What if "Her" Wasn't ScarJo?

By now, I'm sure you're all very familiar with the concept of Spike Jonze's film, Her. The newly divorced and very lonely Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) installs a new Operating System (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). After getting to know each other on a frighteningly intimate level, the 2 embark on a relationship with one another. Yes, cue the "nerd dating his computer jokes" that I've already heard way too many times. But what Jonze does here is really magical, it's a love story that is able to transcend its premise and be relatable to anyone who has ever fallen in love before.

The movie works mainly because of Scarlett Johansson's beautiful and sensual voice; it's hard not to fall in love with her yourself. I found myself forgetting she was just a voice throughout the film. It's one of the best performances of the year, and Johansson doesn't even need her body!

But what if Samantha the OS was a different Samantha... a Samantha we learned to love many years ago, who is beautiful and sensual... in her own special way? What if it was Kim Catrell's Samantha Jones from Sex and the City?

Below is the trailer which casts a completely different Samantha for Theodore (and us) to fall in love with. And at the bottom I've included the original trailer so you can compare the two.

Enjoy

Our new Samantha

And ScarJo Samantha