Scarlett Johansson has an incredible filmography, from small dramas like Marriage Story and Lost In Translation, to big franchise favorites like The Avengers and Jurassic World: Rebirth. She is the highest-grossing actor of all time, but now she is taking on a new and unexpected challenge: the British accent. The Oscar nominee’s latest small movie has her bravely playing an Englishwoman, and now the director, Kristin Scott Thomas, is explaining how she was able to cast the mega movie star in her latest film.

In a recent interview with Scott Thomas, the actress known for movies such as Mission: Impossible and The English Patient, opened up about making her directorial debut with the film My Mother's Wedding. Thomas chatted about the deeply personal story at the center and why casting was so difficult for the film due to its semi-autobiographical nature.

It seems like a personal phone call was the best way to actually get this script to Johansson, especially considering the Lucy star probably fields more scripts than any other actress in Hollywood. It’s a small film, so Johansson likely wouldn’t expect the kind of pay day she received on Black Widow or some of her blockbuster hits. 

But it was a deeply intimate movie, with a unique script and a new challenge for the actress who has done just about everything. It seems like the phone call prompted her to give the script a read, and the actress was ready to take it on.