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LUCY: Scarlett Johansson cast in Luc Besson Action Film

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Scarlett Johannsson cast in Lucy. The casting of Scarlett Johansson in Lucy answers the question of who would play the lead female role in Luc Besson next action film. Luc Besson wrote the script for Lucy but their is no word on whether or not he will direct the thriller movie. Besson is currently slated to produce the film with his EuropaCorp CEO Christophe Lambert. Scarlett Johansson is currently filming Captain America: The Winter Soldier and will shoot Lucy directly after it.

The plotline of Lucy:

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Lucy, which centers on a woman forced to become a drug mule. But the drug instead goes into her system, transforming her into an ass-kicking machine. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can’t feel pain and other discomforts.

Sounds interesting. So she becomes a mutant through drugs.

On Scarlett Johansson:

Johansson made her film debut in North (1994) and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo (1996). She rose to further prominence with her roles in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and Ghost World (2001). She shifted to adult roles with her performances in Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) and Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003), for which she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Both films earned her Golden Globe Award nominations.

A role in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) earned Johansson a third Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination. Johansson garnered another Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress with her role in Woody Allen’s Match Point (2005). She went on to star in two further Allen movies: Scoop (2006) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). Johansson has appeared in other successful films, such as Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006). Johansson played popular Marvel comic book character Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff in the films Iron Man 2 (2010) and The Avengers (2012), and will reprise the role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).[2]

The 2010 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge gave Johansson some of her best reviews for her acting, and she received a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. As a singer, Johansson has released two albums, Anywhere I Lay My Head and Break Up. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Johansson is considered one of Hollywood’s modern female sex symbols and is often listed as one of the most beautiful women in the world.

A Scarlett Johansson photograph:

Scarlett Johannsson Smiling

Scarlett Johansson smiling

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Source: Hollywoodreporter

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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