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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU
KNOW FROM FILMS LIKE "LOST IN TRANSLATION," "JOJO RABBIT,"
AND AS BLACK WIDOW IN "THE AVENGERS."
HER NEW FILM IS "MARRIAGE STORY."
>> IN THE BEGINNING, I WAS THE ACTRESS, THE STAR, AND I FELT
LIKE SOMETHING.
YOU BE, PEOPLE CAME TO SEE ME AT FIRST, BUT THE FARTHER AWAY I
GOT FROM THAT AND THE MORE ACCLAIM THE THEATER COMPANY GOT
I HAD LESS AND LESS WEIGHT.
I JUST BECAME WHO, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE ACTRESS THAT WAS IN
THAT THING THAT TIME, AND HE WAS THE DRAW, AND THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN FINE, BUT I GOT SMALLER.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
SCARLETT JOHANSSON.
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>> HI!
HELLO!
>> Stephen: HELLO!
HI!
HELLO!
>> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> OH, THANK YOU, I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK.
HELLO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NOT SEEN "MARRIAGE STORY" YET, THAT SCENE RIGHT THERE IS
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND REVEALING SCENES OF YOUR
CHARACTER AND, YET, THE MOVIE IS JUST PACKED WITH SCENES LIKE
THAT, LIKE PEANUTS IN A SNICKER BAR, I BELIEVE THE POETS SAY.
WE HAD ADAM DRIVER ON A FEW WEEKS AGO TO TALK ABOUT THIS,
AND I'LL SAY IT'S EMOTIONALLY SHATTERING, VERY CHALLENGING.
I HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH A BREAKUP LIKE THAT BEFORE, BUT
INCREDIBLY TRUE, AND A LOVE STORY AT THE SAME TIME.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE CREATING THIS?
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND ADAM WERE BASICALLY SIGNED
UP ON THIS BEFORE THERE WAS A SCRIPT.
>> YEAH, SO I MET WITH NOAH PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, A YEAR
OR SO BEFORE WE STARTED SHOOTING IT, ACTUALLY BEFORE THERE REALLY
WAS EVEN A SCRIPT, AND IT WAS -- I THINK I GOT THE FEELING THAT
HE SORT OF NEEDED TO CAST IT SO HE KNEW WHAT VOICE THESE
CHARACTERS WERE USING, AND, YOU KNOW, WE SHARED A LOT ABOUT OUR
EXPERIENCES.
YOU KNOW, WE'D BOTH BEEN THROUGH A DIVORCE AND WERE CO-PARENTING
WITH SOMEONE WE WERE NO LONGER WITH, BUT, EVEN MORE SO THAN
THAT, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH
OUR PARENTS AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THESE
CHARACTERS -- YES, IT'S ABOUT THEIR -- YOU KNOW, THE
DISSOLUTION OF THEIR MARRIAGE, BUT IT'S ALSO SO MUCH ABOUT WHO
THEY ARE AS PEOPLE AND WHY -- YOU KNOW, THE FUNDAMENTAL
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IS -- THAT
EVENTUALLY IS SORT OF WHAT MAKES THE MARRIAGE AN IMPOSSIBLE ONE,
AND IT'S SO MUCH ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
HE -- NOAH SO BRILLIANTLY WEAVES THAT IN THERE.
THERE ARE SUCH GREAT SCENES WITH JULIE HAGGERTY IN THE FILM AND
WEAVER AND YOU GET TO SEE -- YOU KNOW, ALL OF US PLAY ROLES IN
OUR FAMILY AND YOU GET TO SEE WHAT THIS CHARACTER NICOLE IS IN
HER FAMILY AND IT INFORMS SO MUCH OF HOW YOU ARE IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY.
>> Stephen: IT FEELS VERY REAL.
IT HAS THEATRICAL QUALITY AT TIMES.
THERE ARE LONG SCENES BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU WHERE IT'S NOT --
IT'S VERY COMPLEX, YOUR EMOTIONS TOWARD EACH OTHER.
IT'S NOT SIMPLY YOU'RE HAVING A FIGHT.
