Scarlet to play Jenna!
Scarlett hopes porn star can help bring in awards
February 20, 2007
Scarlett Johansson is hoping that adult movie superstar Jenna Jameson can win her an Oscar.
Scarlett has been singled out by the X-rated actress to play her in a movie adaptation of her autobiography How To Make Love Like A Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale.
The Lost In Translation star is said to be very keen on the role and is confident it could pave the way for Oscar glory.
A source said: "She knows Jenna has had a colourful life, but she isn't prudish about it at all. She loved her book and thinks it would be a great film. Scarlett believes it could earn her awards like Julianne Moore's Oscar
nomination for her role in Boogie Nights." top.DisplayAds('SquareAV',21,354);
Boogie Nights is a film based on the life of porn legend John Holmes.
Jenna, 32, revealed her admiration for Scarlett last month.
She said: "We're looking at Scarlett Johansson. She's my choice. I think she's beautiful."
Jenna, the star of such films as Jenna Loves Pain, I Love Lesbians 10 and Wicked Weapon, is currently in talks with producers and filming could begin next year.
Jenna's life has been marred by personal tragedies.
She lost her mother before her second birthday.
Jenna went on to work as a stripper before becoming the world's most successful porn star.