Before Thursday night’s American Cinematheque gala, it had been 22 months since Scarlett Johansson had set foot on a red carpet. “This is more than dipping my toe in. I feel like I’m getting …
“I’m just happy to be out and see people and reconnect and reemerge,” she added, noting that the honor itself was “almost too much to take in. It’s a lot to process.”
“Honestly making ‘Black Widow’ was one of the highlights of my career,” Johansson shared. “I loved coming to work every single day working with my dream director Cate Shortland and an incredible cast of actors. I felt so fortunate and thankful every single day.” “Of course, when the pandemic hit and we were pushed, like that was disappointing. But obviously it was crazy times,” she continued. “I was really happy that the film was able to be seen in the theater at a time where more people were vaccinated and more people felt safe going. I certainly never wanted people to feel like they were risking their health or their lives to go to the movies.”
Things became more complicated still when Johansson filed suit against Disney in July, arguing that the simultaneous streaming release of the “Black Widow” cannibalized the theatrical gross, and violated her contract.