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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scarlett Johansson's Best Roles on Her Path to Jurassic World Rebirth
Originally appeared on E! Online Scarlett Johansson's star power has never been lost in translation. So when it was time to cast a believable badass to outrun, out-swim and outsmart a coterie of eerily evolved dinosaurs in Jurassic World Rebirth, it had to be her. Yet the actress—who's proved over the course of her 30-year career that she can deftly handle any screen challenge, from superhero stunts to playing an A.I. operating system—insists she's the lucky one. "I've been trying to get into a Jurassic movie for, I don't know, 15 years or something,' Johansson told The Hollywood Reporter in May during the Cannes Film Festival, where her feature directorial debut Eleanor the Great was screening. 'I was so stoked that it all came together.' Seemingly she could have had her pick of parts in the decade-old Jurassic World franchise, but being in demand does have its downside: There's only so much time every year for a movie star mom of two—Johansson shares son Cosmo, 3, with husband Colin Jost and daughter Rose, 10, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac—to commit to a big-budget action movie. But, happily, life finds a way. More from E! Online Allison Holker Was an 'Almond Mom' to Daughter Weslie Selena Gomez Unveils Bangin' New Hair Transformation Hailey Bieber Shares Video With Wedding Ring Amid Justin Bieber Breakup Speculation "When I first heard that there was a new Jurassic movie coming, that it was written with a female lead who was the age that I could fit into, and that it was happening during a time period that I could shoot," Johansson explained, "it was particularly surreal." The New York native's swift rise to superstardom also had the tinge of the surreal about it. Johansson showed her gravitas as a child actress in touching fare like Manny & Lo and The Horse Whisperer before breaking out in Sofia Coppola's revered 2004 indie dramedy Lost in Translation, joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Widow and scoring dual Oscar nominations in 2021 for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. And now the 40-year-old is finally part of the world she first experienced as a kid, watching velociraptors learn how to open doors from her seat in a theater showing Jurassic Park. Whether or not Johansson laid it on a little thick for director Steven Spielberg, who remains an executive producer on the Jurassic World franchise, is beside the point. As she noted to THR, "I could've played it cooler and maybe I wouldn't have gotten it." See where Johansson's apparent dream role in Jurassic World Rebirth, in theaters July 2, fits in among the most memorable roles of her career: The Horse WhispererMatch PointScoop The PrestigeVicky Cristina BarcelonaThe SpiritHe's Just Not That Into You We Bought a ZooSing Avengers: EndgameMarriage StoryJojo RabbitBlack WidowAsteroid CityJurassic World Rebirth(E! and Universal Pictures are both members of the NBCUniversal family.)
AsiaOne
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Scarlett Johansson says Jurassic World Rebirth is 'the scariest one' thus far, Entertainment News
Scarlett Johansson thinks cinemagoers will have to watch Jurassic World Rebirth "through the crack in [their] fingers". The 40-year-old actress stars alongside the likes of Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend and Jonathan Bailey in the new sci-fi action film, and Scarlett has been told that the new movie is the "scariest" in the history of the franchise. The Hollywood star — who has Rose, ten, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac — told E! News: "I've been talking to some other Jurassic fans and they say this is the scariest one, but I would let my daughter see it. "It's still appropriate for the family. You just gotta watch it through the crack in your fingers." Despite this, Scarlett — who also has Cosmo, three, with husband Colin Jost — loves that her children can watch the new movie. The actress said: "When I saw the first Jurassic Park movie, I was 10 years old in the theatre and part of the impression it left on me was the jump scares, the laughs, but the terrors for sure. "That's part of what's so great about Jurassic. It's thrilling in all ways: visually and also emotionally." Scarlett also relished the experience of bonding with her Jurassic World Rebirth co-stars. She shared: "One of the best parts of making a movie is the family that you that you develop while you're shooting. "We didn't have much time to rehearse on this film, so just having the opportunity to spend as much time as we could doing stuff that was enjoyable was important." Meanwhile, Scarlett recently made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, the drama movie that starred June Squibb. The actress subsequently revealed that she found directing to be a "really rewarding" experience. She