“I was offered every Marilyn Monroe script ever”: Sandra Bullock Left Both Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson Heartbroken by Stealing Their Dream Role in $723M Movie
Scarlett Johansson has made her career with her ability to perform versatile roles blended with cheer and emotional depth. She made her debut in the 1994 comedy-drama North. Two years later, she played a lead in Manny & Lo for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
Later she appeared in many successful movies which led her to be the world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019. Johansson is best known for her role as Natasha Romanoff aka, Black Widow in several movies including her stand-alone 2021 movie Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Scarlett Johansson Was Upset Losing Sandra Bullock’s $723M Role
As per reports, Scarlett Johansson wanted to play space engineer Ryan Stone in Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. However, the maker of the movie chose Sandra Bullock for the role. The Black Widow
Cuarón’s 2013 sci-fi, Gravity was a huge commercial and critical success. The movie grossed over $723.2 million at the global box office. Also, the movie received ten Oscar nominations and won seven including Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects. Certainly, playing the lead in the movie was the dream of many. The movie also stars George Clooney and Ed Harris.
Talking to Variety, the actor also revealed that she wanted to be in Iron Man 2 and fortunately, she got the role of Black Widow which extended to many movies and the character died in Avengers: Endgame.
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Angelina Jolie Fired Her Controlling Manager For The Same Role
Originally, Cuarón had planned Angelina Jolie and Robert Downey Jr. as the lead actors for his, Gravity. Jolie was also very much interested in the role. Talking about the initial process of the movie Cuarón said, “I thought I had written a small movie … just one character floating in space.”
According to many reports in 2013, Jolie fired her manager over losing the movie. Jolie had to opt for her directorial venture Unbroken, which was another important project for the actor. The project’s schedule was in conflict with Cuarón’s Gravity and for that, she cut ties with her manager. Like Johansson, Jolie was also pretty upset over losing the role knowing that the movie could be another great project to their resume. According to a report:
The tussle over the role ended after Cuarón brought in Sandra Bullock. She received an Oscar nomination for the role of a lone survivor in space.
Gravity is available for streaming on HBO Max. It can also be rented or purchased on Google Play and Amazon Instant Video.
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