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After a year, after several postponements, the film is finally about to meet the audience:
On July 9, 2021, the Marvel movie "Black Widow" will be released simultaneously in North American theaters and streaming platform Disney+.
For Marvel fans who have been waiting for a long time, this is undoubtedly a big news of the "Fan New Year" - the well-known Black Widow is finally returning!
We take this opportunity today to talk about another topic:
In the Marvel Universe, the image of "Black Widow" played by Scarlett Johansson is undoubtedly deeply rooted in people's hearts.
But apart from Scarlett Johansson the Black Widow, how much do you know?
Your sexy goddess,
Some are not just sexy
In 2005, Woody Allen's love suspense film Match Point was released.
In the film, Scarlett Johansson plays the depressed actress Nora. In one scene, she casually spits out a smoke ring in a café and leisurely chats with the tennis coach opposite about her few advantages:
"I know very well that my beauty lies in sexiness."
"With that said, you know exactly what you're going to do to men."
When it comes to the sexiest woman today, I believe that many people will have scarlett Johnson in their minds.
In Hollywood, you'd be hard-pressed to find a second sexy actor who was similar to her. She is the seductive Nora in "The End of the Race", the charming Barbara in "Don Juan", the sexy and seductive Anna in "He Actually Doesn't Like You That Much"...
In the nearly 30 years since her debut, Scarlett Johansson has been named "The World's Sexiest Actress" by well-known magazines such as "Esquire", "Playboy", "Man Gang" and other well-known magazines, and won the title of "Sexiest Baby" of the Year by "GQ" in 2010.
Her white skin, rich red lips, and convex figure make her known as the "Marilyn Monroe of the twenty-first century".
"Fruit Sister" Katie Perry wrote a song "I kissed a girl" for her sexy lips, star Kevin Durant said she wanted to drink her bath water, and director Woody Allen, who has worked with her 3 times, said of her appearance:
"Scarlett has a Marilyn Monroe-esque sexiness, a plump beauty, radiant, hard to see, seductive and criminal."
When she was first labeled sexy, Scarlett Johansson was not yet 20 years old.
At that time, she took these compliments as a harmless compliment: "At that time, I felt that it didn't matter, and I had nothing to lose." After all, what young man doesn't like to be admired? ”
But soon after, Scarlett Johansson realized that when sexiness becomes the biggest or even the only feature of her body, it will be labeled and symbolized by people, which will greatly limit her own play path and let herself miss many favorite roles.
When auditioning for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Scarlett Johansson was eliminated because of the established impression of being "too sexy".
Director David Finch bluntly said: "She really did very well when she came to audition, but Scarlett's only problem was... You'll always be eager to see her undress. ”
In many behind-the-scenes interviews with Marvel movies, people pay more attention to how Scarlett Johansson fits and diets, how to create a hot body, and successfully squeeze herself into a black tight leather jacket than the character of Black Widow itself.
The focus of attention made Scarlett Johansson feel uncomfortable:
"Why are the questions that reporters ask them (Iron Man, Team America) so deep and interesting, but all that I'm asking are irrelevant questions?"
I want to try not to be over-symbolized by people. It's hard to change that, but I believe I can pick up that burden. ”
In her own independent film, Black Widow, this has finally improved.
11 years ago, Black Widow debuted in "Iron Man 2", people were deeply attracted by her beautiful appearance and extraordinary skills, but only remembered her "snake-scorpion" appearance and "scissor legs" style of sharp moves;
For 11 years, Black Widow's character image in the Marvel series of movies has been continuously enriched. In the "Avengers" series of movies, we begin to see her inner tenacity, focus on the soul, dare to take responsibility and sacrifice herself;
And 11 years later, in "Black Widow", people once again see Natasha Romanov's unknown past in the Red House (the former secret service agency), and learn the more complicated side of her personality.
As the heroine's figure is constantly enriched, we also see Scarlett Johansson even more differently.
From literary films to commercial films,
There is both talent and hard work
In fact, "sexy" isn't the only label on Scarlett Johansson, and with a little more homework, you'll learn more about her.
Scarlett Johansson, born in 1984, is actually a veritable "little drama bone".
Her mother, Melanie Sloane, was a big movie fan. Whether it is "Melanie" in her own name or "Scarlett" in her daughter's name, it is a tribute to Scarlett and Melanie in the classic 1939 movie "Gone with the Wind".
Scarlett Johansson, who grew up watching various movies with her mother, developed a keen interest in acting and dreamed of becoming an actress like Judy Garland (Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz). She often practices acting in front of the mirror and also performs in front of her family, and charges a certain fee for watching.
At the age of 7, Scarlett Johansson's mother began taking her to interview for multiple advertising roles, but was rejected.
After a bout of frustration, Scarlett Johansson did not heed her mother's advice and put aside her acting dream, but adjusted her efforts .
She turned to stage plays, films, and started her acting career with her first film, The Prodigal Bodyguard, when she was 10 years old.
At the age of 13, Scarlett Johansson starred in the film "The Horse Whisperer", in which she played Grace, a girl whose right leg was amputated in a car accident, and her performance in the film made director Robert Redford praise: "This 13-year-old girl already has 30-year-old acting skills. ”
After the film's release, Scarlett Johansson was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Actress and the Chicago Film Critics Association's Most Promising Actress for her role as Grace in The Horse Whisperer.
