Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
With great beauty comes some compromises. Scarlett Johansson, known for portraying Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been revered as a beautiful woman. The actor however has also lost several roles because of her beauty (which she did not regret losing)
According to media reports, Johansson auditioned for the lead role in the 2011 movieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.She lost the role however since director David Fincher claimed that she was too s*xy to portray the lead character and instead chose Rooney Mara.
Scarlett Johansson Was Turned Down For Being Too Beautiful
After portraying some notable and iconic roles throughout her Hollywood career, people came to recognize Scarlett Johansson. The actress has been hailed as one of the finest and is often seen portraying a wide range of characters and appearances.
Also read:Scarlett Johansson Lost to Spider-Man Actress in Robin Williams’ $263M Movie That Was Later Overtaken by Dwayne Johnson
In 2011, veteran director David Fincher adapted the Nordic bookThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoofor the big screens. TheSe7endirector talked about the audition process that went underway to find the lead actress and ended up selecting Rooney Mara. According to Fincher however, MCU starScarlett Johanssonhad perfectly nailed the role but there was just one problem.
As per the words of the acclaimed director,David Fincherstated that the problem with Johansson was that people can’t wait for her to take off her clothes.
“We flew in people from New Zealand and Swaziland and all over the place. Look, we saw some amazing people. Scarlett Johansson was great. It was a great audition, I’m telling you. But the thing with Scarlett is, you can’t wait for her to take her clothes off.”
After Johansson’s dismissal, Rooney Mara was hired and it worked out pretty well in the end. With David Fincher at the helm of the movie as its director,The Girl With the Dragon Tattoogot a whopping 7.8/10 on IMDB and a high of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. As forThe Prestigeactress, she is currently busy raising her toddler and even jokingly defined the relationship as an“emotionally abusive relationship”
Suggested:“It is my highest rated career movie”: After On-Set Feud With David Fincher, Ben Affleck Forgets $370M Movie to Call Zack Snyder’s Justice League His Greatest Film
Scarlett Johansson And Her Toddler Are In An Abusive Relationship
Related:Scarlett Johansson Nearly Lost Black Widow Role in $29B MCU After Being Considered for Lois Lane in Superman Movie
In an episode ofThe Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast,Johansson opened up about her opinions on motherhood. Talking about her child Rose Dorothy Dauriac, the actress stated that during the initial years, it was all nice but when she turned three, it felt like an emotionally abusive relationship.
“I remember my daughter when she was two, I said, ‘This is great. I don’t know what everybody is talking about.’ And then she turned three, and it’s like being in an emotionally abusive relationship.”
The actress further continued,
“Very intense emotional swings and so bossy and adamant, and like, it’s just crazy. And, also these huge mood swings, constant mood swings.”
After her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson is currently associated with 5 upcoming projects in various stages of development. The actress was last seen in the 2021 role ofBlack Widowin the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source:THR
Visarg Acharya
Senior Writer
Articles Published :3262
Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
