However, in a recent interview with Variety, Scarlett Johansson gave a surprisingly definitive statement on whether she would return. Johansson confirmed that her character, Natasha Romanoff, "is dead,

While superheroes are often thought of as invincible, Scarlett Johansson is here to remind us that some heroes need to have their final sendoff.

Scarlett Johasson's last official appearance was in the Black Widow movie which was released following the character's death in Avengers: Endgame, but told a prequel story that also introduced us to characters like the Red Guardians and her sister Yelena, who will both appear in the upcoming Marvel movie Thunderbolts*.