Scarlett Johanssonhas worked withWes Andersonbefore, but not like this.
“Wes gets excited by the process of repetitive takes and what that brings out of you.
After all, Johansson has been adamant lately thather time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is over.
Jason Schwartzman and Scarlett Johansson in Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’.Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features
She says that Anderson sent her the script forAsteroid Cityduring the doldrums of COVID-19 quarantine lockdowns back in 2020.
She’s an enigma,” Johansson explains.
“She talks a lot about her past and what drove her.
The poster for Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City.'.Focus Features
I had a lot of questions about all of that stuff and what it all meant.
Wes loves to talk about character nuance.”
In addition to being a renowned director, Anderson is also an encyclopedic cinephile in his own right.
“He has a lot of references, of course,” Johansson says.
“We were trying to understand together: Who is this woman?
What’s her jot down?
Who is she similar to from that time?”
“She’s formidable and vulnerable at the same time and just really captivating.
“She’s had an illustrious career, but she’ll be working forever,” Johansson says.
Her legacy will be as one of the greats.”
Remember how Anderson first told her about the project amidst 2020 quarantines?
Well, by the timeAsteroid Citywas finally moving into production, Johansson was pregnant.
So she found some time and ended up shooting her scenes just eight weeks after giving birth.
“Jason was so helpful,” Johansson says.
My brain was mostly functioning, but he would help me run lines at any moment.
He was constantly present and supportive, and I needed him very much.
I would say ‘kindly don’t go too far away from me.’
I was trying to stay alert, but he was just great.
We work very similarly."
His first film performance was as the star of Anderson’sRushmorein 1998.
“He can underplay things so well, and he’s very precise.
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