I look like a street, punky girl,” Scarlett Johansson tells me. “It’s that edgy Debbie-Harry- meets-Marianne-Faithfull look.”

Certainly the new images of Johansson for the autumn/winter 2009 Mango campaign, which hits the streets today, are a world away from the Scarlett that we’ve become used to.

Gone is the preppie, all-American girl of Lost in Translation, or the noir heroine of The Black Dahlia.

Johansson shot the ad campaign for the Spanish high-street fashion store with über-cool photographer Mario Sorrenti.

Hair styled in a tousled blonde bob, we see Scarlett wearing leather and leopardskin, super-skinny jeans and a black bra.

You wouldn’t mess with that girl. “She’s not a waif,” says Johansson proudly.

She takes over as the face of Mango from Penelope Cruz (who has fronted it for the past two years) and jokes she already knew a lot about the clothes from working with Cruz on Woody Allen’s Vicky Christina Barcelona.

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I’ve replaced three of the behind the scenes photos from Scarlett’s Mango photoshoot with HQ versions plus added one new one.  Also added are a few more photos from the upcoming Fall campaign.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Modeling:  Mango > Behind the Scenes
- Modeling:  Mango > 2009 Fall Campaign

Scarlett was in Madrid today for the official debut as the new face of Mango.  I’m gathering photos from the press conference photocall now and they should be up within a few hours.  For now, enjoy some of the photos from the ad campaign which have been added to the gallery.

edit: HQ versions have also been added so be sure to check those out too

GALLERY LINKS:
- Modeling: Mango > 2009 Fall Campaign

Today’s small gallery update is the addition of over 20 new HQ images of Scarlett at the press conference for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize concert which was held back in December.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events: Events in 2008 > The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize Concert – Press Conference

Sheri from lashortsfest.com sent me a follow-up email with a few more details about Scarlett’s upcoming appearance.  This is an excellent opportunity for those of you in the Los Angeles area.

Some more info on this. Tickets to opening night are open to the public.
The theater only holds 230 so there will be close proximity to the celebs
and they are participating in Q&A after. Ticket also includes an
afterparty which we hope the celebs will attend.

Tickets are available through our site www.lashortsfest.com for $30. Buy a
ticket and be part of Scarlett’s world premiere screening of her short
These Vagabond Shoes.

There are also some rumors floating around the web that Scarlett could be a part of the Iron Man 2 panel at this year’s Comic-Con.  I will keep you all posted as I learn more.

Austin360 posted a short interview with Pete Yorn.  It’s mostly about his current album Back and Forth but he did have a comment about his upcoming album with Scarlett and he hints at a possible tour (of sorts).

Is it fair to say your writing is more direct on the new songs? In the past, I’d maybe probably protect myself more by being vague. There was a conscious decision to make this more simple and straightforward.

Did that spill over into writing your upcoming album (‘Break Up’) with Scarlett (Johansson)? That was more like a flurry. I was trying to figure out how to get some female perspective in my songs.

Will you two tour together when that album’s out this fall? We’ll do a couple events. I think we’ll go to Europe as well.

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A group of celebrities and dignitaries signed an open letter in Britain’s Daily Telegraph yesterday, urging the G8 to give all people – rich and poor in all countries – the support they need to live decent and dignified lives when they meet for the summit taking place in Italy.

Annie Lennox, Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Angélique Kidjo, Bill Nighy and many others put their names to the letter, which will also appear in the UK’s Financial Times.

“You have a unique opportunity in Italy this year to ensure that all people, in rich countries and poor, are given the support they need to live decent and dignified lives,“ they wrote. “You have taken important steps to this end at previous G8 Summits. In 2001 you acknowledged that industrialized nations had a responsibility to tackle global inequality through deeper debt relief and more aid, and you agreed to establish a Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. In 2005, you promised to increase annual aid levels to $50bn.

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In honor of Nelson Mandela, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) and Hachette Audio produced an audiobook edition of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of stories hand-picked by the Nobel laureate.

Diverse, acclaimed performers donated their talents to the charitable endeavor by voicing stories: Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker, and Alfre Woodard. Archbishop Desmond Tutu recorded a message to the world’s children, and African music legends Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela composed original music.
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I’ve noticed that we were missing tons of Moët & Chandon campaign print ads and behind the scenes photos in the gallery, and also some production stills from He’s Just Not That Into You, so a little gallery update for today with more than 20 new pics, enjoy!

GALLERY LINKS:

• Moët & Chandon > Print Ads
• Moët & Chandon > Behind the Scenes
• He’s Just Not That Into You > Promotional Stills