Saoirse Ronan could’ve starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in 2021’s Black Widow. The Lady Bird star recently addressed rumors she was offered the role of Yelena Belova in the Marvel film.

When Marvel Studios was looking to cast Yelena Belova for 2021's Black Widow movie, both Florence Pugh and  Saoirse Ronan were on the top of Kevin Feige 's wishlist. In fact, Ronan was initially offered the role and turned it down.

The Outrun star Saoirse Ronan passed on a chance to play Yelena Belova in the MCU and says she wants to help make a Bond movie.

It's no secret that Saoirse Ronan was being eyed for the role of Yelena Belova in Black Widow and the actor has now addressed those rumours and whether she'd still be interested in joining the

When pressed further about her feelings on superhero films, Ronan stated, “I can’t see myself doing Marvel,” emphasizing her desire to work on other types of projects, such as a James Bond film. While she acknowledges the brilliance of Marvel productions,

Saoirse Ronan has recently revealed she nearly missed the opportunity to be starred in 2021 Black Widow movie.During an appearance on the latest episode of Happy Sad Confused podcast,

As all Marvel fans know, Florence Pugh was ultimately cast in the Black Widow movie as Natasha Romanoff’s sister, Yelena Belova. However, there was a rumor floating around that A-lister Saoirse Ronan turned down playing Yelena first, with Deadline reporter Justin Kroll claiming the reason being Marvel wasn’t Ronan’s “cup of tea.”