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Gene Ross posts a big piece on Comic-Con and an interview with Jenna.

This is the interesting bit:

"HW: I heard Scarlett Johansson is going to be in that--true?

JJ: It's all in negotiations, but we are in final negotiations.

HW: Why did you feel she's the right actress to play you?

JJ: You know it was kind of a weird process. Obviously the companies that I sold my rights to wanted me to play myself. Or they wanted to have the rights to grab the actresses they wanted, and I saw Scarlett in Lost in Translation. And I remember thinking to myself, this girl has such a sexuality without even really trying to be sexy. She doesn't even have to try, and I was like ""This girl could play me."" I don't want someone who's going to go in there and be, like, bouncing around. I want someone who can bring some depth and she has that. She's kind of dark."

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Kind of goes against what one of Scarlet's "people" told People magazine which Gene picked up on in an earlier post:

"Scarlett has never seen a script nor been approached about this project," says a rep for the actress. "She also has no interest in playing this role."

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It's a shame Nicole Ritchie has put that weight on. She would've been perfect.

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