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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Scarlett Johansson

Clockwise from top left; Albert Bourla (AFP), Sacha Baron Cohen (AP), Diane von Furstenberg (AP), Serge Klarsfeld (AFP), Scarlett Johansson (AP) and Yuval Noah Harari (Courtesy)
October 11, 2021, 3:11 pm
Pfizer’s Bourla, Nazi-hunter Klarsfeld on shortlist for Genesis Prize
Sacha Baron Cohen, Scarlett Johansson, Diane von Furstenberg and Yuval Noah Harari also in the running for $1 million award, traditionally donated by winner to nonprofits
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) talks with Mansour Abbas, head of the Islamic Ra'am party, during a special session to vote on the new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
September 15, 2021, 8:13 pm
Bennett makes the ‘TIME 100 most influential’ list; Mansour Abbas pens his entry
‘Someone courageous needed to make that change,’ writes Arab party leader and coalition ally, praising rightist PM for partnering with his Islamists to try to ‘unite’ Israel
By Ron Kampeas
In this April 22, 2019, file photo, Colin Jost, left, and Scarlett Johansson arrive at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Wedding bells are in the future for actress Scarlett Johansson and Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost. Johansson's publicist Marcel Pariseau tells The Associated Press Sunday, May 19, 2019, that the private couple is officially engaged after two years of dating. Pariseau says no date has been set for the nuptials. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
August 19, 2021, 6:28 pm
It’s a boy! Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost welcome 1st kid together
The couple announce the birth of baby Cosmo just days after publicly confirming the film star’s pregnancy
By Yaakov Schwartz
Scarlett Johansson in 'Black Widow.' (Marvel Studios/All rights reserved)
June 29, 2021, 7:54 pm
Jewish troika breaks more than glass ceilings in Marvel’s epic ‘Black Widow’
Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz and director Cate Shortland make up a trifecta of Women of the Tribe propelling this dazzling action film, out in the US July 9
By Jordan Hoffman
Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the special screening of 'Jojo Rabbit' during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, September 8, 2019. (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
December 10, 2020, 2:41 pm
Egyptian celebs rap ‘Zionist’ Scarlett Johansson over bid to free rights workers
Some prominent figures highlight Jewish actress’s role in international pressure campaign that led to 3 activists being released; others thank her
By ToI Staff
The Varsity Theater, home to concerts, used the marquee to address the need for washing hands due to the coronavirus, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus, March 16, 2020 near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
March 17, 2020, 11:36 pm
Disney postpones Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ as US cinemas close
With America’s 40,000 theater screens locked down for the foreseeable future, some studios shift to home streaming platforms
By AP and ToI Staff
Jewish stars Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi, and Timothée Chalamet pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Photo by Steve Granitz/ WireImage/via JTA)
February 12, 2020, 9:25 pm
Jojo Rabbit director says critics wouldn’t be as harsh if they knew he’s Jewish
Taika Waititi also plays Adolf Hitler in the romping anti-Nazi comedy set in the final days of World War II
By ToI Staff
Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy of A24, via JTA)
January 13, 2020, 6:51 pm
Oscar nominations: Johansson enters elite company; Sandler and his Gems snubbed
‘Jojo Rabbit’ gets two nods for 2020 awards; some critics had earmarked Adam Sandler for Best Actor, but his ‘Uncut Gems’ garners no nominations at all
By Gabe Friedman
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, September 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/ Invision/AP)
December 9, 2019, 10:16 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen lands Golden Globe nomination for Israeli spy role
Comedian starred as Eli Cohen in Netflix drama ‘The Spy’; thanks ‘visionary’ Israeli writer Gideon Raff; ‘Mrs Meisel,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Kominsky Method’ also get nods
By ToI Staff and JTA
Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the special screening of 'Jojo Rabbit' during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, September 8, 2019. (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
December 4, 2019, 5:00 pm
Scarlett Johansson is back as ‘Black Widow’
Sequel introduces fans to Marvel superhero’s sister as she returns to confront her past
By JTA
Screen capture from video showing Scarlett Johansson, left, and Adam Driver in the trailer for 'Marriage Story.' (YouTube via JTA)
November 6, 2019, 5:55 pm
Noah Baumbach’s new film, ‘Marriage Story,’ draws on his divorce
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star in movie about two parents ‘who are un-amicably decoupling’
By JTA
Taika Waititi, center, playing Hitler, wrote and directed 'Jojo Rabbit.' Roman Griffin Davis, jumping to his right, co-stars. (Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via JTA)
October 19, 2019, 10:37 pm
‘Jojo Rabbit’ doesn’t glorify Nazis, but is a lesson in how hate is taught
Comedy set during Holocaust about brainwashed German boy is about laughing as well as understanding how easy it is for children to be indoctrinated into hate
By Emily Burack
New Zealand actor/director Taika Waititi at the TIFF Tribute Gala during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival Day 5 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2019. (VALERIE MACON / AFP)
October 16, 2019, 7:08 pm
Taika Waititi takes on Nazis in ‘Jojo Rabbit’… by playing Hitler
Director, who is of Jewish descent, says Holocaust comedy has been in the works since 2011 — and has only become more relevant due to the ‘rise of more neo-Nazis and hate groups’
By Andrew MARSZAL
Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the special screening of 'Jojo Rabbit' during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, September 8, 2019. (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
September 9, 2019, 11:08 am
Scarlett Johansson unveils Nazi comedy
‘Jojo Rabbit’ is a satirical tale of a young boy during World War II whose imaginary friend is a make-believe version of Adolf Hitler
By Andrew MARSZAL
US film director Woody Allen, right, gives instruction to actress Scarlett Johansson on the first day's filming of his new movie in Barcelona, Spain, Monday July 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
September 5, 2019, 4:45 am
Scarlett Johansson stands by Woody Allen: ‘I believe him’
Actress’s support comes after much of Hollywood distanced itself from the filmmaker whose alleged abuses were resurfaced by MeToo
By AP
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