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Chris Evans calls Scarlett Johansson a "testament to the power of fearlessness in art"

By Sophia Soto | Last updated Apr 17, 2025 5:41 PM ET

In honor of Scarlett Johansson being named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2025," Chris Evans shared a beautiful tribute to his longtime co-star.

"Despite her being three years younger than me, I’ve always considered Scarlett Johansson my older sister," he wrote. "We met in 2002 while filming The Perfect Score in Vancouver. Even at 17, she had wisdom, talent, and grit beyond her years. I quickly revered her as any younger sibling would, with equal parts admiration and intimidation. After wrapping the film, she started work on a little movie called Lost in Translation, and the rest was history. Since then, I’ve watched her craft a career entirely her own, seamlessly transitioning between independent and mainstream films, refusing to be boxed in to any one genre or type, and cementing her legacy as one of the most versatile, influential, and bankable actors of her generation."

Chris Evans praises TIME100 honoree Scarlett Johansson: "Scarlett is always unafraid. Unafraid to be vulnerable. Unafraid to take risks. Unafraid to be herself. Even unafraid to chase dinosaurs. She’s a living testament to the power of fearlessness in art" https://t.co/VwUNoW0RR4 pic.twitter.com/iofyAOn6Gg
— TIME (@TIME) April 16, 2025

The actor continued to express, "A pioneer, a rebel, a force, an artist without limits and, most important, without fear. Scarlett is always unafraid. Unafraid to be vulnerable. Unafraid to take risks. Unafraid to be herself. Even unafraid to chase dinosaurs. She’s a living testament to the power of fearlessness in art. That’s why even though I’m older, I learn from her, I lean on her, and I look up to her. And as any “younger” sibling would assert, there’s absolutely nothing she can’t do."

Along with The Perfect Score, the duo has worked together on The Nanny Diaries, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, and Avengers: Endgame.

Even though they have both left the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we are certainly ready to see them collaborate and share the screen again on another project soon.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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