told Extra: "I have a different perspective on just the process of, you know, pre-production and then what goes on after we all leave. I think, as an actor, you're hoping that the director sees kind of what you were doing and follows, you know, pulls the right thread and all of that stuff, but you don't know. "You have no, kind of, control over it and now, you know, having experienced the other side of it, it just gives you, I think, an interesting insight into how people, other directors make their choices and the process that they go through to, you know, make it all happen. "It's a lot of work, but it can be really rewarding." Scarlett premiered the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, and she relished walking the red carpet with the film's stars. She said: "Just being able to stand alongside Erin Kellyman and June Squibb after the film premiered and feel the warmth of the audience and the love from the audience for the film and for the incredible performances in it, it was such a moving moment." [[nid:719323]]
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Scarlett Johansson hails 'scary' Jurassic World Rebirth
Scarlett Johansson thinks cinemagoers will have to watch Jurassic World Rebirth "through the crack in [their] fingers". The 40-year-old actress stars alongside the likes of Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend and Jonathan Bailey in the new sci-fi action film, and Scarlett has been told that the new movie is the "scariest" in the history of the franchise. The Hollywood star - who has Rose, ten, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac - told E! News: "I've been talking to some other Jurassic fans and they say this is the scariest one, but I would let my daughter see it. "It's still appropriate for the family. You just gotta watch it through the crack in your fingers." Despite this, Scarlett - who also has Cosmo, three, with husband Colin Jost - loves that her children can watch the new movie. The actress said: "When I saw the first Jurassic Park movie, I was 10 years old in the theatre and part of the impression it left on me was the jump scares, the laughs, but the terrors for sure. "That's part of what's so great about Jurassic. It's thrilling in all ways: visually and also emotionally." Scarlett also relished the experience of bonding with her Jurassic World Rebirth co-stars. She shared: "One of the best parts of making a movie is the family that you that you develop while you're shooting. "We didn't have much time to rehearse on this film, so just having the opportunity to spend as much time as we could doing stuff that was enjoyable was important." Meanwhile, Scarlett recently made her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, the drama movie that starred June Squibb. The actress subsequently revealed that she found directing to be a "really rewarding" experience. She told Extra: "I have a different perspective on just the process of, you know, pre-production and then what goes on after we all leave. I think, as an actor, you're hoping that the director sees kind of what you were doing and follows, you know, pulls the right thread and all of that stuff, but you don't know. "You have no, kind of, control over it and now, you know, having experienced the other side of it, it just gives you, I think, an interesting insight into how people, other directors make their choices and the process that they go through to, you know, make it all happen. "It's a lot of work, but it can be really rewarding." Scarlett premiered the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, and she relished walking the red carpet with the film's stars. She said: "Just being able to stand alongside Erin Kellyman and June Squibb after the film premiered and feel the warmth of the audience and the love from the audience for the film and for the incredible performances in it, it was such a moving moment."
NZ Herald
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Scarlett Johansson unveils her newest role at Cannes: Filmmaker
The star came across the script for Eleanor the Great, already starring June Squibb, and instantly realised, 'I know how to make it.' Now she wants to direct again. Few movie stars today win over critics and convey Old Hollywood glamour as effortlessly as Scarlett Johansson does, all while seemingly
Evening Standard
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson's Cannes directorial debuts, unpacked
Cannes 2025 is done, and two of its most talked about feature film debuts didn't come from unknowns. They came from familiar faces. Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson, pictured above, both featured in Un Certain Regard – the strand known for championing bold new voices. Their films Eleanor the Great, a New York-set character study by Johansson, and Urchin, Dickinson's walk on the margins of London. Both sparked immediate curiosity – not only about the stories, but also about the kind of directors these two stars might be.
