Scarlett Johansson reportedly vetoed funding from the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for her next film.
“Scarlett Johansson said absolutely not,” Addario said in an interview with Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times.
In April, Bin Salman headed to Hollywood to meet with studio heads and stars including Dwayne Johnson.
The upcoming film, originally set to be directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jennifer Lawrence, is based on Addario’s memoir It’s What I Do.
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