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,

Scarlett Johansson did an interview recently where she talked about the sad fate of her most beloved character. “Natasha is dead. She is dead. She’s dead. Okay?” the A-list actress told InStyle. “They [Marvel fans] just don’t want to believe it.

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*.