Scarlett Johansson recently shared her experiences being cast in “bombshell” roles during her teenage years.
Speaking on the “Table for Two” podcast, Johansson discussed her feelings while filming “Lost in Translation” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring” in 2003, both of which she made as a teenager.
Johansson described this period as a transition into her adult career, noting her challenges with “Lost in Translation.” “It was a tough time for me,” she said.
Reflecting on her roles, Johansson mentioned, “I became like an ingénue, and young girls like that are objectified. That’s just a fact.”
She elaborated on how these roles impacted her understanding of herself. “By the time I did ‘Lost in Translation’ and ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring,’ I was 18, 19, coming into my womanhood and learning about my desirability and sexuality,” Johansson said.
For a while, Johansson felt “stuck” in her career trajectory. “I think it was because of that trajectory I had been sort of launched towards,” she explained. “I got stuck. In a way, I was being groomed to be this what you call a bombshell-type of actor.”
Johansson highlighted the difficulty of breaking out of this typecasting. “It would be easy to sit across from someone and go, ‘This is working, why change it?’” she said.
However, she realized that the “bombshell” roles tend to “burn bright and quick,” leaving little opportunity for growth beyond that image.
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