deadline.com – Scarlett Johansson has wanted to direct since she was 12 years old. On the set of Robert Redford’s 1998 film The Horse Whisperer — her seventh movie as an actor — she saw the specific way he worked, the way he understood his actors, and she had a clear thought: I want to do that someday.

Obviously, in the almost 30 years since Johansson made that private wish, it’s not as though she’s been waiting for something to happen. Oscar-nominated twice and a Tony winner for her work on Broadway, she serves as executive producer and stars as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She founded her production company These Pictures in 2017, and, along with Redford, her director collaborators over the years include Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola, Jonathan Glazer, the Coens, Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson. She’ll reconvene with the latter at Cannes, since she’s appearing in his latest — their third go-round together — The Phoenician Scheme.

Somehow, though, the right directing project never came along, until last year, when Johansson’s old friend Celine Rattray at Maven Screen Media gave her a script about an older, lonely woman named Eleanor who moves to New York after the death of her best friend. Attached to the film was 94-year-old June Squibb, the Oscar-nominated MVP of Alexander Payne’s 2013 film Nebraska.

When we sit down together in a New York photo studio, Johansson has just wrapped the shoot accompanying this article, and quick as a flash, she’s wiped off all the makeup and is back in her regular clothes — a chic but low-key jacket and pants. Her only adornment is a little jewelry, including her signature multiple earrings. She’ll shortly be off to another shoot, this time for QVC for The Outset — the clean, environmentally conscious skincare line she developed.

When I tell her I’ve seen the film, Eleanor the Great, she seems to feel something strangely novel, being a director putting her own feature out there, after so many years in the business. “It’s such a funny thing to have people seeing it, because I’ve lived with it for a long time,” she says. “I guess I’ve never had that experience of making something and not… It’s different. When you’re acting in something, it’s out of your hands, of course. Obviously, I’ve been working on this in such a bubble, that then to share it with everybody, it’s great.” She says this experience “initially felt a little nerve-wracking, but now I’m realizing, hopefully it will be widely shared. But it’s such a different feeling than waiting to see how a director cut your performance, or what their takeaway was from the work that you guys did together. It surprises me when people say they’ve seen the film.”

The Eleanor script had an immediate impact. “When I read it, I cried, and that almost never happens,” she says. “Sometimes you’ll read a script that’s really moving. When I read Jojo Rabbit, I cried. Sometimes a script will move you like that, which is extraordinary.”

On May 07th Scarlett made a new event for 43rd Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon at Central Park Conservatory Garden in New York City. Scarlett looked very british with the hat and look. HQ photos are in the gallery for you all.

EW.com – The Marvel alum breaks down Zora Bennett, marking the first time a woman takes the main role of a “Jurassic” film. Casting Scarlett Johansson as the face of the next Jurassic World movie felt like a no-brainer for director Gareth Edwards.

He remembers sitting in a massive room inside Universal headquarters with Steven Spielberg, the father of the franchise. Everyone began spitballing their pie-in-the-sky pitches for the three main characters: Zora Bennett, a covert ops soldier; Duncan Kincaid, Zora’s longtime partner in crime; and Dr. Henry Loomis, the paleontologist along for the ride. “It felt like at least one of them was going to be an A-lister,” Edwards tells Entertainment Weekly of the casting process. “There were your obvious names floating around, and then at one point, Steven said, ‘Well, if we don’t give it to Scarlett, she’s going to kill me because she’s been pursuing a Jurassic film for ages.’ My eyes lit up.”

Gareth took the Alien approach to Rebirth, referencing that classic Hollywood story of how Ridley Scott didn’t write the character of Ripley specifically as a woman before casting Sigourney Weaver. Based on a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, Edwards didn’t gender Zora at first. “It’s hard to think of someone better than Scarlett,” the filmmaker comments. “Now having worked with her, it’s really clear why she’s had the career she’s had, and she’s never been out of a limelight, as well as being an excellent actress.”

Johansson’s Zora Bennett is contracted to infiltrate a biosphere close to the equator packed with dinosaurs and extract DNA from the three biggest creatures of land, sea, and sky for a pharmaceutical company. She’s joined by Mahershala Ali as Duncan and Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Loomis, but, of course, the mission goes sideways when they are forced to rescue the Delgados, a family on vacation, from a dinosaur attack.

“Zora has had a long career in the military and in private security,” Johansson explains over email. “She is someone who has dedicated her life to service and to helping people. She has experienced a lot of loss, yet she maintains a lot of positivity and humor, even when things are hard. I wanted her to have a lot of sparkle. She is someone everyone wants to hang out with. She is a good-hearted person and a loyal friend. Of course, David gave her a lot of gusto in his amazing writing. I just added my part to bring her to life.”

