Scarlett Johansson has called out studio execs over "irresponsible" offers

One of the highest-grossing actors of all time isn't afraid to say that a project shouldn't be made.

Scarlett Johansson has called out studio execs over

Scarlett Johansson is one of the highest-grossing movie stars of all time, so yeah, she knows a thing or two about what gets people into theater seats—and she isn’t afraid to leverage that experience to give her unfiltered opinion on job offers. “Am I making something that other people want to see? Is there an audience for this movie?” Johansson said of her decision-making process in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I’m not making a movie just for me.” Never one to back down from sticking it to Hollywood, she said that, aside from her own vetting process, she also challenges executives to think more carefully about the projects they’re greenlighting. “Sometimes I get studio projects that I have to say, ‘I don’t think you should make this. I don’t know who you’re making this for. ‘It seems irresponsible to make this,'” Johansson said.

Most of Johansson’s box-office success comes from her many appearances as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. In 2025, Jurassic World: Rebirth earned $869 million worldwide, making Johansson the highest-grossing actor ever—though fellow heavyweights Tom Holland and Zoe Saldaña have since surpassed her. Next, Johansson is about to start filming an extremely top-secret Ari Aster film called Scapegoat, co-starring Jacob Elordi and Jude Law. She’ll also continue dipping her toes into franchises with upcoming roles in the apparently existential angst-inducing The Batman Part II and Mike Flanagan’s spooky The Exorcist: Martyrs.  

 
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