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Khaleej Times
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Scarlett Johansson says her initial roles revolved around "desirability"
The 'Black Widow' star also acknowledges that the messaging is now different, "there are many more role models" and women are visible in powerful positions Scarlett Johansson, who is known for working in Avengers, Black Widow, and other successful blockbusters, recently spoke about how roles for women have changed since she entered Hollywood. The Scoop actor said when she started working, the roles she was offered usually centred around "desirability," and the goals and needs of her male counterparts. However, she feels that things are changing, and today Hollywood is bringing "a different time for young women," Variety reported. "The messaging is different, there are many more role models, women are visible in powerful positions, and the opportunities I have had to play women who don't have to be just one thing or another have increased," shared Johansson, she said. The A-list star has been vocal about her representation in the entertainment industry. In 2022, Johansson said she was so "hypersexualised" by the industry at a young age that she thought it would be impossible to branch out into different types of roles. "I kind of became objectified and pigeonholed in this way where I felt like I wasn't getting offers for work for things that I wanted to do," said Johansson. "I remember thinking to myself, 'I think people think I'm 40 years old.' It somehow stopped being something that was desirable and something that I was fighting against, " she was quoted as saying by Variety.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scarlett Johansson Says She Was Offered ‘A Lot' of Roles ‘Revolving' Around ‘Desirability' and ‘The Male Gaze' as a Young Actress: ‘That Is Less Frequent'
Scarlett Johansson is opening up about how roles have changed for women since she joined Hollywood. In a recent interview with The Times of London, Johansson said that when she first entered the industry, the roles she was offered usually centered around 'desirability,' and the goals and needs of her male counterparts. However, she thinks the Hollywood of today is ushering in 'a different time for young women.' More from Variety 'Jurassic World Rebirth' First Reactions Range From a 'Roaring Triumph' to 'Blah': Is It a 'Winner' or a 'String of Forgettable Scenes'? Scarlett Johansson Calls 'Jurassic World Rebirth' a 'Love Letter' to Steven Spielberg: Fans Will 'Feel the DNA of the Original' Scarlett Johansson Asked to Have 'Thunderbolts*' EP Credit Removed, Says Marvel Casts Get 'So Enormous' You Sometimes 'Feel Like a Device' to Move the Plot Along 'The messaging is different — there are many more role models, women are visible in powerful positions and the opportunities I have had to play women who don't have to just be one thing or another have increased,' Johansson said. 'But when I was younger, a lot of the roles I was offered, or I went for, had their ambitions or character arcs revolving around their own desirability, or the male gaze, or a male-centred story. That is less frequent, though — something has shifted.' This isn't the first time Johansson spoke out about her representation in Hollywood. Back in 2022, the 'Avengers' star said she was so 'hypersexualized' by the industry at a young age, that she thought it would be impossible to branch out to different types of roles. 'I kind of became objectified and pigeonholed in this way where I felt like I wasn't getting offers for work for things that I wanted to do,' Johansson said. 'I remember thinking to myself, 'I think people think I'm 40 years old.' It somehow stopped being something that was desirable and something that I was fighting against.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
