Stock up on oversize briefcases, Marvel!
On Monday, news broke that Scarlett Johansson is pregnant with her first child, with fiancé Romain Dauriac.
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She is reportedly due in August, which could pose a problem for Marvel Studios, since production on Avengers: Age of Ultron — co-starring Johansson as Black Widow — is scheduled to start in May.
E! Online reports that Marvel will "fast-track" Johansson's scenes, but even so, hiding the fact that the actress is pregnant would not be a simple task.
But not impossible!
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She could pull a Melinda May and serve as the pilot for all of the Avengers' missions.
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She could wear a series of oversize coats.
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