Wednesday, April 30

• Scarlett Johannson "Sings"

  Actress Scarlett Johansson is taking a stab at a new career as a "singer." Her new album "Anywhere I Lay My Head" is out May 20th from Rhino and you can now catch the video for the first single "Falling Down" on Variety.

  So what do you think? Post a comment below or drop us a line with your thoughts.

  
  

  Posted 04/30/2008 by Jeff

  Scarlett Johansson

Monday, March 10

• Win a night with Scarlett Johansson

  Fans of Scarlett Johansson can win the chance to meet the buxom actress, and it's all in the name of charity.

  Johansson, who is an Oxfam Ambassador, is auctioning off two tickets to the New York premiere of her upcoming movie, He's Just Not That Into You, this July to benefit the charity. The winner will also get a meet and greet with Johansson, and be escorted to the premiere via chauffeured car after being dolled up at the Prive Salon.

  100% of the proceeds from the auction will go to Oxfam America.

  Bidding closes on Weds (Mar 12) at 8 PM PST, so to get your bid in under the wire, go to www.ebay.com/oxfam.

  
  

  Posted 03/10/2008 by Heather

  Scarlett Johansson | He's Just Not That Into You

Wednesday, February 27

• The Other Boleyn Girl Review

  Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana steam it up Medieval style in a love triangle centering around King Henry VIII in The Other Boleyn Girl.

  The reality that Henry had something going with both Boleyn sisters is definitely an juicy piece of history that is often overlooked, but does this romantic drama have anything more to it than Hollywood's pretty faces dropping corset?

  Read our The Other Boleyn Girl review and find out.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Other Boleyn Girl opens Friday, Feb. 29.
  

  The Other Boleyn Girl trailer

  Starring Portman & Johansson as the Boleyns

  Posted 02/27/2008 by Heather

  Natalie Portman | Scarlett Johansson | Eric Bana | The Other Boleyn Girl

Friday, August 17

• Today's movie newz: Johansson x 3 and Push

  Movie fans should plan on seeing a lot of Scarlett Johansson in the months to come. Not only is the buxom beauty starring in The Nanny Diaries, which opens next week, but she's lined up three more projects to film over the next year, says The Hollywood Reporter.

  She is yet another in the line of stars to sign on for a part in Ken Kwapis's He's Just Not That Into You, which seems to be becoming a bigger deal by the day. Just yesterday, the news was that Jennifer Aniston would be joining the cast, which already includes Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Connelly, amongst others. In it, Johansson will play a singer/pilates instructor who has an affair with a married man.

  She has also signed on for Frank Miller's adaptation of the noir comic strip Will Eisner's The Spirit. Johansson will star opposite Gabriel Macht (Because I Said So, The Good Shepherd) as Silk N. Floss, a smart sexy secretary who backs up baddie, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson).

  To complete the hat trick, Johansson will also be starring in Mary Queen of Scots, a biopic centering around the Scottish monarch's romance with the Earl of Bothwell and rivalry with her half-brother James. The indie costume drama will be directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil).

  In other news, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America), Dakota Fanning (Charlotte's Web, War of the Worlds), Chris Evans (The Nanny Diaries, Fantastic Four), and Camilla Belle (The Ballad of Jack and Rose) will be toplining Push, a new thriller that starts shooting next month in China.

  Push will follow the story of a group of clairvoyant American ex-pats hiding out from the U.S. government in Hong Kong, says Variety. It will be directed by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin).

  
  

  Posted 08/17/2007 by Heather

  Camilla Belle | Dakota Fanning | Scarlett Johansson | Paul McGuigan | Djimon Hounsou | Chris Evans | John Curran | Mary Queen of Scots | Will Eisner's The Spirit | He's Just Not That Into You | Push

Monday, July 30

• Blonde ambition: Scarlett, Paris and Allen

  Hollywood.com is reporting that Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Match Point) has been tapped to star in a film adaptation of porn star Jenna Jameson's biography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star. Word ist that Jameson personally picked the buxom 22-year-old to play her.

  However, People is stating that Johansson's rep is denying that she has been cast, or that she has even seen a script. Says the rep: "She has no interest in playing the role."

