“When I was younger they hypersexualized me”

Second Scarlett Johanssonthe #metoo has not passed in vain, so much so that the actress can affirm with knowledge of the facts that are no longer entrusted to her mainly roles of sexy woman or who still make the joy of men. It is not the first time that the Johansson Take this topic. In 2022, in fact, the star of Avengers He had declared that, especially when he was young, the Hollywood industry had often “hypersexualized” it, so much so as to induce her to believe that she would never be able to free itself from sensual and disturbing characters.

Scarlett Johansson admits that things are changed to Hollywood for women

In a recent interview with the New York Times, Scarlett Johansson He took stock of Hollywood and women, or rather on the roles entrusted to women. The first thing he said is that at the beginning of his career the characters he played were all very desirable and unleashed male brady, with the result that very few parts interested it for real. Today, however, it is different and young actresses can hope for something better. Here are the words of the diva:

The message is no longer the same, there are many more reference models, women occupy important professional positions and the possibilities that I have to interpret a woman who has a multifaceted personality have increased. When I was young, however, many of the roles that were offered to me or that I accepted all had a sensuality that made the story go on and attracted the male gaze, and in any case they were stories that spoke of men. Now it happens less, so something has really changed.

The latest movie we admired Scarlett Johansson was The Phoenician plot Of Wes Anderson. Soon we will see it in Paper Tiger Of James Gray, The Gauntlet Of Christopher McQuarrie and in Jurassic World: Rebirthof which he is the female protagonist.