Hollywood stars and their on-off relationships are something which goes beyond the comprehension of the common man.

Thus when recent reports about Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds meeting up for a cozy meal started doing the rounds, there were speculations that the two had patched up things were going to be quite great between them as a couple.

London, Jan 9 : Actor Liev Schreiber says he’s totally smitten by her Broadway co-star Scarlett Johansson.

Schreiber and Johansson are working together for an upcoming Broadway production ‘A View From The Bridge’, and the actor insists he "kind of fallen" for the actress.

He is full of praise for his co-star.

"I''ve just been really impressed with her composure. Broadway is a pressurised situation and we''ve had a really short rehearsal period. She''s really evolved so much, especially over the last two to three weeks,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling Entertainment Weekly.

"I''m blown away by her. I''ve kind of fallen for Scarlett," he added. (ANI)

London, Oct 21 : American actress Scarlett Johansson has revealed that her dream of making an appearance on Broadway will have to be put on hold, as she suffers from “crippling” stage fright.

Surprisingly Johansson, 24, had happily appeared in numerous plays as a child actress, but now she admits that she has to overcome the phobia of performing live first before she gets on stage.

London, Oct 7  Actress Scarlett Johansson is keen to star in the next big musical in Hollywood because she dreamt of becoming the next Judy Garland when she was a child.

"When I was a kid, I started acting because I wanted to be in movie musicals and on Broadway. I took a lot of vocal lessons and I thought I was going to be Judy Garland or something. It's always been my dream to do a movie musical. I always wanted to sing on camera," contactmusic. com quoted her as saying.

Washington, October 02 : Scarlett Johansson has dismissed rumors that she will star in a revival of Broadway musical ‘Promises.’

In fact the actress has claimed that she was not even approached for the role.

Contactmusic reports, her spokesperson said the rumour “is simply not true," and "she hasn’t even been approached about it.”

Earlier, online reports had claimed that the ‘The Presitge’ actress was competing with Anne Hathaway and Zooey Deschanel to play a waitress who falls in love with an up-and-coming businessman.

London, Oct 1 : Scarlett Johansson says she is her natural self whenever she is modelling, because trying to act sexy is “most unsexy”.

The Sun quoted her as telling Glamour: "I don''t think about being sexy, being seductive.

"What you don''t want to see is somebody trying to be sexy. That''s the most unsexy thing."

The 24-year-old hottie says she is at her critical best when she’s seeing her own snaps.

London, Sep 30: Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has rubbished reports suggesting that she has shed 14 pounds for her role in "Iron Man 2".

The actress admits that she slimmed down to fit into a catsuit to play Black Widow in the forthcoming sequel, but is outraged over reports she went to extreme lengths to lose weight for the part, reported imdb. com.

"There was this rumour mill cranking out stories that I had lost 14 pounds - I could never lose 14 pounds. I hate seeing these ridiculous articles," she said. (IANS)

London, Sep 30 : Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who wed actor Ryan Reynolds in a surprise ceremony in September last year, says it wasn't planned and came as a surprise for her as well.

"I never really thought about getting married - it just kind of happened," people. co. uk quoted Johansson as saying.

"It seemed natural, the right thing to do," she added.

Johansson, who tied the knot in Canada, says nothing much has changed in her life but she likes the post-wedding feeling.

Washington, Sept 30 : Actress Scarlett Johansson has lashed out at stories about her weight, calling them “ridiculous”.

Us magazine quoted Johnson as telling Glamour: "There was this rumour mill cranking out stories that I had lost 14 pounds -- I could never lose 14 pounds…. I hate seeing these ridiculous articles where [tabloids] guess someone''s weight.”

"I can''t look at somebody who is 6 feet tall and 120 pounds and say, I''m going to get that body. That''s just never going to happen," she admits.

Washington, September 17 : Scarlett Johansson is selling a pair of tickets to the 2010 premiere of action film Iron Man 2 and a host of movie and music memorabilia as part of an online charity auction on the website eBay.