THE FIGHT IS ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU WANTED TO BE LOVED OR
LOVE EACH OTHER, AND, IN THAT WAY, BECAUSE IT FEELS SO TRUE IS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND WHILE I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE A GREAT ACTRESS, THERE
IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE THAT FEELS LIKE A
NEXT LEVEL TO ME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S ASTOUNDING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MY WIFE AND I, WE WATCHED
IT TOGETHER LYING IN BED, MY WIFE AND I WATCHED IT IN BED
LYING TOGETHER, AND WE WOULD STOP EVERY SO OFTEN TO HAVE TO
DRINK IN THE SCENE.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY WE HAD TO DRINK.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A COCKTAIL DURING THIS
BECAUSE IT IS CHALLENGING.
LET'S TALK ABILITY ADAM DRIVER WHO PLAYS YOUR HUSBAND AND
EXHUSBAND CHARLIE IN THIS.
SO WHEN DID YOU SHOOT THIS MOVIE?
>> SO WE SHOT IT TWO YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO IT WAS BEFORE "END GAME" CAME OUT.
AND HE'S KYLO WREN AND YOU'RE BLACK WIDOW.
DID YOU TRADE POKER SECRETS ABOUT YOUR TWO FRANCHISES?
>> NO, WE DIDN'T DO THAT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: IS THIS YOU TALKING OR ANOTHER LAWYER
TALKING RIGHT NOW?
( LAUGHTER ) >> YEAH, I GUESS, YOU KNOW,
ADAM, HE IS -- HE'S LIKE AN ENIGMA.
HE'S A VERY SORT OF MYSTERIOUS --
>> Stephen: QUIET GUY.
HE'S QUIET AT TIMES.
>> Stephen: NOT IN THIS MOVIE.
NO, HE IS.
HE'S RESERVED AND, UM, I NEVER THOUGHT TO REALLY ASK HIM ABOUT
"STAR WARS" STUFF.
>> Stephen: HE WAS INSULTED YOU DIDN'T TRY TO PRY.
DID HE ASK YOU ABOUT MARVEL STUFF AT ALL?
>> UM -- >> Stephen: BECAUSE I'M ABOUT
TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOME MARVEL STUFF RIGHT NOW.
MONDAY, THE TRAILER FOR THE NEW BLACK WIDOW WHICH COMES OUT IN
SPRING -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) THAT'S EXCITING.
I LOVE THE POSTER.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> NOBODY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS COMING OUT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE KIDDING.
NO, I ACTUALLY WOKE UP, AND I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM CHRIS
EVANS, AND MEFS, LIKE, THE TRAILER LOOKS GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING UP AT 5:00 A.M., THAT'S A WHOLE
OTHER STORY.
>> Stephen: LIFTING.
LIFTING, YEAH, SURE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S ANOTHER
STORY.
WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> BUT I WAS ALSO AS EXCITED AS
EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> Stephen: MARVEL DIDN'T TELL YOU?
>> THEY KEEP EVERYTHING FROM ME.
>> Stephen: THE OBVIOUS QUESTION TO START OFF BEFORE WE
GET INTO THIS IS COULD BLACK WIDOW TAKE KALEO WREN IN A
FIGHT?
>> IS THAT LIKE A TIGER AGAINST A LION THING?
>> Stephen: YES, TIGER AGAINST A LION.
I HAVE MY OPINION.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: OH, I DEFINITELY HAVE -- YOU'VE NEVER SEEN MY
SHOW?
I HAVE OPINIONS.
THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING.
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>> I HAVE TO GO FIRST?
>> Stephen: NO, I THINK BLACK WIDOW WOULD TAKE KYLO WREN.
>> WHY?
>> Stephen: BECAUSE HE'S A DROPOUT.
HE DROPPED OUT OF TRAINING WITH LUKE SKYWALKER, RAY DROPPED OUT
OF TRAINING WITH LUKE SKYWALKER, LUKE SKYWALKER DROPPED OUT OF
TRAINING WITH YODA, YOU, BLACK WIDOW, WENT THROUGH THE
TRAINING.
STICK-TO-ITIVENESS IS WHAT YOU HAVE.
