Award-winning actor Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival is a story she hopes will challenge audiences to reconsider their perspectives on forgiveness and empathy, she told Reuters on Wednesday.

It’s not easy for a Marvel star to avoid being the center of attention, but Scarlett Johansson seemed to be using every ounce of her being to step out of the spotlight — even as an entire theater rose to applaud her entrance at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday afternoon.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost locked lips as they attended the world premiere of 'Eleanor the Great' — Johansson's first movie as a director — at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 20, three days after Johansson hosted the season finale of 'Saturday Night Live.