What are your thoughts on Scarlett Johansson’s high-fashion mullet? She comes dangerously close to pulling it off. This whole W Magazine shoot – by Mert & Marcus – is very 1980s punk rock, I guess. There are worse styling choices, and as I said, it kind of works on Scarlett. I get tired of magazine stylists just doing her up like Marilyn Monroe or just “indiscriminate blonde bombshell.” You can see ScarJo’s full editorial here, and here are some highlights from the interview:

On her daughter Rose: “When she came out of me, I was so surprised. I had a very strong picture in my mind of what my baby would look like. And, of course, she is completely different. Perfect, but not what I’d imagined. Now, of course, I can’t picture her any other way.”

When offered a private changing room during the shoot: “Everyone has seen my breasts! I can change my top right here.”

Her role as a seductive alien in Under the Skin: “She was a totally different species, so her nudity was kind of practical. I also had black hair. That was my idea—I didn’t think I should be a blonde sort of bombshell. Naked, but not too sexy.”

She always had a husky voice: “When I was young, I would talk and everyone thought I had a cold. But when I went out for films, they loved my voice. It was a different world.”

She always wanted to do voice work for a cartoon: “I actually visited Pixar, hoping that they would use me for a cartoon. They didn’t. I was ripe for the picking! What happened? Now they have to give me a cartoon! I just called them out.”

Playing Black Widow: “People were surprised that I wanted to play a comic book heroine. But I loved Iron Man, and I met with Marvel to see what was possible. I had done my research, and the Black Widow character resonated with me. She is dark and has faced death so many times that she has a deep perspective on the value of life. In the sequel, you learn more about the sadness in her past. I think of her that way. Black Widow is a superhero, but she’s also human. She’s small, but she’s strong. It’s hard not to admire her. She packs a big punch. We all try to fight the forces of evil. Like Black Widow, you have to keep trying. The challenge is always there.”

[From W Magazine]

It’s funny that she associates darker hair with taking down the sexiness. For some men, I guess that’s the case. But lots of dudes dig brunettes, you know? As for her famous voice and how she’s never done a cartoon… that IS weird. She did all of that voice work on Her, which earned her a lot of praise, but it’s weird that no animated film producer has ever wanted her to voice a character. Oh, and as for her baby not looking like she expected… I’m assuming Rose is a brunette then? The horror!

Photos courtesy of Mert & Marcus/W Magazine.