On Monday, Scarlett Johansson made her feature film directing debut in the Coney Island neighbourhood of Brooklyn, Eleanor the Great.

Variety reports that this was the first time the 39-year-old former child star was spotted leading the cast and crew of the movie, which has already secured distribution deals with TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics.

Erin Kellyman and June Squibb, two members of Scarlett’s cast, were helping her with the outdoor car scenario.

In Alexander Payne’s 2013 film Nebraska, for which the 94-year-old actress was nominated for an Oscar, she plays 90-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who returns to New York City from Florida after the deаth of her 70-year best friend.

June Squibb, a contender for an Academy Award, was spotted wearing a matching shirt, a long purple jacket and blue trainers when she arrived on set.

Take action! On Monday, Scarlett Johansson made her feature film directing debut in the Coney Island neighbourhood of Brooklyn, Eleanor the Great.

The 39-year-old former child star, who is directing the cast and crew of the movie, was spotted for the first time on location. TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics have already agreed to distribute the movie.

Erin Kellyman (L) and June Squibb (R), two members of Scarlett’s cast, were helping her with the outdoor car scenario.

The character was created by debut screenwriter Tory Kamen and was inspired by her late grandmother Elinore, who died in 2020 at the age of 99.

Kamen exclaimed on Instagram last Friday, “This is so beyond anything I’d hoped for this script over the last eight years of writing and rewriting and rewriting it.”

“My only wish is that my grandma Elinore could witness this, but she was infamous for not being able to read trades.”

The 25-year-old British-Brit actress, who is most known for her role in the Disney+ 2022 series Willow, assumed the persona of Eleanor’s new 19-year-old pal.

Erin was dressed in a beige leather blazer by costume designer Tom Broecker, which she wore over a white blouse, beige sweater vest, baggy brown trousers and boots. June, on the other hand, had on a lavender coat.

Cinematographer Hélène Louvart, who previously worked as DP on Alice Rohrwacher’s 2023 feature La Chimaera and Eliza Hittman’s 2020 film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, also joined Johansson on set.

The two-time Oscar nominee said in 2022 on the Table for Two podcast that she would prefer to work in producing rather than directing in movies, adding, “My dream job would be a corner office on the Disney lot.” similar to a tiny [bungalow]. That’s my desire.

Scarlett cast Jessica Hecht, her former co-star from the Broadway production of A View From the Bridge at the Cort Theatre in 2010—a production that won her a Tony Award.

Scarlett makes sure that everything on the Eleanor the Great set is under control.

The 90-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who returns to New York City from Florida after the loss of her 70-year best friend, is portrayed by the 94-year-old Oscar nominee (photo taken January 18).

The character was created by debut screenwriter Tory Kamen (R) and was modelled after her late grandmother Elinore (L), who died in 2020 at the age of 99.

Erin was also dressed by costume designer Tom Broecker in boots, a beige leather jacket over a white top, a beige jumper vest, baggy brown trousers and brown coat, while June was dressed in a purple coat.