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Scarlett Johansson: The Unkindest Cut

Posted by Scott Von Doviak

Scarlett Johansson has the best boobs in Hollywood, according to a (no doubt very scientific) poll conducted by Access Hollywood. But that’s not the sort of news we report here at the Screengrab. No, no, no, we’re above that sort of thing here, which is probably why we’re doomed. What matters to us is what appears on the screen – or in this case, what disappears. You see, Ms. Johansson’s long-awaited directorial debut will have its premiere on the cutting room floor.

“The 24-year-old star of The Black Dahlia and Vicky Cristina Barcelona shot a segment for New York, I Love You, a series of linked love stories directed by different people, including Natalie Portman and Brett Ratner,” according to the Daily Mail. “But her episode, shot in black and white and starring Kevin Bacon, was 'unwatchable,' sources told the New York Post.”

Unwatchable! Now there’s a word that makes my eyes well with tears of pride. The film’s producer, Emmanuel Benbihy, has a much more diplomatic explanation for the excision of Scarlett’s segment. “The story did not specifically involve an interpersonal relationship, and it was conceptualised to be filmed in black and white – both of which were extreme departures from the other films… Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective.”

All is not lost, however. The Johansson short will appear on the DVD release of New York, I Love You. And we’ll always have her boobs.


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Comments

Mayday said:

Speaking of unwatchable, will we have the opportunity to see that play out, or will the ticking clock (June 1st?) win?

If I had to abuse a metaphor, this would be like Hitchcock showing us the bomb under the table and cutting to black with 15 seconds left on the clock.

May 4, 2009 3:41 PM

Peter Smith said:

Scarlett Johansson: CANNED.

(sorry)

May 4, 2009 4:01 PM

Scott Von Doviak said:

There's more Unwatchable to come here, and then elsewhere. I'm determined to see it through, somewhere or another. Worst case scenario I'll finish it on my blog (click my name above for linkage) and beg you good people for donations. But I'm hoping for a better resolution than that.

May 4, 2009 4:34 PM