Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson’s engagement to Ryan Reynolds could be followed by another big announcement, because the actor is desperate for kids.

The couple made the big announcement on Monday (5May08) a year after they hooked up, following 31-year-old Reynolds’ split from singer Alanis Morissette. And he hints he will be encouraging his 23-year-old fiancé down the aisle and into the maternity ward in a hurry.

Reynolds says, “I do want a child at some point. “I feel like I need to fulfill the genetic paradigm, the destiny of it all.”

5/7/08

If you’ve seen Lost In Translation, you might remember the scene in a karaoke bar where Scarlett Johansson croons The Pretenders’ “Brass In Pocket.” You’ll soon be able to catch her singing someone else’s songs again when she releases Anywhere I Lay My Head, an album featuring Tom Waits covers, on May 20 through Atco/Rhino Records.

The album contains 10 Waits covers and one Johansson original (”Song For Jo”). It was produced by TV On The Radio guitarist David Andrew Sitek (Foals, Liars). David Bowie makes guest appearances on “Falling Down” and “Fannin’ Street.” The disc also features Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner and members of Baltimore, Md. indie rockers Celebration.

Johansson originally intended to cover standards from different artists, but later decided to only record songs by Waits.

“His melodies are so beautiful and his voice is so distinct,” she told Billboard.com. “I sent him some of the early, early recordings, and he said, ‘Go ahead.’� I’ve heard he’s very pleased.”

Another young actress, Zooey Deschanel, recently cut a disc with indie folk star M. Ward as She & Him. The microphone stand-wielding Jared Leto is another recent actor/rock star example. Keanu Reeves and Russell Crowe also tried to make forays into the rock world with their respective bands, Dogstar and Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts.

Going the other way, Johansson is rumoured to have just become engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds. He was previously engaged to Alanis Morissette — a singer, songwriter and musician who’s tried her hand at acting.

Here are the tracks on Anywhere I Lay My Head:

* “Fawn”
* “Town With No Cheer”
* “Falling Down”
* “Anywhere I Lay My Head”
* “Fannin’ Street”
* “Song For Jo”
* “Green Grass”
* “I Wish I Was In New Orleans”
* “I Don’t Want To Grow Up”
* “No One Knows I’m Gone”
* “Who Are You?”

May 07, 2008

Newly engaged Scarlett Johansson flashed a sparkling diamond engagement ring, but not her new fiancé at Monday night’s (05May08) Costume Institute Gala in New York.

Just hours after the actress confirmed her engagement to Canadian star Ryan Reynolds; Johansson, 23, took to the red carpet at the city’s Metropolitan Museum of Art – alongside a galaxy of stars including Kate Moss, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Julia Roberts and George Clooney.

But the actress had to pose for photographers with two other men – designers Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. Reynolds, 31, is currently in Massachusetts shooting aptly titled new movie The Proposal.

5/6/08

Scarlett Johansson has become engaged to her actor boyfriend Ryan Reynolds after a one year courtship.

The Lost In Translation actress looked delighted as she showed off her new diamond ring for the first time as she attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York City last night.

The 23-year-old and Canadian beau Reynolds, 31, started dating in March 2007 – a month after the Just Friends actor ended his three-year engagement to singer Alanis Morissette.

Rock on: Scarlett Johansson showed off her new engagement ring at last night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala in New York

Johansson’s representative Marcel Pariseau confirmed the couple’s engagement to People magazine on Monday.

She said: “They’re both thrilled.”

Pariseau declined to say exactly when the couple got engaged, but admitted it was recently. They are yet to set a wedding date.

Johansson initially denied reports in February that the couple were getting married after she was spotted looking at wedding gowns at the Monique Lhuillier boutique in LA.

Wedding plans: Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has proposed to the Lost In Translation star

Before she starting dating Reynolds last year, Johansson was in a two-year relationship with her Black Dahlia co-star Josh Hartnett and previously dated actor/singer Jared Leto.

Friends of the couple believe they may delay the wedding until after this year because they are so busy.

Johansson’s debut album Anywhere I Lay My Head is released on May 20 and she has two movies Vicky Cristina Barcelona and He’s Just Not That Into You coming out this summer.

She is currently filming New York, I Love You in her hometown of NYC, while Reynolds is currently making romantic comedy The Proposal with Sandra Bullock four hours away in Boston.

09.05.08

Bring out the hankies: Scarlett Johansson is off the market. The sultry starlet is engaged to Ryan Reynolds, effectively breaking the hearts of many of her fans.

No details have yet emerged on how Reynolds, 31, popped the question to the 23-year-old actress (who can now add “singer” to her skill set). Rumors, though, are circulating that the two actually have been engaged for a little while and are only now making it known.

Use our Online Video Guide to enjoy Scarlett before she’s a married lady.

May 5, 2008