Johansson, who plays Black Widow in the Iron Man sequel, will honour the highest bidder of the eBay. com auction with a meet-and-greet at the Los Angeles event next spring.

The highest bidder and a guest will get a chance to attend the film's premiere.

Washington, Aug 27 : Scarlett Johansson has said that she was banned from partying and dating boys by her overprotective mom.

The actress revealed that her mom Melanie Sloan was very strict with her.

"There were rules. My mother not only told me not to go out with actors but not even to go out," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Also, hottie Megan Fox has confessed that she was grounded most of her childhood.

London, Aug 25 : Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson wanted to “knock the s***” out of her co-stars on ‘Iron Man 2’ during fighting scenes.

The 24-year-old actress feared that her tiny stature might make her less influential as the deadly Black Widow, and took up the challenge to look convincing.

"I did a lot of stunt training, weight training and all that stuff for Iron Man. It took strength training to try to fit that mould," the Sun quoted her as saying

London, Aug 19 : Actress Scarlett Johansson had so much fun starring in her upcoming new flick `Iron Man 2' that she's keeping her fingers crossed producers will ask her to reprise her role in a spin-off movie.

The 24-year-old actress, who plays the Black Widow in the Marvel action adventure, loved high-kicking her way on to the big screen in her first action-girl role.

New Delhi, August 3 : Scarlett Johansson may star in new film ''My Week With Marilyn'', for she is said to be filmmakers' favourite in the list that comprises other Hollywood hotties.

Director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt reportedly have Kate Hudson, Amy Adams and Michelle Williams in their mind too, the China Daily reports.

London, Aug 1 : Filmmaker Robert Redford had a difficult time working with a teenage Scarlett Johansson on the set of `The Horse Whisperer', as the actress frustrated him so much, reveals a new book.

Scralett was just 13-years-old when director Redford cast her to star in the 1998 film.

Although Redford acknowledges her acting talent, he found that it difficult working with her.

Washington, July 30 : Representatives of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have rubbished reports that actor missed Comic-Con convention over a feud with wife.

They insist that Reynolds was in Europe shooting for a film.

"[The report] is completely untrue," People magazine quoted the reps as saying.

"Warner Brothers never planned to have Green Lantern as part of their panel at this year''s Comic-Con and Ryan is in Europe shooting a film," they added.

Washington, July 29 : There seems to be some trouble brewing in the paradise of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds.

The couple, who tied the knot last September, were reportedly caught in a fight last week as they were about to depart for San Diego's Comic Con sci-fi convention.

Scarlett, there to discuss her new role as Black Widow in "Iron Man 2," was to appear on her panel with Robert Downey Jr. and other cast members.

While Ryan has just been cast as the lead in "Green Lantern," a Warner Brothers flick.

Washington, July 29 : Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson is set to return to music charts with her new album in collaboration with singer/songwriter Pete Yorn.

The 24-year-old actress hit the charts last year (08) with an album full of Tom Waits tunes.

She had recorded tracks for Break Up in 2007 - and now Yorn plans to release the project in September (09).

Yorn hopes to recreate the kind of the working relationship between French stars Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot with the actress.

New Delhi, July 28 : Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson loved filming fight sequences in her upcoming `Iron Man' sequel.

The 24-year-old actress plays Natasha Romanoff and her alter-ego, sexy Russian spy Black Widow in the Iron Man 2 and insists she enjoyed working on the comic book adaptation.

"I''m kicking some major a*s - so I would say ''major'' is the amount of a*s I kick," said Johansson.

London, July 18 : Scarlett Johansson has ditched her blonde locks for a more fiery look to become The Black Widow in Iron Man 2.

The ‘red-haired’ sexy star squeezed herself into a skin-tight catsuit for the comic book sequel, reports The Sun.

Meanwhile, Robert Downey Jr returns as crime fighter Tony Stark a. k. a Iron Man and Gwyneth Paltrow as love interest Pepper Potts.

Mickey Rourke will play the role of vicious villain Whiplash and Samuel L. Jackson will appear as CIA agent Nick Fury in the film.