Scarlett Johansson is giving the lowdown on her failed audition for the 2013 film ‘Gravity.’ The 38 year-old-actress was in contention for the female lead, which eventually went to Sandra Bullock. Johansson, who’s been acting since she was seven, still remembers the sparse audition where she had to pretend to be in space while sitting on a chair.

While she has gone on to establish herself as a major movie star with Marvel movies, there are significant projects that didn’t go her way. To date, she has regrets about missing out on ‘Gravity.’ Losing the lead in the 2013 space thriller gave her professional and personal anxiety about the kind of actor she wanted to be.

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Scarlett Johanson’s Strange ‘Gravity’ Audition

Scarlett Johansson is no stranger to weird movie auditions. However, her screentest for Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity‘ takes the cake. The ‘Asteroid City’ actress, who plays Midge Campbell in Wes Anderson’s latest film, auditioned for the part of Dr. Ryan Stone. It ultimately went to Sandra Bullock, earning her a Best Actress Oscar nomination.  

Scarlett Johansson told Entertainment Tonight about her unconventional audition for ‘Gravity.’ She told the outlet that it was different from anything she had done. She said, “I did a screen test for the movie ‘Gravity,’ that Sandra Bullock is fantastic in, but I had to be in, like, the full whole space suit thing, and sort of pretend I was kind of like floating in space, even though I was just sitting in a chair with a helmet on.”

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Major Roles Scarlett Johansson Regrets Loosing Throughout Her Career

Scarlett Johansson has previously expressed her frustrations with the bombshell-persona roles she was constantly offered. Her lack of confidence reached a breaking point when she couldn’t book ‘Gravity’ and ‘Iron Man 2.’ It made her take stock of her career and its direction.

Losing the opportunity to star in ‘Gravity’ was one of many roles Scarlett Johansson has missed out on. At 11, Johansson lost the chance to star in ‘Jumanji’ to Kirsten Dunst. She got laryngitis on the day of her ‘Les Misérables’ screen test. Anne Hathway got the part and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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