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BLACK WIDOW’S
BREAKOUT
Natasha Romanoff has
saved Marvel men from
defeat for a decade.
Now Scarlett Johans-
son explains how she’s
bringing her character’s
backstory to life.
BY DEVAN COGGAN32
OFFICE GOSSIP
Writers of the long-
running NBC show spill
the chili—oops, tea —
on bits that were left on
the cutting-room floor.
BY ANDY GREENE36
LITTLE FIRES
EVERYWHERE
Before the Hulu limited
series ignites, Reese
Witherspoon and
Kerry Washington
stoke the flames of
their upcoming
on-camera feud.
BY SAMANTHA HIGHFILL40
DANAI GURIRA’S
GOODBYE
The Walking Dead
actress takes us
through the heartfelt
send-off for the role
that made her a star:
“I’ll miss her every day.”
BY DALTON ROSSPHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID SLIJPER EW ● COM APRIL 2020 1ON THE COVER
Scarlett Johansson
photographed
exclusively for EW by
David Slijper on Feb. 21,
2020, in Los Angeles
STYLING; DEBORAH SHAFRANI/THE WALL GROUP; HAIR: DANI-
LO/THE WALL GROUP; MAKEUP: MIHO SUZUKI/CHANEL BEAUTY/
EXCLUSIVE ARTISTS; MANICURE: ASHLIE JOHNSON/THE WALL
GROUP; SET DESIGN: ALI GAL-LAGHER/JONES MANAGEMENT;
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