Scarlett Johansson reveals if she would be interested in directing a future Marvel project 

As for how she found the project, she explained, "I have a production company called These Pictures, and we get all kinds of submissions. I wasn’t looking for something to direct at that moment. I read it because I was fascinated to see what June Squibb was starring in because I love her, and I was so surprised by the story. It had a lot of elements of films that I love, independent films from the ’90s and early aughts. It was New York-based, very character driven. And the plot device was so surprising. It made me cry. I immediately called my producing partner and was, like, I can direct this. I know how to make it."

Johansson is widely recognized for her work as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which she joined back in 2010. The actress has mentioned that she is not planning to return on-screen because she already finished the character's journey with 2021's Black Widow and 2019's Avengers: Endgame, when Natasha made the ultimate sacrifice. 

However, could she come back to direct? "I think the movies that I like that are big action movies also have the human connectivity piece," she expressed. "Even producing Black Widow and being a part of the production of that, and the development of the story, and the story between Natasha and Yelena… [there is] I think, a way of doing it, a way of maintaining the integrity of the idea of human connection, family, disappointment, all of the things that were themes in [Eleanor the Great], and doing it in a giant way in a giant universe — there’s ways of doing that… So, yeah, definitely, it could be, it would be fun."

Eleanor the Great is coming soon to theaters.