YOU COULD GET ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND NAP THEIR NECK.
>> THE NECK CROTCH THING, YEAH, CAN'T DO THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: CAN YOU TELL US
ANYTHING ABOUT -- >> WELL, THERE'S THE CROTCH
GRAB.
>> Stephen: IS THERE SOME OF THAT?
>> PLENTY OF THAT.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I THINK IT'S ALREADY OUT THERE.
IT TAKES PLACE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND BEFORE THE INFINITY WAR.
ARE THOSE ALL THE WARS?
>> Stephen: THOSE ARE ALL THE WARS.
>> THEY ARE?
>> Stephen: OKAY, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THE WAR IS AN END GAME.
CHECK OUT THE MOVIES.
VERY POPULAR.
>> THE MOVIE, IT'S ACTUALLY FUNNY BECAUSE WE -- A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE FILM -- YOU KNOW, THAT THE FILM
SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WONDERING IF
IT'S TOO LATE FOR THIS MOVIE NOW, BUT I REALLY COULD NEVER
HAVE MADE THIS FILM TEN YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR
JOURNEY WITH MARVEL BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A -- IT'S A FILM THAT IS --
IT'S SO MUCH ABOUT THE -- THE CHARACTER HAS INFORMED THIS
FILM, MY JOURNEY WITH NATASHA HAS INFORMED THIS FILM, AND IT'S
A CHARACTER WHO IS A FULLY-RECOGNIZED WOMAN, AND I
THINK IT'S -- IT HAS A COMPLEXITY TO IT THAT IS JUST
DELICIOUS, AND, YOU KNOW, NOT TO SAY THAT IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
SOMETHING ELSE AND TOTALLY ENTERTAINING TEN YEARS AGO, BUT
WE GET TO DO STUFF NOW THAT IS JUST GOOD.
>> Stephen: AND SHE'S RIDDLED BY GUILT.
DO WE FIND OUT ABOUT SOME OF THE RED OPEN YOUR LEDGER?
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
IT'S A HOME COMING FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
I HAVE A THEORY.
READY FOR MY FAN THEORY?
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE LAST APPEARANCE AS YOU BY -- BY YOU
AS BLACK WIDOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IT'S THE EIGHTH APPEARANCE AS BLACK
WIDOW.
BLACK WIDOW IS A SPIDER, SPIDERS HAVE EIGHT LEGS.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S GOT TO MEAN SOMETHING.
IT'S-GOT-TO MEAN SOMETHING.
>> ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO GOES ONLINE AND LOOKS AT THE
SCREEN GRABS AND STUFF?
YOU ARE?
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE?
>> Stephen: WOULD THAT BE GOOD IF I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE?
>> I'M NOT JUDGING YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE COMPLETELY JUDGING ME RIGHT NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU LOOK AT ALL THE FAN
THEORIES?
OR YOU COME UP WITH THEM, I GUESS, YOURSELF?
>> Stephen: I HAVE OPINIONS.
I HAVE OPINIONS.
( LAUGHTER ) CLEARLY, I GOT THAT RIGHT,
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION, SO LET'S MOVE ON.
ONE HUNDRED% I GOT IT RIGHT!
GET ON THAT INTERNET.
GET ON THAT.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR REVEALING THAT.
IT WAS GOOD TO ANNOUNCE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
SO IS IT NOT IN A?
ARE YOU DOING ANOTHER ONE AFTER THIS?
>> OH, MY GOD CALM DOWN!
I AM SO WOUND UP RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ANSWER.
YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE WAITING WITH A DART GUN OUT THERE
THAT'S, LIKE, A MARVEL REPRESENTATIVE AND I DON'T KNOW
WHO THEY ARE BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE AND I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING
AND YOU'RE GETTING ME WOUND UP AND I'M AFRAID SOMETHING'S GOING
TO SLIP AND MY PALMS ARE SWEATY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: LET'S MOVE ON.
( LAUGHTER ) >> WHOO!
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, IF YOU
CAN STICK AROUND.
YOU STICK AROUND, TOO, BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT SCARLETT'S THANKSGIVING COOKING GAME.