Scarlett Johansson has shared the reason behind her emotional reaction of crying while reading the script for her directorial debut, “Eleanor the Great.”
While promoting her upcoming movie, the “Black Widow” actress openly discussed her experience of filming “Eleanor the Great” with Deadline.
Revealing her motivation for directing the film, she said, “When I read it, I cried, and that almost never happens. Sometimes you’ll read a script that’s really moving. When I read Jojo Rabbit, I cried. Sometimes a script will move you like that, which is extraordinary.”
In the movie, June Squibb portrays Eleanor Morgenstein, a 90-year-old woman who moves to New York City seeking a fresh start after the passing of her friend, only to encounter challenges in forming new friendships.
“I could see there was a great possibility in it,” Johansson continued. “I thought, ‘Oh, actually, I think I could tell this story.’ It reminded me so much of independent film from the mid to late ’90s. I was a kid of the ’90s.”
Reflecting on the 90s independent cinema that inspired her, she concluded, “I watched a lot of movies in that period of time that were throughout the ’90s into the early aughts, like Crossing Delancey and movies like that I loved as a kid. Richard LaGravenese made a great movie called Living Out Loud.”
“Eleanor the Great” is scheduled for theatrical release on May 20, 2025.
