Scarlett Johansson made a rare appearance with her husband Colin Jost at screening of her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, in New York on Wednesday.
The actress-turned-filmmaker, 40, walked hand-in-hand with the comedian, 43, and smiled for photos at The Cinema Society.
Scarlett looked as chic as ever in a white blazer that featured dramatic shoulder pads and matching wide leg trousers.
She teamed her suit with a lace bodysuit and topped off her outfit with a pair of heels.
Scarlett’s directorial debut, which stars June Squibb in the leading role, was met with great praise when it premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May and received a five-minute standing ovation from the crowds.
Joining Scarlett on the red carpet, June, 95, wore a colourful, floral print kimono which she layered over a satin cami and trousers.
Scarlett Johansson made a rare appearance with her husband Colin Jost at screening of her directorial debut in New York on Wednesday
The actress-turned-filmmaker, 40, walked hand-in-hand with the comedian, 43, and smiled for photos at The Cinema Society
Erin Kellyman, who stars as Nina in the drama, joined the duo for a photo, with their co-stars Jessica Hecht and Will Price also in attendance.
June plays Eleanor Morgenstein, a woman in her mid-90s who moves from Florida back to New York after her best friend, a Holocaust survivor, dies.
But when Eleanor tries to keep herself occupied at a local Jewish Community Center, she accidentally sits in on a gathering for Holocaust survivors.
Instead of coming clean about the mix up, she adopts her dead friends story of surviving the Holocaust as her own, which leads to a snowballing series of lies and misunderstandings.
For her directorial debut, Scarlett opted not to appear in the film and instead stayed behind the camera.
So far, the divisive film has earned a mixed 64 percent rating from the most prestigious critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes.
The actress recently revealed whether her husband Colin will be returning to Saturday Night Live in the wake of four of its stars leaving prior to the start of season 51.
While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Johansson revealed that her husband is ‘going back to work.’
Scarlett looked as chic as ever in a white blazer that featured dramatic shoulder pads and matching wide leg trousers
Scarlett’s directorial debut, which stars June Squibb (pictured) in the leading role, was met with great praise when it premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May
Joining Scarlett and co-star Erin Kellyman on the red carpet, June, 95, wore a colourful, floral print kimono which she layered over a satin cami and trousers
Jessica Hecht was also in attendance and was seen laughing with Scarlett as they caught up inside
Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann smiled for a photo with Scarlett
Sami, 84, is a motivational speaker, and will star in the film as a Holocaust Survivor
June plays Eleanor Morgenstein, a woman in her mid-90s who moves from Florida back to New York after her best friend, played by Sami, dies
His status with the show was uncertain it was announced that four of his costars — Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim — would not be returning.
Jost has been with SNL for 20 years now after joining the long-running late-night variety show as a writer in 2005.
He later became head writer of the series, and in 2014 he stepped up his profile as a co-anchor of Weekend Update. Since then, he has become the longest-tenured Weekend Update anchor.
EW also confirmed that his co-anchor, Michael Che, will also be back behind the desk for season 51.
Johansson has proved to be a good sport by dropping by SNL several times in recent years for a raunchy series of swapped jokes that the anchors usually do to end the season for celebrate other special occasions.
She has usually been the butt of raunch jokes written by Che and awkwardly delivered by her husband, but she couldn’t say if she would be back for the tradition in the upcoming season, as she is usually invited at the last minute.
So far, the divisive film has earned a mixed 64 percent rating from the most prestigious critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes
While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Scarlett recently revealed that her husband is ‘going back to work’ on SNL after it was announced that four of his costars would not be returning
Michael Longfellow (L), Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim will not be returning for season 51, but Jost will be back behind the Weekend Update dest with his co-anchor Michael Che; pictured in 2023
‘I think that’s basically the MO over at 30 Rock, is that everything is like moments before,’ she explained. ‘It’s usually like Friday night before the Saturday show.’
During her chat, Johansson added that she would ‘100 percent’ love to see her Eleanor The Great star June Squibb get a chance to host SNL this season.
That would make her by far the oldest person to have ever hosted the series, as the previous record holder, the late Betty White, was only 88 when she commanded the stage in 2010.
Squibb told EW that she would be game to host SNL if she got the call.
‘Oh yes, of course. I love that show. I watch it all the time,’ she said, adding that she would be the perfect guest thanks to her past stint hosting a cabaret show in New York for around a decade.
‘It was a little comedy thing,’ Squibb clarified.
