Scarlett Johansson is set to star in a remake of The Bride of Frankenstein. The 24-year-old blonde bombshell is tipped to portray a sexier version of the terrifying female monster in an updated version of the original 1935 horror movie. A source said: “The Bride of Frankenstein will be young this time. They’re looking for a person with great power and sex appeal. Someone along the lines of Scarlett Johansson or Anne Hathaway.” The wild-haired bride was originally played by English actress Elsa Lanchester. The film follows on from Frankenstein – which sees Dr. Frankenstein bring a “human” to life from separate body parts – and sees the doctor create a partner for the monster. However, when Dr. Frankenstein brings the bride to life, she rejects the monster. Neil Burger – who previously worked on The Illusionist – is set to director the movie and pen the script. Guillermo del Toro recently revealed he is planning to begin work on a new version of Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley’s novel.
Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut has not been “dashed” contrary to reports. The producer of the upcoming film New York, I Love You refutes rumors that her segment was deemed “unwatchable.” New York Post reported that the 24-year-old actress’ first directorial effort in a segment for the film has been cut because it was “really bad.” Her segment starred Kevin Bacon in black and white shots. However, producer Emmanual Bengihy denies the reports, saying that Johansson’s segment was left out in the theatrical cut because of creative differences. He stated, “Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective.” “However, I was very much moved by her vision and I did not want to pass on the opportunity to help her develop it. All that matters to me is the genuine movie language of the author.” He added that he agreed with the actress that a “final determination of its appropriateness in the context of the other contributions and the overall story would be best in the editorial process. And after months of editing, I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used.” Johannson’s efforts are not totally wasted. Her directorial debut will be featured in the DVD version of the film.
Jon Favreau, the director of ‘Iron Man’ and its upcoming sequel, has claimed that the deals for the film’s main cast have been signed, and official announcement will come out this week. Exposing previously that the rehearsals for Iron Man 2 have been kicked off, director Jon Favreau confirmed the casting of Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson on the Los Angeles premiere of I Love You, Man on Tuesday, March 17. To Entertainment Tonight, the filmmaker/actor said, “Our main cast is all lined up, everbody’s deals are signed.” On Johansson’s involvement, the 42-year-old fessed up, “Scarlett is somebody I’ve been wanting to work with for a while. She’s a great actor.” He then added, “We’ve been talking for a while and we haven’t announced anything yet but I’ll tell you she hadn’t screen tested or anything but I met with her and hopefully we’ll be getting everything settled so we can make some announcements this week.” A sequel to the 2008 blockbuster Iron Man, Iron Man 2 has been set to hit U.S. theaters on May 7, 2010. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow will reprise their roles as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Pepper Potts, while Don Cheadle will take on Colonel James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes in place of Terrence Howard.
Scarlett Johansson has become the latest big name to join the starry list for the Iron Man sequel. She will play the villainous Black Widow opposite Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle in the new movie. Johansson’s representative has confirmed the actress signed up on Thursday (March 12), a day after Mickey Rourke joined the cast – he’ll play villain Whiplash in the sequel, according to Daily Variety. The film is scheduled for a May 2010 release.
The Oscars were full of the “who’s who” of Hollywood and even Iron Man director Jon Favreau took time out from writing Iron Man 2 to walk the red carpet. He spoke to E! about the highly anticipated sequel. According to The Playlist, Favreau said Emily Blunt is officially out as the choice for the Black Widow character due to her obligation to Fox’s Gulliver’s Travels. Favreau, however, did not confirm EW’s casting news that Scarlett Johansson is in talks to take over the role, “On E!’s post show at the red carpet of some party, Jon Favreau said that Fox exercised its ["Gulliver's Travellers"] option on Emily Blunt, and that she definitely won’t be in Iron Man 2. The reporter was chatting with Favreau and asking about what he can tell them about IM2. He said Mickey Rourke isn’t officially cast but that he is a fan. Then she asked about Emily and Favreau said that about Fox exercising their option, which I hadn’t heard before. I thought they were still trying to make it work. He said he was disappointed but didn’t say anything about Scarlett Johansson replacing her or anyone else taking the role.” Thanks to iesb.net for this info!
Producers looking for new a “Black Widow”. Scarlett Johansson may be the latest replacement in the second Iron Man film. Emily Blunt was originally cast as Russian spy Natasha Romanoff but with her commitments to Gulliver’s Travels, Blunt may be unable to fill the role of Black Widow. While Blunt’s representatives are trying to figure a way to fit both movies into her schedule, producers are prepared to move on. According to EW.com, producers have started talking to alternative actresses to take the role, the list being topped by Scarlett Johansson. While Gulliver’s Travels already has a scheduled start date of April 15, Iron Man 2 has neither a shooting script nor a start date. This won’t be the first star to have lost a role in the franchise. Late last year, Terrence Howard was dropped as War Machine Jim Rhodes and replaced with Don Cheadle.
Romantic comedy He’s Just Not That Into You, which stars Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Aniston, has topped the North American box office. The film, which follows a group of 20 and 30-somethings trying to work out the rules of dating, took $27.5m (£18.6m) in its opening weekend. Based on a best-selling book inspired by Sex and the City, it pushed kidnap thriller Taken into second place. Producers of He’s Just Not that Into You hope the romantic comedy will also benefit from the Valentine’s Day audience next weekend.
Scarlett Johansson has covered Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye” for her latest movie. The actress released an album of Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head, last year and has continued her recording career by contributing Last Goodbye to the soundtrack of He’s Just Not That Into You. You can hear the song here.
There’s a new trailer for Scarlett’s upcoming movie He’s Just Not That Into You! Click here to watch it. Thanks to JustJared for this head-up!
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“Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz will have lesbian sex in Woody Allen’s new film. The sexy actresses will “leave the audience gasping” with their steamy love scene in Allen’s upcoming ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’. A source said: “It is extremely erotic. People will be blown away and even shocked. Penelope and Scarlett go at it in a red-tinted photography dark room, and the whole scene will leave the audience gasping.” Later in the film, both women indulge in a threesome with Penelope’s real-life boyfriend Javier Bardem. This isn’t the first time Penelope has pushed sexual boundaries on screen. In the music video for her brother Eduardo Cruz’s song ‘Cosas Que Contaro?’ Penelope locked lips with a woman who was originally thought to be her sister Monica. However, representatives for the Spanish actress later revealed the woman was a look-a-like.“