Johansson also helped shape her character’s dynamic with Duncan and Henry. With an onscreen trio, when two are men and one is a woman, the pattern we often see is the romantic triangle. “She was super keen that that’s not what we do whatsoever,” Edwards says. “That kind of infected all the little decisions, and it just became a different kind of movie.”

The version of Jurassic World Rebirth that exists now — even as Edwards still has a ways to go to finalize the edit — is closer in spirit to Jaws. Johansson’s Zora is the Brody (Roy Scheider’s character), hunting for a prehistoric creature with Henry as the Hooper figure and Duncan filling the Quint void.

In taking the directing job, Edwards also became aware of the audience’s criticisms of Bryce Dallas Howard’s wardrobe in 2015’s Jurassic World; while Chris Pratt’s Owen Grady led a fleet of raptors on a motorcycle, Howard’s Claire Dearing was forced to run through the jungles of Isla Nublar in heels. “I got made aware of that as you get made aware of all sorts of things when you’re making a Jurassic film,” he says. “But no, I wasn’t that aware of it, actually, going into it.”

This wouldn’t have been Zora’s fate anyway. Johansson consulted on the costume, which became more bespoke to avoid the more masculine shape of “the straight-off-the-shelf military equipment,” Edwards continues. “A lot of the effort went into how to make it feel like a soldier in the movie, but in a way that still has some femininity to it.”

The fate of any future Jurassic films beyond Rebirth might as well be locked away on some dino-infested island, but it’s fair to say Johansson now continues in the tradition of Sam Neill and Pratt in leading the charge for this new era. A…rebirth, if you will.

“Scarlett’s character probably does share a little bit with Sam Neill in terms of the adventure side,” Edwards remarks. “She’s got this backstory. I don’t want to ruin it for people, but I was half waiting for the studio to cut these scenes out. There were these very emotional, serious scenes between her and Mahershala in the movie that you don’t necessarily expect. There’s quite emotional stuff in the setting up with these characters. The hope is that you care about them without the dinosaurs.”

Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters on July 2.

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: James Gray is assembling another A-list cast for his next feature film, Paper Tiger, as sources tell Deadline that Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller are set to co-star opposite Adam Driver in the upcoming pic.

Gray is writing and directing with production set to start next month in New Jersey. Johansson and Teller step in for Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, who had to drop out due to other commitments.

The film will be produced by Rodrigo Teixeira under his RT Features banner and frequent collaborator Anthony Katagas under AK Productions alongside Raffaella Leone, Gary Farkas, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem, and Andrea Bucko. Executive producers include Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Riccardo Maddalosso and Emily Salveson

The film is described as a tense and gritty story revolving around two brothers who pursue the American Dream—only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian “Mafiya.” Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible.

Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for Paper Tiger.

Two-time Oscar nominee Johansson is well known for Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Her, Lost in Translation, as well as the The Avengers, Sing, and Captain America franchises and more. She will next star in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, which will play in competition in Cannes, and will make her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, which will premiere in Un Certain Regard.

With Scarlett being named one of the 100 Most Influential People Of 2025 she on 24th April came to the 2025 Time100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York City with the other 99 most influentaial poeple. HQ photos from the red carpet and inside the event are in the gallery.

Scarlett made a very quick surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live on April 12th, reprising her part as Ivanka Trump in a sketch called The White Potus in a spoof of The White Lotus.

I have added in the full plays for you all to watch below and and have added in the screen caps to the gallery as well!

Instyle.com – Introducing Scarlett Johansson
Despite her being three years younger than me, I’ve always considered Scarlett Johansson my older sister.

We met in 2002 while filming The?Perfect Score in Vancouver. Even at 17, she had wisdom, talent, and grit beyond her years. I quickly revered her as any younger sibling would, with equal parts admiration and intimidation. After wrapping the film, she started work on a little movie called Lost in Translation, and the rest was history. Since then, I’ve watched her craft a career entirely her own, seamlessly transitioning between independent and mainstream films, refusing to be boxed in to any one genre or type, and cementing her legacy as one of the most versatile, influential, and bankable actors of her generation. A pioneer, a rebel, a force, an artist without limits and, most important, without fear.

Scarlett is always unafraid. Unafraid to be vulnerable. Unafraid to take risks. Unafraid to be herself. Even unafraid to chase dinosaurs. She’s a living testament to the power of fearlessness in art. That’s why even though I’m older, I learn from her, I lean on her, and I look up to her. And as any “younger” sibling would assert, there’s absolutely nothing she can’t do.

Evans is an actor

We all no how much Scarlett loves QVC and she came back on April 10th to show of the new The Outset produet Lip Oasis In Color and this would be the first show without Kata being there with her but she had Pauline who was the developer on the line. As I did stay up to watch it I got to record all the show and you can watch them all below.

