Scarlett Johansson recalls being 'groomed' to take 'bombshell' roles in her early career

Filmmaker Rian Johnson has addressed similarities between his Glass Onion character Miles Bron and Elon Musk, stating that any resemblance between the imaginary tech billionaire and his real-life counterpart is purely unintentional.

The most buzzed about. Will Smith, Julia Fox, Adam Levine and more stars got the meme treatment in 2022 after making headlines for viral moments.

Rian Johnson recently responded to a theory that Edward Norton's character from Glass Onion is based on Elon Musk. The 49-year-old director discussed the similarities during an interview with Wired published late last week. When asked what his next film might be about, Johnson asked the interviewer for an idea. The interviewer responded, 'The downfall of Twitter?' at which Johnson laughed and replied 'Downfall of Twitter.

One supposes we’re not helping by running this piece so late—lost in the woods of the end-of-year madness, apologies—but Oscar-winning Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio’s latest drama “The Wonder” is one of the most overlooked films of the year. Currently available on Netflix, in fact, while we move towards the holiday break, if you’re looking to catch up on the profoundly underrated films of 2022—a feature will be running in the new year—Lelio’s “The Wonder” is the perfect catch-up film.

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Nick Cannon, who has his 12th child on the way, has confessed his regret that he is not able to give all his little ones enough quality time with their father.'Being a father of multiple kids, it’s always the biggest guilt on me is that I don’t get to spend enough time with all my children,' he said according to Page Six. He explained on The Checkup With Dr. David Agus that the root of his predicament was: 'One ’cause I’m constantly working and two because I’m just spread thin.'  Throwback: Nick Cannon, pictured in 2017 with his ex Mariah Carey and their now 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan, regrets he is unable to give his children enough quality timeNick has had a grand total of 11 children by six women, including his ex-wife Mariah Carey with whom he shares 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan. Last month Nick welcomed his 11th child, a daughter called Zeppelin, with Abby De La Rosa, who also has one-year-old twins with him called Zion and Zillion.

EXCLUSIVE: Noah Robbins (The Trial of the Chicago 7) is the newest addition to the cast of Project Artemis — the film, set against the space race of the 1960s, that Greg Berlanti is directing for Apple.

Scarlett Johansson hasn’t shied away in recent months from sharing frustrations about being typecast in blonde bombshell roles early in her career. Now, EW reports the actress brought up the topic again on the latest episode of the “Table For Two With Bruce Bozzi” podcast.

Scarlett Johansson is getting real about what fans don’t see behind the scenes of blockbuster films.

Hollywood career, having even been named in the Forbes 100 most influential people list last year.The A-lister has admitted in a recent interview that she was "groomed" into becoming a "bombshell-type" actress, leaving her feeling like she had no escape from such a fate.Scarlett spoke on the Table for Two podcasts on Tuesday, where she touched on her early acting career.The actress used the opportunity to claim that she felt that she was "groomed" as a teenager to become a Hollywood "bombshell".The Black Widow star was only 19 when she was cast as the sophisticated Nola Rice in Woody Allen's psychological thriller Match Point.Having starred in this and movies like Girl With the Pearl Earring and Lost in Translation, Scarlett said she continuously saw herself playing the object of male desire during a time she was trying to cultivate star power in the industry.She explained: "I did ‘Lost in Translation’ and ‘Girl With the Pearl Earring,’ and by that point, I was 18, 19 and I was coming into my own womanhood and learning my own desirability and sexuality."I was kind of being groomed, in a way, to be this what you call a bombshell-type actor."I was playing the other woman and the object of desire and I suddenly found myself cornered in this place.

played so many “provocative” roles when she was young is because she was “groomed” to do so. “I kind of became, like, an ingénue,” Johansson told host Bruce Bozzi in an episode released on Tuesday, December 13.  “Young girls like that are really objectified and that’s just a fact, so I think whatever box they’re put into, it sort of sets you on this trajectory for how your life will go. Now, obviously, women really are able to choose their own path,” she said.  said that as she got older, she realized she was being typecast, but there wasn't much she felt she could do.