  And speaking of famous blondes, Paris Hilton has signed on to join Paul Sorvino (Nixon, Bulworth) and Alexa Vega (Spy Kids, The Deep End of the Ocean) in the cast Repo! The Genetic Opera reports Variety. 

  Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw), Repo! is a thriller/musical set in 2056 when the only humans who can survive a plague are those that can afford organ transplants. Hilton, who will sing in the piece, plays the daughter of an organ transplant magnate. Sounds interesting...

  And finally, MTV reports that Tyrese Gibson (Transformers) and the unlikely Joan Allen (The Contender, Pleasantville) will be joining Jason Statham (Crank, The Italian Job) in Death Race 3000, Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the 1975 David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone cult classic.

  Gibson and Statham will play two tough guys (in a cross country race where you score points by running over pedestrians) who have to go up against Allen. Said Anderson of his female lead: "She kicks the most ass out of everybody."

  
  

  Posted 07/30/2007 by Heather

  Jason Statham | Scarlett Johansson | Tyrese Gibson | Paul W.S. Anderson | Jenna Jameson | Paris Hilton | Paul Sorvino | Alexa Vega | Darren Lynn Bousman | Joan Allen | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Untitled Jenna Jameson project | Death Race 3000

Thursday, July 19

• Date changes for Nanny Diaries, Monsters vs. Aliens

  The adaptation of the 2003 bestselling roman a clef The Nanny Diaries has had its opening date changed--again.

  The Scarlett Johansson comedy, which was originally slated to open months ago was originally moved to September 7. But now, thanks to a desire not to open against the potential Oscar-contender 3:10 to Yuma (a Western with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe), the opening date for The Nanny Diaries has been moved up to August 24.

  Juggling dates is traditionally not a good sign for a movie, but The Weinstein Company stands behind its product.

  Elsewhere in Hollywood, the opening date for the 3-D Dreamworks cartoon Monsters vs. Aliens has been changed to May 15--2009-- to avoid going up against Avatar, the first James Cameron feature project since Titanic.

  Monsters vs. Aliens is a remake of the 1950s movie, and will be directed by Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2) and Rob Letterman (Shark Tale). Avatar will feature CGI and live action.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 07/19/2007 by Heather

  Conrad Vernon | James Cameron | Rob Letterman | Scarlett Johansson | The Nanny Diaries | Monsters vs. Aliens | Avatar

Monday, July 2

• Woody Goes to Barcelona   

  Variety reports that Woody Allen unveiled some casting details for his latest flick, which has been described by Allen as a "love letter to Barcelona."

  “I hope I can present Barcelona to the world as I see it, the same way I presented Manhattan to the world as I saw it with my eyes,” Allen said of the film, which will shoots in Spain this summer.

  The primary cast includes Scarlett Johansson , Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Today Allen also announced that Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn and Chris Messina have also joined the cast.

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2007 by Jeff

  Javier Bardem | Scarlett Johansson | Woody Allen | Patricia Clarkson | Penelope Cruz

Thursday, March 29

• Dear Diary: I've been postponed

  Chick-lit fans, Scarlett Johansson devotees, and vengeful former employees alike will be crushed to hear that the all-powerful Weinstein brothers have decided to keep the much anticipated The Nanny Diaries to themselves for just a little bit longer.

  The movie, which is based on the best-selling novel of the same name, was originally supposed to come out next month. Now, however, The Nanny Diaries won't be coming to theaters until September.

  While a studio's postponing a movie is usually a bad sign (if you like watchable movies, that is), it is also true that studios like to release their heavy-hitters in the fall -- all the better for awards season consideration.

  Given the hype that the similar The Devil Wears Prada received in 2006, it is likely that the Weinsteins are hoping The Nanny Diaries will fare equally well. Either that, or they just want something good to watch in the theater while they're waiting to break the fast on Yom Kippur.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Nanny Diaries premieres at the 2007 Venice Film Festival

  Posted 03/29/2007 by reelz

  Bob Weinstein | Harvey Weinstein | Scarlett Johansson