996 |
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Traylor Howard |
1998 |
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Kristen Johnson |
1999 |
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Alanis Morissette |
2002, engaged from 2004 to 2007 |
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Scarlett Johansson |
2008 – 2011 (married) |
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Agnes Fischer |
2011 |
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Charlize Theron |
2011 |
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Blake Lively |
Married since 2012 |
Why Did Ryan Johnson And Scarlett Johannson Break Up?
As earlier established, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johannson were tight-lipped during and after their marriage, and it remains so to this day. However, there have been tidbits concerning the timeline of their love life. Per E! News, the Chaos Theory actor and Sing 2 actress were first linked in 2007. This had been shortly after Reynolds and his former fiancée, Alanis Morissette, called it quits.
The following year, in May, the actress’ publicist, Marcel Pariseau, confirmed to People that they were engaged. In September 2008, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson got married at Vancouver Island. Once speaking about their union in 2009, the Avengers: Endgame actress revealed that there was a strain on their marriage. She decried the lack of time spent together due to the demands of their jobs. According to InStyle, she told Time Out New York:
“We work and then go home, and – I, anyway – just stare at the wall for a few hours before I go to sleep. Like in any profession, it’s difficult. You want to make sure you have time to invest in your family. It’s a challenge, but it’s worth it.”
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One year after that, the couple announced their separation. In a joint statement to People, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson addressed fans, “After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love, and it’s with love and kindness we leave it…”
Their divorce was finalized in 2011, and the R.I.P.D actor would later tell Details that year that he never wanted to get married again. Scarlett Johansson also spoke about the end of their marriage that same year, telling Cosmopolitan that she was not “fully aware of the peaks and valleys.”
She admitted that relationships were ‘complicated,” and she “wasn’t prepared to hunker down and do the work.” In the same breath the Jojo Rabbit star revealed that getting married felt like a very romantic thing to do.” She added for good measure that it was “the best thing I ever did.”
Despite his declaration against walking down the aisle again, Ryan Reynolds did not discredit his ex-wife. The actor proved he still appreciated her when he told Details that it was “a great luxury” to still view his ex as the woman he once married.
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Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have since moved on, each leading different lives. The Free Guy actor, who amassed wealth with various investments, married Gossip Girl star Blake Lively in a secret ceremony in 2012. The pair are parents to four daughters. Three years after her first marriage ended, Johansson married journalist Romain Dauriac, and they had a daughter, Rose. The duo went their separate ways in 2017.
The award-winning actress and Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost sparked relationship rumors in the same year. This was when Scarlett Johansson made a special appearance on SNL’s season finale. After two years of dating, they got engaged and tied the knot in 2020. Johansson and Jost welcomed their first child together the following year.
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