ScarJo Continues Career Renaissance with Luc Besson's "Lucy"

As I mentioned months before, it seems ScarJo is experiencing something of a revival in her career. It kicked off with her enthusiastic, full-bodied performance in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon" and followed her to Oscar buzz for her voice only performance in Spike Jonze's "Her" as an Operarting System named Samantha.

Now, Johansson is back with 3 pictures, each more different from the next. Besides her much raved about work in "Under the Skin" that will be released this weekend, she's got Captain America 2 next week where she will reprise her strong-willed Black Widow character. And if that wasn't enough, she's headlining an action thriller directed by Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional) entitled "Lucy".

The film follows Johansson's character as she lives her life in Taiwan, just as she's kidnapped by the mob and forced to be a drug mule. However, the situation goes awry when the drugs leak into her system and give her badass superhuman abilities. She is instantly able to absorb knowledge and exert telekinetic powers as a result.

The film also stars Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, and will be released later this summer on August 8. Until then, you can get your badass ScarJo fix from watching the gorgeously shot trailer.