As for Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson in We Bought a Zoo, there was a different type of complication. The duo thought their kissing scene was done, but Cameron Crowe had different ideas. This would result in embarᴀssement from both Damon and Johansson. We’ll reveal why that was the case, and the other struggles the two faced during the film.

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Matt Damon’s Kiss With Scarlett Johansson Wasn’t As Pleasant Given That Both Actors Weren’t Aware That An Extra Kissing Scene Was Being SH๏τ
The Cameron Crowe comedy/drama proved to be a moderate success back in 2011, bringing in $120 million at the box office. Reviews for the film were mixed.

During an interview alongside Emily Blunt with LADBible, Damon discussed his experience kissing Scarlett Johansson in the film. A shock to lots of fans, it was exactly what everyone expected, but that was all due to a certain circumstance. According to Damon, the initial scene was great. However, things took a turn when they were told to reshoot the scene after having lunch. Johansson in particular was extremely nervous given that she at a sandwitch with onions inside.

“It was hell, ok? What happened was we did a sH๏τ before lunch, and it was like this nice little two-sH๏τ that ended in the kiss. And it was really good. And we went to lunch, and she and I both thought it was over. She ate like an onion sandwich for lunch. And she came in and [We Bought a Zoo director] Cameron Crowe had set the camera up, and it was like a тιԍнт sH๏τ of the kiss. And she goes, ‘Oh sнιт.’ She goes, ‘I literally just had like an onion sandwich. I thought we did this.'”

Damon recalls the expereince, I had to kiss Scarlett [Johansson] — had to kiss. Can you imagine how horrible that was for me? But we did.,” he tells Emily Blunt.

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Quite the experience for the two A-list actors. However, it seems like both stars had other struggles during the making of the film.

Scarlett Johansson Revealed Shooting We Bought A Zoo Was Difficult To Shoot Because Of A Certain Fear
Back in 2011, Scarlett Johansson discussed her fear of birds alongside Vulture. This proved to be just one of Johansson’s fesrs during the film. She also admitted to being afraid of cockroaches, and would not to do a scene with them in the film.

Johansson revealed, “I’m only scared of birds. Something about wings and beaks and the flapping. I’m terrified of them. That still hasn’t gone away. If they’d asked me to put a bird on my shoulder I would’ve done it, but it would’ve been hard. Cockroaches. I cannot stand cockroaches. That’s one thing I absolutely couldn’t do. But that’s not really an animal, is it? It’s an insect. … Actually, my uncle is terrified of birds, as well, so it runs in the family.”

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Looking back at the film, Johansson wasn’t the only star that had to face her fears. The same held true for Matt Damon, who had fears of his own when it came to certain animals in the film.

Matt Damon Had Difficulties Of His Own Shooting We Bought A Zoo
Matt Damon does not like snakes… The actor admitted co-star Scarlett Johansson didn’t have a problem with them, but he certainly did. Although the actor followed his animal instincts in We Bought a Zoo, filming with snakes was not his favorite part of the project.

He tells Today, “I was not excited to be working with the snakes,” he admitted. “I’ve never been a snake guy, and (co-star Scarlett Johansson) was totally cool with it. The second she sensed some trepidation she was like wrapping them around her and putting them on the kids and the kids were laughing at me so I had to kind of man up.”

For Matt Damon, the ultimate goal was making the film a serious version, and not “cheesy.”

“Yeah, the oversaccharine version … or kind of cheesy,” said Damon. “Which is to say more of like the TV movie version of the thing would have been a movie that I would not have wanted to really spend my time doing because it’s not the kind of movie I want to see.”

Damon got his wish and shared great chemistry with Johansson in the project.