The rumour that Kate had stopped away from The Outset was at last comfirmed by Kate her self with a post on IG. Thank you so much Kate for all the work you did for it and us.

To this community for your love and support, and my brilliant team who helped create best-sellers and viral hits. To the countless store associates I’ve met and customers who have trusted us with your skin. To my family and friends for your endless patience, generosity and encouragement. To the many partners who believed in our mission, and went all in. To Scarlett for an opportunity of a lifetime…

Thank you. ?

It’s been five wonderful years building The Outset as co-founder and now it’s time to pass the torch as CEO, take on new adventures, and keep innovating. @theoutset is the skincare brand of my dreams and I could not be prouder of where it is today. While my camera roll holds thousands of photos documenting this journey, here are a few to represent the many bold decisions, awkward selfies, boxes packed, fun Q&As, and pinch-me moments. It’s been so meaningful — and a lot of fun — sharing the ride with you. I’ll still be here, rooting for my family at The Outset, while I take on some new opportunities that I’m excited to share.

Friends, stay curious, be kind, believe in yourself, and don’t stop chasing those crazy dreams.
With love, Kate

Scarlett keeps up doing little charity events with doing a reading in New York with her Marvel co-star Mark Ruffalo. With a big thank you to @wolf77.88_shana who sent me the photos she took from the event as well as the videos.

Scarlett’s first movie of 2025 that will come out The Phoenician Scheme got it’s first and only Official Trailer. Again Scarlett reunite’s with Wes Anderson for the movie. Scarlett has a very small part in the movie only 5 minutes about and she will play Cousin Hilda and co-stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera as Bjorn, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis. Screen caps are now up in the gallery for you all and you can watch the trailer below.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.

nypost.com – Scarlett Johansson’s alleged stalker was arrested for threatening to bomb the studio of “Saturday Night Live” — where the actress’s husband, Colin Jost, works as a staff writer and co-host of the “Weekend Update” segment, according to court filings and law enforcement sources.

Michael Joseph Branham, 48 — who has the word “Scarlett” tattooed with a heart on his torso — was busted in Manhattan Wednesday for allegedly text-messaging the menacing remarks. “THE NEXT TIME YOU HERE [sic] FROM ME I WILL BE ON CNN FOR EXPLODING A BOMB IN SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AUDIENCE,” Branham texted to the messaging service at the online, for-profit university he attends, according to the criminal complaint.

A global security investigator for NBC Universal and 30 Rock, where the famed sketch comedy show is filmed, reported the frightening text at the Midtown North Precinct Tuesday, according to police sources Branham — who has four outstanding warrants in Kentucky — was arrested in the city for the threat, which prosecutors said was “based off a personal obsession” with the Hollywood star.

He was arraigned Thursday night in Manhattan criminal court on felony charges, including false reporting an incident and making a threat of mass harm. He was ordered held on $100,000 cash or $300,000 bond bail. His public defender, Jamie Niskanen-Singer of Legal Aid, asked for lower bail — arguing that the obsessed fan has been scammed in the past by people posing as Johansson online and that the apparent scammers could be behind the “SNL” threat.

“He has given out information. He may have been hacked, your honor,” Niskanen-Singer said, pointing out that the only evidence was a text message. “It’s very possible here that there is someone that is setting him up.”

The lawyer also argued that lower bail should be set since his client had no history of weapon use. But Judge Janet McDonnell wouldn’t hear it. “Let’s remember why we’re here. We’re here because he threatened to bomb ‘Saturday Night Live,’ which is a violent bail-qualifying offense,” she said. McDonnell also issued both Johansson and Jost orders of protection against the alleged creep at his arraignment hearing despite his lawyer’s rebuttal.

“Scarlett Johansson is not a victim or a witness to this crime. She did not see it, she did not hear it, she did not report it,” Niskanen-Singer said, arguing that no order of protection for the actress was necessary. Johansson tried last year to get a restraining order against the crazed fan, who allegedly believes he fathered one of her children, and has made other bonkers claims about her on social media. The 40-year-old “Lost in Translation” star said Branham had harassed her for more than a year, including repeatedly showing up at her home in November 2023, according to the court filing last year.

But a California court was forced to dismiss her plea for protection in April 2024 because her lawyer failed to serve him the court papers, the celebrity news site the Blast reported. The apparently delusional fan — who is the father of two daughters, ages 18 and 5 — has a wild X account where he has declared that the actress is his “fiancée,” has professed his love, and thanked her for buying him “a car.” “Don’t worry about anything #SCARLETTINGRIDJOHANSSON I still have not cheated on you no matter what the brain interface people tell you in the air waves!!!,” he tweeted in November 2023. “I love you honey I’m waiting for you still in Hollywood.” Johansson married Jost, who has written for the show since 2005, in October 2020 after dating for three years.