It seems like Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz might be collaborating once more. The two actresses shared a memorable on-screen kiss in Woody Allen’s 2008 film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, alongside Javier Bardem in a love triangle storyline.
Following her appearance on Saturday Night Live, Scarlett Johansson is reportedly in discussions to star alongside Penelope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson in an upcoming Netflix film directed by Nancy Meyers. Titled Paris Paramount, this high-budget production is set to feature some of Hollywood’s biggest names.
The movie is about two filmmakers who were once in a romantic relationship and have been reunited to work on a film project. Nancy Meyers wrote the script and is also producing the film. Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz are rumored to be cast in the film, and their characters share a brief romance. This is Meyers’ first time directing since her 2015 movie, The Intern, which starred Robert DeNiro as an intern and Anne Hathaway as his boss.
According to reports, negotiations for the Paris Paramount film starring an actor have not been finalized as the project’s budget is still being determined. Netflix has not provided any statements regarding these developments. In the meantime, the actor in question, Scarlett, has shared her thoughts on being shaped into a typecast “bombshell” performer.
The 38-year-old actress, Scarlett Johansson, used to be afraid of being typecast early on in her career. She believed that young women in the industry were often objectified and she did not want to be pigeonholed into playing specific roles. However, as she matured, Scarlett realized that she was coming into her own womanhood and embraced her sexuality and desirability. Scarlett feels that her younger self got stuck in a specific trajectory towards becoming a bombshell-type actor due to the roles she was being offered. Despite this, she starred in critically acclaimed films such as Lost in Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Match Point, Scoop, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, where she played opposite Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who are now married with children.
