20 actors who rejected for iconic roles (and who replaced them)

3) Emily Blunt passed on Black Widow in Iron Man 2

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Emily Blunt was the first to be set up to play Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Iron Man 2. However, because of a contractual agreement attached to her deal for The Devil Wears Prada, she had to take Gulliver's Travels. She described the circumstance as a "heartbreaker" because she's very particular about her movies and had been looking forward to working with Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau. Ultimately, it went to Scarlett Johansson, who became iconic as Black Widow .

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