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At her cover shoot with Tom Munro in New York City, Scarlett Johansson steamed up the set. But Allure cleverly managed to keep her from overheating under the studio lights—by dressing her in lingerie. For more photos and the story "Frankly Scarlett," pick up the December issue of Allure, on newsstands November 25.



"I always wanted to get married and have kids. I just never had any preconceived idea about what that would be like," says Johansson, who married actor Ryan Reynolds, 32, this past September. "Some girls have envisioned their whole wedding forever. My life seems to be happening naturally." But Johnansson is cooler when asked how she and Reynolds met. "Nobody knows. It's private. It's our story," says the actress.







This month, Johansson stars in The Spirit, a stylized comic-book adaptation directed by Frank Miller. Originally, there wasn't a role slated for her—Miller wrote one after a three-hour lunch with the actress. "You're first struck by her beauty, but when you delve deeper and find out how much wit is there, you'd have to be an idiot not to write a part for her," says Miller.



Singer Katy Perry said Johansson's bee-stung lips were the inspiration for her song "I Kissed a Girl." "I had no idea," said Johansson, "I should get a cut! It's flattering, but my lips are kind of taken."





Although Woody Allen cast her in four of his most recent films, the role of "muse" is not one Johansson plans on adding to her resume. "I don't inspire the work that Woody does," she says. "I'm just lucky to fit into the 'young woman' category in his movies. But make no mistake: I know that if it wasn't me, it would be somebody else." Two new roles Johansson has taken on? Singer and director. (Her Tom Waits cover album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, was released this past summer, and in February, Johansson will make her directorial debut with a vignette that's part of the New York, I Love You anthology.)



Since she was a little girl, Johansson has been a critic's darling, bringing an emotional maturity to her roles. "I'm a very professional person: I never miss a day. I don't storm off the set."

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