(Reuters) — Following the success of “Lucy,” Scarlett Johansson looks ready to take on another action pic, this one coming from the world of Japanese anime. Johansson is set to star in DreamWorks’ adaptation of the popular anime pic “Ghost in the Shell.” Deadline Hollywood had reported that the actress had the offer to star but…
The recent Sony hack has left plenty of destruction in its path. Yet, it also unveiled some incredibly random and hilarious information that we never knew we wanted (and I would argue, still aren’t sure we really need). Like the following chain e-mail correspondence about the war in Gaza, sent to prominent Jewish figures, Sony…
The 29-year-old actress who hates to be known as “ScarJo” had a busy year, what with starring in several films, recording soundtracks, and giving birth to a baby girl with her fiancé Romain Dauriac. Yet she found time to become a symbol both praised and derided in the Jewish world for her persistent promotion of…
Getty Images Mazel tov, ScarJo! Scarlett Johansson and fiancé Romain Dauriac have welcomed their first child – a baby girl named Rose Dorothy. According to People Magazine, the baby’s middle name is an homage to Johansson’s grandmother, whom she called “the first Francophone in my family,” back in February, referring to her French fiancé. News…
The SodaStream company reportedly fired 60 Palestinian employees from its West Bank plant over a dispute on breaking the Ramadan fast. The workers were fired earlier this month, the WAC-MAAN trade union representing the Palestinian workers told The Marker, a business newspaper associated with the Israeli daily Haaretz. The evening shift workers reportedly received dismissal…
Photo: Getty Images FHM magazine has released its “Official 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2014” list and Jewish ladies have snagged 10 spots, including three in the Top 10. Leading the contingent of Nice Jewish girls is Emily Ratajkowski (in fourth place), star of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” According to Haaretz, Ratajkowski is of…
Scarlett Johansson better brush up on her Disney trivia. The actress and SodaStream spokeswoman has been tapped to star in the live action reboot of “The Jungle Book” alongside “Most Beautiful Person in the World,” Lupita Nyong’o, the New York Daily News reports. Johansson, 29, is being considered for the role of Kaa the python,…
Starbucks is in advanced talks to buy 10 percent of Israeli home soda machine company SodaStream, an Israeli business daily reported. Shares of SodaStream jumped more than 10 percent following the report Wednesday in Globes. The newspaper said that an announcement of the purchase, at a company value of $1.1 billion, is expected “soon.” Starbucks…
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