Is there an end to this woman’s talents? Following suit of actors like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson is gearing up for her first project as director. And it’s not just any small project, it will be an adaptation of Truman Capote’s SUMMER CROSSING.
If you don’t know much about Capote’s story, it tells the story of a a 17-year-old debutant who opts out of her parents’ Parisian travels to foster a romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant in the middle of a 1945 summer NYC heat wave. The novel was never actually published, Capote threw it out, but the apartment janitor kept hold of it. It resurfaced again back in 2004 and was published with the blessing of Capote’s publisher.
Johansson spoke about her excitement for the project:
“Several years ago I began working alongside the Capote estate and writer Tristine Skylar to adapt SUMMER CROSSING, an inspired early work of Truman’s which has long captured my heart. Being able to bring this story to the screen as my full length directorial debut is a life dream and deep privilege.”
Are you looking forward to Scarlett’s debut?
Source: Deadline
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