Two months after claiming she was 'pigeonholed' as 'hypersexualized' early in her career, two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson now says she was 'groomed' in as a teenager to become a Hollywood 'bombshell.''I think it was because of that trajectory I had been sort of launched towards - I really got stuck,' the 38-year-old former child star said in the new podcast Table for Two on Tuesday.'I was kind of being groomed, in a way, to be this what you call a bombshell-type of actor.' Choices: Two months after claiming she was 'pigeonholed' as 'hypersexualized' early in her career, two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson now says she was 'groomed' in as a teenager to become a Hollywood 'bombshell' (pictured November 2)Scarlett was only 19 in 2004 when she began her role as the older, more sophisticated, and sexy Nola Rice in blacklisted director Woody Allen's psychological thriller Match Point.In his 2020 memoir Apropos of Nothing, the 87-year-old filmmaker wrote that Johansson was 'not only was she gifted and beautiful, but sexually she was radioactive.'The native New Yorker's character is murdered with a shotgun by her lover (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) after confessing she became pregnant during their torrid affair in the morally-bankrupt movie.Scarlett said 'playing the other woman and the object of desire' left her feeling 'cornered in this place like I couldn't get out of it.'  The 38-year-old former child star said in the new podcast Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi (L) on Tuesday: 'I think it was because of that trajectory I had been sort of launched towards - I really got stuck.

Jake Johnson hopes that audiences haven’t seen the last of Minx.

They’re back! The 80th Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live again after this year’s ceremony was taken off the air amid a boycott of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Breaking character! Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson’s relationship is one for the ages — but the Saturday Night Live star was caught off guard when his wife was impersonated during the Saturday, December 10, episode.

We haven’t had a proper feature film from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (“Sexy Beast”) since his gritty sci-fi thriller “Under The Skin” from 2013. That acclaimed film starred Scarlett Johansson as a seductive alien in human form, kidnapping and killing men in Scotland by using her feminine charms to lure them at night.

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum were spotted shooting scenes for their upcoming Space Race film on Thursday. The Black Widow star, 38, and the Magic Mike heartthrob, 42, both donned 1960s wardrobes as they the worked on a sunset pier in Tybee Island, Georgia.The A-list actors were a striking pair as they fully inhabited their characters, making this the latest glimpse of their prestige project. Prestige project: Scarlett Johansson, 38, and Channing Tatum, 42, were spotted shooting scenes for their upcoming Space Race film on Thursday Secretive film set: Details about the prestige project are few and far between, but the central story is rumored to be set during the space race of the 1960s.

Yesterday’s DC chaos about the unplugging of Patty Jenkins’ version of Wonder Woman 3 coupled with rampant rumors of the studio’s new co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran turning the comic book label upside down sans a Henry Cavill Man of Steel 2 and possible re-casting of many current big superhero roles has left the town with a bad case of PTSD.

EXCLUSIVE: Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ruby Rose (Taurus), Tyrese Gibson (Morbius) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) will topline the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment, which has recently wrapped production.

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum were spotted working on the set of their new movie Project Artemis on Wednesday.The two costars, 38 and 42 respectively, were dressed in character for the upcoming 1960s-based film.The Black Widow star wore an orange color blocked outfit while Magic Mike leading man sported a blue, collared shirt. Busy: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum were spotted working on the set of their new movie Project Artemis on WednesdayScarlett's blonde hair was styled in voluminous curls and a sideswept bang that was secured with a scarf.The orange, magenta, and white accessory was tied at the nape of her neck and blew in the breeze.  She bared her arms as she wore a sleeveless blouse with buttons along the front and a tie collar.Her pedal-pusher slacks were a slightly darker shade of orange than her top and she matched her lipstick to the pink tone in her kerchief.