In a recent conversation, Scarlett Johansson shared that she used to be framed in sexy and seductive roles. The U40 beauty must work very hard and make the audience change their opinion about her.
Appearing on a recent episode of the Table for Two podcast with Bruce Bozzi, Scarlett Johansson admitted that her former team oriented her to take on provocative roles when the beauty began her acting career.
In films such as Lost in Translation (Lost in Tokyo), Girl With the Pearl Earring (Girl with pearl earrings) or Match Point (Decision Point), the beauty born in 1984 all appeared with a full image. sexy.
Scarlett Johansson admitted to being “sexualized” from the moment she entered the entertainment industry
“I acted in Lost in Translation and Girl With the Pearl Earring at the age of 18, 19. At that time, I was in the stage of self-discovery. In a way, I was oriented to pursue the image of a hot actor. burns. I became the object of desires. I suddenly felt trapped there, unable to escape,” the 38-year-old star shared.
The actress said that often playing the third person, the “object of desire” makes her feel like she is being forced into a difficult position. Scarlett Johansson admitted that these roles could not help her go far in her acting career.
The actress born in 1984 recounted her journey to overcome the “sexy actress” label: “With that type of seductive image, the more you shine, the sooner you fade away and you have no chance other than those types of roles.” . It’s a really painful problem but also very interesting and strange. However, I have to face it to solve it. I try to establish my role in many different projects and work with people better team”.
Sexy and provocative roles have been associated with Scarlett for a long time
The beauty admitted that she had a difficult time filming Lost in Translation with Bill Murray. “Our characters have a strange, deep relationship and that was difficult for me. I struggled with that for different reasons. When I got out of the role, it was like a strange dream,” the actress added.
Scarlett Johansson also added that her role in Black Widow in Iron Man 2 was also initially exploited in a sexual direction. However, Scarlett discussed with director Jon Favreau and Kevin Feige – the head of Marvel Studios – to turn the character into a different and more profound image.
The issue of being “sexualized” on screen has been mentioned many times by Scarlett Johansson in conversations. The actress understands that repeating the same image over and over makes her career stagnant and will forever be just “a moving vase” on screen.
Scarlett aspires to look for roles with personality and depth, emphasizing acting skills instead of just focusing on appearance. In recent years, Scarlett’s acting ability has been recognized by experts through films such as Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit.
Scarlett has two breakout roles with “Marriage Story” and “Jojo Rabbit” in 2019
In addition to wanting to change the audience’s perception of her characters on screen, Scarlett also explained that motherhood pushes her to be more strict with herself when choosing scripts.
The 8X actress currently has two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son. “I think this is an important lesson to teach kids that they need to pursue work that makes them happy,” she said.
Not only has she changed the way she chooses roles on the screen, the 38-year-old star is also different in her fashion style. Throughout her career, high-cut, deep-cut dresses have been associated with Scarlett Johansson’s image on the red carpet. However, the outfits of the mother of two now tend to be elegant, less daring.
Scarlett Johansson’s career path is quite favorable, but to be recognized as a true star, the 38-year-old actress must also make her own efforts.
Scarlett was born into a family with an artistic tradition as her father is an architect, and her grandfather is an art expert and scriptwriter. She started acting at the age of 8, had her first big role at the age of 11, won an International Award and became famous at the age of 19.
Motherhood and the desire to become a real actress motivated Scarlett to decide to say no to provocative roles on screen
“For some reason, I knew what I had to do completely instinctively. It was like destiny,” Scarlett Johansson said about how she got into art. She is currently an A-list star in Hollywood and was announced by Forbes magazine as the highest paid woman in the world in 2019 with 56 million USD.
For Scarlett Johansson, her career-changing role is Marvel’s The Avengers series. In 2019, at the premiere of Avengers: Endgame, Scarlett Johansson shared: “I feel extremely lucky to be with a wonderful cast. They are creative, open-minded and have all gone through their journeys.” amazing program”.
In 2019, her role as a mother in Jojo Rabbit earned her an Oscar nomination and helped Scarlett Johansson become the 12th actress to be nominated for an Oscar twice in one year.
“Scarlett is the type of person who cares for everyone and has a great sense of humor. Those are the qualities that helped her play Rosie in Jojo Rabbit. I’d love to see her play more smart comedy roles, no “Not superficial things, but really intellectual,” director Jojo Rabbit said about Scarlett.