And in news that will send Lindsay Lohan’s head popping right off her shoulders, Lost In Translation’s Scarlett Johansson, 24, is at the top of a list of seasoned actresses being considered by director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt to play blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a new motion picture. The Daily Mail’s Showbiz Reporter Baz Bamigboye has learned that the Scarlett has been tapped to portray Marilyn in the upcoming film My Week With Marilyn, will be based on the diary of Colin Clark, an employee of Laurence Olivier, who escorted the screen star on a tour of London when she arrived in the British capital to film Olivier’s The Prince And The Showgirl in 1957.
In the diary, Clark speaks about showing Marilyn around Queen Elizabeth’s private apartments at Windsor Castle, as well as other trips.
Kate Hudson, Amy Adams, and Michelle Williams have also been mentioned as possible “Marilyns” for the film.
Scarlett Johansson and director Robert Redford bumped heads regularly on the set of their 1998 film The Horse Whisperer because the mouthy then-13-year-old star frustrated the screen legend to no end.
Ryan Reynolds has begged wife Scarlett Johansson to quit smoking for their first wedding anniversary.
Ry is reportedly desperate for the 24-year-old actress to give up the filthy habit, and has asked the star to do it as a present for him as they celebrate being married for a year this September.
A source reveals: “Scarlett has sworn to her shining knight she’ll kick nicotine to prove she’s the world’s happiest wife. Now she’s researching hypnosis therapy.”
Gwyneth Paltrow is brushing off reports that she was left fuming after movie producers replaced her with Scarlett Johansson on posters for their upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Holy High Heels and Tousled Hair! Scarlett Johansson goes ’80s punk in the newly-released Fall/Winter ad campaign for Spanish fashion house Mango. The Hollywood “It” Girl replaces Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz as collection spokesmodel in Mango’s latest promos, shot by famed photographer Mario Sorrenti in Los Angeles.
Scarlett Johansson has slammed reports that she is granting a British television network access to her day-to-day life as part of a new TV reality show. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood actresses Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway are being courted for the lead role in an upcoming remake of the 1935 horror film The Bride of Frankenstein. Read the rest of this entry »
Scarlett Johansson has been tapped as the latest ad campaign spokesmodel from Spanish clothing line Mango, Women’s Wear Daily has learned. Read the rest of this entry »
Scarlett Johansson is releasing a second album. The Golden Globe-nominated actress has announced the release of duets album that will serve as the follow-up to her 2008 debut.
Last year, the Lost in Translation actress released an album of Tom Waits covers entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head. The effort was critically-panned and commercially ill-received.
According to USA TODAY, Scar’s new effort – a collection of duets with singer/songwriter Pete Yorn entitled Break Up – was inspired by Serge Gainsbourg’s 1960s recordings with Brigitte Bardot and was recorded in 2006.
Break Up from Scarlett Johansson will go on sale this September.
Celebrity Feud Alert? We hear Scarlett Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow haven’t exactly bonded with one another during the filming of their upcoming action sequel Iron Man 2. Read the rest of this entry »
