Full circle moment right here. Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits are teaming up again, this time co-starring in the new Netflix animated film Ray Gunn. It's a killer reunion, and if you know your history, you know these two have a shared past that runs deeper than most casual fans realize.
Rewind to 2008. That's when Johansson dropped Anywhere I Lay My Head, her unexpected debut album stacked entirely with Tom Waits covers. Tracks like "Falling Down" and "Green Grass" saw her leaning hard into that smoky, atmospheric Waits mood, and it turned plenty of heads. A gem of a curveball for an actress most people had never pegged as a singer.
Eighteen years later, the two finally share the screen. Waits, the growling poet behind Rain Dogs and Mule Variations, brings his one-of-a-kind presence to the project alongside Johansson.
Two artists, one long thread connecting them. Sometimes the best collaborations take almost two decades to arrive.