This up-and-coming rising star is finally starting to be known to the industry.
In the years that followed, Scarlett Johansson made several small-budget films in a row.
She played Charlotte, a college graduate who was wandering away from home and feeling lonely and confused, in "Lost in Tokyo", and Played Gretel, who came from a poor background but had a high artistic talent in "The Girl with Pearl Earrings".
Two very different roles, both of which she has taken just right, have also left a deep impression.
Surprisingly, both literary films were a great success and also made Scarlett Johansson's popularity:
"Lost in Tokyo" grossed nearly 30 times the box office for $4 million, and brought Scarlett Johansson the first film award in her life, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for Best Actress.
But Scarlett Johansson didn't stop there.
Loved by audiences in literary films, she began to try diversified transformations and navigated with ease in literary and commercial films: the historical drama film "The Other Boyn's Girl", the sci-fi action film "Superbody", the thriller "Under the Skin"...
For Scarlett Johansson, the transition is not easy. When auditioning for the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, Scarlett Johansson was not originally the director's first choice.
In order to win this role, she deliberately dyed her hair red, and specially performed stunts and strength training, and finally won the favor of the director with her own strength and sincerity, and successfully created the unique "Black Widow" Natasha Romanov in the Marvel Universe.
In 2019, Forbes announced the list of "the world's highest-paid actresses", and Scarlett Johansson ranked first with a revenue of $56 million with films such as "Avengers 4", which also established her position and popularity in Hollywood.
Inside and outside the play,
She's all being herself
Scarlett Johansson's success is not only due to her dazzling appearance and extraordinary talent. Her unique life experience has also added a lot to her performance.
Art comes from life. Whether it is the early "Lost in Tokyo", or the "Marriage Story" and "Jojo's Whimsical World" that have aroused heated discussion in recent years, we can glimpse the shadow of Scarlett Johansson herself.
At the time of filming "Lost in Tokyo", Scarlett Johansson was only 18 years old, and her feeling of wandering in a foreign country, feeling lonely, and confused about the future was in line with the protagonist Charlotte in the film;
When filming "Marriage Story", the experience of her parents divorcing when she was young and her own many "failed" marriages brought great inspiration to Scarlett Johansson;
During the filming of Jojo's Whimsical World, the little boy Jojo in the film is about the same age as Scarlett Johansson's daughter, which also allows her to naturally show the tenderness of being a mother.
"When I choose a script, I choose women who I feel resonate with in some way, who make me feel empathy. I have to be able to empathize with this character, which is important to me. ”
Interestingly, Scarlett Johansson's hoarse voice, which was "disliked" by directors in her early years, became her unique personal signature as she grew older:
In 2013, Scarlett Johansson played the artificial intelligence system Samantha in the film "Her", and "appeared" in the whole film based on her voice alone, and won the Best Actress Award at the 8th Rome International Film Festival for this unique voice. She is the first actress in film history to win an award for her voice.
You may not know, Scarlett Johansson is a singer who has released two albums and has voiced popular animated films like The Voice of Joy —
By the way, she also dubbed the classic animation SpongeBob SquarePants Adventures, can you guess which character it is?
Off the big screen, Scarlett Johansson is also doing herself —
You can see her repeatedly ridiculing her sand sculpture funny side when hosting the variety show "Saturday Night Live"; you can also see her attending the Oscars with a breast pump, ready to breastfeed and fall generously.
Even in the midst of controversy, she dared to express her true opinions.
In 2016, Scarlett Johansson played Suiko Kusanagi in "Ghost in the Shell", which was boycotted by many fans because the character did not match the Asian setting in the original work;
In 2018, Scarlett Johansson announced that she would star in the biopic "Friction and Drag", in which she played a transgender person, which was again boycotted. Eventually she quit the film and sincerely made her point:
"Ideally, I think as an actor, I have the right to play anybody, any tree, or any animal, because that's where my job is and what my job requires.
While I'd love to have the opportunity to play the role, I also understand why many people think it should be performed by transgender people. I'm grateful for this debate over casting, which, despite its controversy, sparked a more meaningful conversation about the diversity of cinema. ”
In fact, playing a Disney princess is Scarlett Johansson's dream from childhood to adulthood compared to these challenging and controversial roles:
As a child, Scarlett Johansson often played Cinderella's role at home with her sister — often her sister played Cinderella, and she played the rest of the playing ; when she grew up, Scarlett Johansson could only play a sand-carved version of a mermaid in comedy shows, seemingly out of touch with a real Disney princess.
"My daughter and I share a common dream that one day I can play Disney Princess, but that probably won't happen. I've been auditioning for disney princess roles for the past 20 years, but no one has recognized me yet. ”
But according to recent news, Scarlett Johansson's dream may be coming true:
In 2021, foreign media reported that Disney will cooperate with Scarlett Johansson to shoot the movie "Magic Hotel". The film is adapted from Disney's amusement project "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror", which can also be regarded as fulfilling half of her Disney dream.
However, even without this movie, in the hearts of many people, Scarlett Johansson, who is full of confidence and charm, has long been a sparkling princess.