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\u201cI had such empathy for that character. I mean, I would\u2019ve played her,\u201d Johansson said during an interview at the Variety Toronto Film Festival Studio. \u201cIt\u2019s such a rare thing to get a script sent to you that\u2019s a little jewel like this one was. It really so so rarely happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
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