Avengers: Endgame writers planned for Hawkeye to die until Marvel employees protested
Avengers: Endgame co-writer Stephen McFeely revealed that the writing team initially planned for Hawkeye to die on Vormir instead of Black Widow. However, female employees at Marvel protested the decision, leading the writers to change the sacrifice to Black Widow. This decision allowed Black Widow to have her own solo film and paved the way for Yelena Belova's introduction.
- Entities
- Topic: Film Production
- Person: Yelena Belova
- Company: Marvel Studios
- Topic: Character Development
- Game: Avengers: Endgame
- Game: Hawkeye
- Person: Hailee Steinfeld
- Person: Florence Pugh
- Game: Black Widow
- Person: Stephen McFeely
- Topic: Screenwriting
- Company: Marvel
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