Scarlett Johansson recalls her failed audition for Sandra Bullock's 'Gravity' role: 'I was just sitting in a chair with a helmet on'

• Scarlett Johansson originally auditioned for Sandra Bullock's role in "Gravity" in 2011.
• The "Black Widow" star recalled what her failed audition was like.
• Johansson said that she was "just sitting in a chair with a helmet on."

While Scarlett Johansson is arguably best known for her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the star also has a number of eclectic roles under her belt, working on films like "Under the Skin," "Jojo Rabbit," and Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City."

Speaking at the "Asteroid City" premiere on Tuesday, Johansson also addressed her recent comments about auditioning for Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity."

The 2013 movie stars Sandra Bullock as an astronaut who tries to get back to Earth from orbit after her space shuttle is destroyed by a field of debris.

Johansson auditioned for the lead role but ultimately didn't get it.

The actor told Entertainment Tonight that she's "done a lot of weird screen tests" before explaining that she pretended to float around in space while being sat on a chair.

"I did a screen test for the movie 'Gravity,' that Sandra Bullock is fantastic in, but I had to be in like the full whole space suit thing, and sort of pretend I was kind of like floating in space," Johansson said.

She added: "Even though I was just sitting in a chair with a helmet on."

In May, Johansson told Variety that she lost out on both "Gravity" and "Iron Man 2" within a short space of time, which knocked her confidence. 

She said: "The first was 'Iron Man 2' and then the other one was Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity.'I had wanted that role so much. It was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. I felt really frustrated and hopeless. Like, 'Am I doing the right job?'"

As fans might already know, Emily Blunt dropped out of the "Iron Man" sequel due to scheduling conflicts, and Johansson was able to step into the Black Widow costume, which ultimately led to a massive ongoing role in the MCU and culminated in her own solo movie in 2021.