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The first cast photo for Lars von Trier's controversial film "Nymphomaniac" and news on Scarlett Johansson's directing project highlight THR's coverage.read more    

It's almost a decade since Scarlett Johansson became a major star thanks to Sofia Coppola's "Lost In Translation," and the actress continues to confound expectations; her diverse pick of roles of late has included a Cameron Crowe rom-com, superhero epic "The Avengers," playing Janet Leigh in "Hitchcock" and, coming up, playing a cannibalistic alien in Jonathan Glazer's "Under The Skin." And now she's taking another curve; she' s going to direct. It's been in the works for a while, but it was confirmed this morning that Johansson will direct an adaptation of Truman Capote's 'lost' first novel "Summer Crossing."  The film, which will shoot in the first half of 2014, focuses on a 17-year-old girl who falls in love with a Jewish parking attendant in New York in 1945. Johansson commented "Several years ago I began working alongside the Capote estate and writer Tristine Skylar to adapt 'Summer Crossing,' an inspired early work of Truman's which has long captured my heart. Being able...