“You can’t wait for her to take her clothes off”: Scarlett Johansson Lost Iconic Role in $239M Thriller With Daniel Craig Because She Was Too S*xy for the Character

David Fincher stated that the problem with Johansson was that people can’t wait for her to take off her clothes.

With great beauty comes some compromises. Scarlett Johansson, known for portraying Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been revered as a beautiful woman. The actor however has also lost several roles because of her beauty (which she did not regret losing).

According to media reports, Johansson auditioned for the lead role in the 2011 movie The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. She lost the role however since director David Fincher claimed that she was too s*xy to portray the lead character and instead chose Rooney Mara.

As per the words of the acclaimed director, David Fincher stated that the problem with Johansson was that people can’t wait for her to take off her clothes.

Scarlett Johansson, known for portraying Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

“We flew in people from New Zealand and Swaziland and all over the place. Look, we saw some amazing people. Scarlett Johansson was great. It was a great audition, I’m telling you. But the thing with Scarlett is, you can’t wait for her to take her clothes off.”

After Johansson’s dismissal, Rooney Mara was hired and it worked out pretty well in the end. With David Fincher at the helm of the movie as its director, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo got a whopping 7.8/10 on IMDB and a high of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. As for The Prestige actress, she is currently busy raising her toddler and even jokingly defined the relationship as an “emotionally abusive relationship”.