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Scarlett Johansson feels she is 'no longer cast due to her desirability’. After the star's breakthrough in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation she feels she was often pitched roles because of her perceived desirability to men. She thinks, however, that times have changed now, and younger actresses have more options today. ”You know, it's a different time for young women," Johansson told The Sunday Times. ”The messaging is different - there are many more role models, women are visible in powerful positions and the opportunities I have had to play women who don't have to just be one thing or another have increased.” "But when I was younger, a lot of the roles I was offered, or I went for, had their ambitions or character arcs revolving around their own desirability, or the male gaze, or a male-centred story. That is less frequent, though - something has shifted.” To avoid being typecast as a sex symbol, the Black Widow star said she chose her roles carefully. Speaking of how she carefully curated her career, Johansson added:"So my responsibility then was just to be productive, trying to maintain the momentum of my career and wait for things that felt right.” "That is hard because there is an existential angst that comes with waiting, but I had to allow space for the creative process to do its thing.”
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