Scarlett Johansson has nothing left to prove these days, but there was a time when she wasn’t satisfied with the turnaround in her career. Speaking to Variety about the matter, the actor admitted that he felt lost and there was a specific moment when he was about to throw in the towel. As reported by Espinoff, he was largely rejected for his role in an excellent sci-fi film called Gravity…
Although fate then led him to Marvel and success, Alfonso Cuaron’s film will remain one of his saddest projects.
I wanted this role with all my might. This is the bit that broke the camel’s back. Am I really frustrated and desperate, like, am I doing a good job? The job offered to me seemed deeply unsatisfying. I think they offered me all the Marilyn Monroe scenarios. I asked, “Is this the end of the road creatively?”
Awarded 7 Academy Awards, Gravity ultimately went to Sandra Bullock, who was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Scarlett Johansson then joined the Marvel stable and made her debut as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2008), taking advantage of Emily Blunt having to leave the project due to another film.
Overcome disappointments
Disappointed that he was being offered hypersexual roles, the actor himself admitted at the time that the Marvel film “wasn’t going to change anything” in that regard, but that there was “potential for development in future films”. And so it did: Scarlett Johansson herself pointed to Black Widow’s gradual removal of hypersexualization over the years.
But his career can’t be summed up and doesn’t end with the MCU: In the years since those moments of doubt, the actor has won a Tony for his performance. It can be seen from the bridgeAnd her performances in films like Under the Skin or Her have since won her rave reviews.
Suddenly I thought to myself, “I still love this job.” It awakened my passion for acting. I felt less anxious.
Since then, Scarlett Johansson has proven that she can just as easily play an action hero and single-handedly lead a Marvel blockbuster with Black Widow (2021), but also shine in a completely different register with her famous roles in Marriage Story or even Jojo Rabbit .
His next project should also shine a light on him: he will indeed star in Asteroid City, Wes Anderson’s new feature film, which will soon be presented at the Cannes Film Festival. And who says Wes Anderson, says the star cast: in addition to Scarlett, we can find Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon. , Willem Dafoe and Margot Robbie – just to name a few.
Asteroid City hits theaters on June 21, 2023. Here is its trailer:
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