Joseph Gordon Levitt recently completed his directorial debut which stars Scarlett Johansson – the film, named ‘Don Jon’ is simply about a girl who loves romantic comedies and a guy who prefers porn. Explaining why he selected Scarlett for the film, Joseph reveals that he wrote the script with her in mind because not only is she beautiful, but she has that extra special something that makes her stand out:
“Look, Scarlett is a gorgeous, gorgeous woman, but if you just compare purely physical features, plenty of girls are just as gorgeous. But she creates this extra something. It’s in her walk, her eye contact. The total package is just off the charts.”
He says that he didn’t know Scarlett before the film but thought she was perfect for the part:
“I didn’t know Scarlett, but I spent more than a year with the image of her in my head playing this character. She couldn’t not do this.”
And on the porn aspect of the film, Joseph says that he thinks porn can be addictive and there are some negative aspects, but it’s mostly up to the viewer:
“Porn’s fine. I’m aware that it can be hateful toward women. It can be addictive. It can get ugly. But it’s only damaging if you allow it to be.”
