With her appealing on-screen persona, infectious personality, and knack for portraying challenging to complex characters, Scarlett Johansson has become a leading star and successfully cemented her top-shelf spot in the film industry. She has worked with enough A-list talents, including Matt Damon. Actors often shared intriguing on-set stories when they sat down for candid interviews.
The Ghost World movie star did the same thing as she once narrated a hilarious anecdote about Damon crying on the set of their shared 2011 biographical family comedy-drama film We Bought a Zoo. The Air movie actor was confronted with one of his big fears with snakes, as his co-star claimed that he was terrified during the shoot with so many reptiles and animals on the set, and watching him crying like a baby left her scared.
Scarlett Johansson Reveals Her Co-star Matt Damon Was Terrified Fiming We Bought a Zoo
Scarlett Johansson is one of the most beautiful and incredibly talented stars in showbiz who has delivered many award-winning performances in her flourishing career. The actress has captivated millions with her fascinating filmography, which she has built with her hardwork and contribution to cinema.
Johansson has worked on dozens of monumental projects, and her movies often grossed millions, even billions of dollars at the box office, making her one of the highest-paid stars in the industry. She found her love for cinema and began her career as a child artist, appearing on stage in off-Broadway plays.
The actress made her big screen debut with the 1994 comedy-drama North. Since then, she has starred next to legendary actors in iconic movies and become a leading performer by displaying her cinematic talents and artistic side. In 2011, the actress co-starred opposite Matt Damon in Cameron Crowe-directed film We Bought a Zoo.
Scarlett Johansson, known for her witty humor, once narrated a hilarious anecdote revealing how shooting around animals and reptiles left her co-star Damon frightened because he met with his biggest fear of snakes on the set. The 38-year-old star told People magazine:
“He was pretty terrified. He was definitely sweating a bit, and maybe the sweat formed in the corner of his eye. I said, ‘Matt, these kids are practically juggling the snakes. Hold it together.’” Damon admitted the same, saying, “I’m afraid of snakes. And I got bullied into interacting with them by Scarlett and the kids.”
Despite his fears of reptiles, Matt Damon gave his all in the movie and delivered a compelling performance.
Matt Damon Opens Up About Kissing His Co-star in the Movie
In a previous interview, Matt Damon opened up about his experience sharing an on-screen kiss with his co-star Scarlett Johansson in their 2011 dramedy film We Bought a Zoo. The Oppenheimer star claimed they both were unaware that they were about to film a kissing scene, and they went to have lunch.
He said Johansson ate onion sandwiches, and when she returned, director Cameron Crowe set up a camera for the sequence, and that’s when she panicked. Damon shared:
“We went to lunch, and she and I both thought [filming the kissing scene] was over, and she ate, like an onion sandwich. And she came in, and [director] Cameron Crowe had set the camera up, and it was, like, a tight shot of the kiss. And she goes, ‘Aw s—! I literally just had – I had, like, an onion sandwich.”
He continued,
“I was making fun of her the entire time about her onion breath, which I didn’t even smell cause her breath smells like roses.”
We Bought a Zoo dramedy has a fascinating plot in which Matt Damon plays the role of Benjamin Mee, and his co-star Scarlett Johansson plays his love interest, Kelly Foster and both deliver a powerhouse performance.
Source: People magazine
