Back in May, I wrote about the emerging details behind Scarlett Johansson’s latest role in the sci-fi thriller, Under the Skin, where she plays an alien who lures hitchhikers to satisfy the appetites of her alien comrades. Movie Buzzers now has some new on-set images to go with that thought, courtesy of Total Film.
Directed by Sexy Beast visionary Jonathan Glazer, the adaptation of Michael Faber’s book is set for a 2012 release, however no other cast members are listed on the movie’s IMDB page. The film is still currently shooting in Glasgow.
Although the actress isn’t looking as glamorous as we’re used to seeing her, especially after a sexy turn in Iron Man 2 and the upcoming spinoff The Avengers, some bloggers are criticizing these images because the novel’s protagonist is not portrayed as an alien wearing the skin of a sultry young female human being. She is in fact supposed to be deformed, but I guess if ScarJo is going to be in it, it’s gotta be sexy.
After all, the four-time Golden Globe nominee didn’t get the lead in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo because director David Fincher thought Johansson was too sexy and it would be too obvious that audiences would want to see that raw, naked of her- therefore Rooney Mara is making headlines as the brow-less computer hacker.
Have you read this book? Can you add anything to the character that we’re missing here? Is Johansson equipped to take on this role?
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