πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ revealed with Stephen Colbert that she agreed to Marriage Story without reading a single line of the script.
πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ took a major risk by agreeing to do the film Marriage Story without reading the script or knowing how it would look.
Director Noah Baumbach’s exhaustive directing technique was a major reason why Johansson agreed to the film.
Johansson received major praise for her performance in Marriage Story, which was critically acclaimed and received a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Throughout her career, πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ faced many ups and downs. She once sat in silence after her film was booed at the Venice Film Festival. One the flip side, she received major praise for her involvement in the film, Marriage Story. However, as we’ll reveal in the following, she took a major risk agreeing to the film.
In the following, we’re going to reveal what was said between Johansson andΒ Stephen ColbertΒ during theirΒ Late ShowΒ interview. The actress made a major reveal about agreeing to do the film. She hadn’t read a single word of the movie, and wasn’t even sure how it was going to look. Let’s take a closer look at what caused her to say yes, and why she made the right call.
Scarlett Johansson Agreed To Marriage Story Only Knowing That Adam Driver Was Attached To The Script
πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ had several memorable interviews moments alongside Stephen Colbert. The actress featured on The Late ShowΒ several times in the past. She was even one of the first guests ever to appear on the show. Colbert himself admitted that things were different at that point, especially given how nervous he was at the start of his journey on theΒ Late Show.
Nonetheless, his chat with Johansson always revealed interesting information. One of those moments was that Johansson had agreed toΒ Marriage StoryΒ without even reading the script. Colbert asks, “I understand you and Adam were signed up even before there was a script?”
πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ reveals, “I met with Noah a year or so before we started shooting it. Before the movie was even a script. I think I got the feeling that he needed to cast us before, so he knew what voices the characters were using.”
The actress would also detail her struggles with marriage prior to the film being shot. All of the information translated once it was time to shoot. πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ detailed her time on the film during the interview.
Although Johansson agreed to the film without seeing a script, there was another reason aside from Adam Driver that allowed Scarlett to agree.
Director Noah Baumbach Was Another Major Reason For πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ Agreeing To Marriage Story
Speaking alongsideΒ Variety,Β Scarlett praised Noah Baumbach for ‘exhaustive’ directing technique. The actress admitted she had never been part of anything like the project.
βIβve never really experienced this before. Itβs mostly exciting for me to be able to experience all of this with my cast and crew. Itβs just wonderful. We have all worked so hard and then for people to be responding to the movie in the way that they are and to really be touched by it.β
She would go on to praise the director in particular for his approach behind the scenes with the cast.
βHe will work his actors to an exhaustive state, which is interesting because thatβs when weird, kind of interesting stuff happens,β Johansson explained. βYou make discoveries that might not be possible if you kind of have your wits about you. Sometimes, I think when you are feeling vulnerable, I donβt know, your walls come down. You end up surprising yourself. I was thankful for that even if it was very tiresome.β
Johansson had every right to be happy with the film as she received massive praise for her role.
Scarlett Johansson Received Major Praise For Her Performance In Marriage Story
Released in 2019,Β Marriage StoryΒ proved to be a major hit from a critical standpoint. The drama/comedy received stellar reviews,Β IMDbΒ rated the film 7.9 stars on 10, whileΒ Rotten TomatoesΒ issued the film a 95% approval rating.
πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ in particular received a lot of praise for her role as Nicole Barber. The actress revealed that the praise from friends and peers were overwhelming.
βIβve had so many wonderful messages from colleagues and other actors and friends and family members that were just so touched by this film, by the love that remains between these two characters,β Johansson said. βIt has a bitter-sweetness that just really affects them, and I think itβs wonderful to be a part of something like that.”
πΊπππππππ π±πππππππππ would go on to discuss the deeper meaning behind the film.
βI think sometimes we can feel dismissive of relationships that donβt technically work out in the long-term because of the expectations that we have, while I think that the commitment of two people to one another for a long period of time and having a child together and building something together is something to honor and respect and feel positive about,β Johansson said.
βI think thatβs kind of what this story is about. It examines a marriage through the lens of divorce.β
The film proved to be yet another example of how trusting a director’s vision can lead to major success. Johansson did exactly that, not knowing a single line from the film, but knowing the proper parts were being put in place – particularly from an actor and director standpoint.
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