Johansson And Knightley Strip For Vanity Fair

[Digital_Ice]

JOHANSSON AND KNIGHTLEY STRIP FOR VANITY FAIR

Young movie beauties SCARLETT JOHANSSON and KEIRA KNIGHTLEY have stripped to their birthday suits for the annual Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

The MATCH POINT star, 21, and British actress, 20, appear naked alongside clothed designer TOM FORD in a special shoot by legendary photographer ANNIE LEIBOVITZ.

Originally the issue's guest art director, former Gucci designer Ford decided to appear on the cover when MEAN GIRLS beauty RACHEL McADAMS dropped out.

Ford explains, "She did want to do it, and then when she was on the set I think she felt uncomfortable, and I didn't want to make anybody feel uncomfortable.

"A lot of women actually, a couple of men, too, wanted to take their clothes off. These are such beautiful people, beautiful women, and who doesn't want to see a bit of them."

In the issue, ANGELINA JOLIE poses naked in a bathtub, while fully clothed GEORGE CLOONEY eyes up a female cast of nearly-nude women.

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yes i know that as an article it belongs in the articles thread, but i belive that such an important subject deserves its own thread!

[devine kk]

jesus h. How stunning do they look. very brave but very stunning.

hmmmm hmmmm :icon_redf

[hasselbrad]

Until I read the article, I thought the dude was Jeremy Piven.

[Leonie]

Here's the actual cover:



Edit: Look, there's more.

Behind-the-scenes video here...
http://www.vanityfair.com/features/outtakes/060207feou

Is this not a dream-come-true??? =)
One of you tech-heads needs to figure out how to capture the streaming video.

[EmotionSickness]

I never realized just how much prettier Keira is than Scarlett.

Here's the cover in hi-res.

[Mandy]

I totally thought that Digital_Ice was posting fake nudes again

I dont think Keira looks at all prettier, she needs a biscuit.

[EmotionSickness]

In the face.

[Mandy]

It merely comes down to one's opinion. I always thought Keira had strange features to her face. I'm not the expert at judging what's beautiful and what's not though.

[hasselbrad]

Originally Posted by Mandy

It merely comes down to one's opinion. I always thought Keira had strange features to her face. I'm not the expert at judging what's beautiful and what's not though.

Yeah, see...I'm a big fan of the squarer jawline. I get ridiculed for it sometimes, but it's my thing...along with smaller breasts. Not that I'd eject Scar-Jo from the boudoir, but the wide hips/narrow top aesthetic rows my boat.
Also...I volunteer to head up the biscuits and gravy for Keira drive.

[Edward]

there is a version in the paper where you can see Scarlett's nipple, its been edited on the cover though :/

someone uploaded it on imagevenue

[Sandra]

Beautiful picture!

They all look very hot.

[CaptainStigmata]

Gorgeous!

[calereneau]

Supposedly, Rachel McAdams was supposed to be in it too.

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Wait, is this really me posting? Wow.

[deviljet88]

So skinny... Too made up for my liking... but skin's skin. Good on them.

[CollisionStar]

I need that magazine. Sigh.

[Leonie]

The Superficial have picked up on it too. It's 60 times 'Scarlett is fat! No, Keira is too skinny! Scarlett is hot! No, Keira is!'

[Flightfreak]

Ugly photograph imo.
I had to look five times before I recognized Scarlett.

The following is my opinion and I'm not trying to impose it on anyone. I’m sure what I’m about to say will be deemed very unpopular by the members of this forum and this post may even be dissected and ripped to pieces and that’s okay, but as a Keira fan, I feel the need to say this:

When I first saw Keira Knightley a few years ago, I thought she was a very pretty girl and nothing more. I didn’t know if she was a good actress or not because I had only seen her in POTC but as time went on, I saw some of her other films like Beckham, Love Actually, King Arthur, and The Jacket. None of her performances particularly impressed me a great deal but I had heard Keira wanted to show people that she was more than the sum of her parts. That while everyone else may have viewed her as “just another pretty face�; she took herself and her career seriously. I respected her for that so I gave her the benefit of the doubt, but this latest Vanity Fair shoot shows me that she’s either a liar or seriously naïve.

Personally speaking, Keira has done something I didn’t think was possible – she’s made looking at her nude body boring. Lord knows I have no problem with seeing her nude, but I want it in the right context and not in something as trivial as a magazine shoot. In addition to her films, seeing her (half) topless in Esquire and now in VF has made me view her doing nudity as a lackluster event. It’s like, “Ho hum, Keira’s naked…again (yawn).� There’s no point, power or meaning behind the nudity; it’s nudity for the sake of popularity and/or exposure (no pun intended) and it’s unexciting. When I want to see nude bodies, I turn on my TV and watch my porn channels, but when I look at a so-called “legit actress�, I want to see their legitimate skills.

I was hoping Keira would take the road of a girl whose main attraction is her performing abilities and not one who’ll drop her clothes at the sight of a camera, and make no mistake, it is her body that’s being emphasized for if they wanted to show all great actresses in the buff, Judi Dench would be up there. I’m not passing judgment on Keira and I’m not condemning her, but if this is the path she’s choosing to go down, then she should just do a Playboy spread and get it over with, because as someone who wanted to believe her, I feel her decisions don’t allow me to anymore. Until I see otherwise, I really have no choice but to view Keira the same way I view girls like Kari Wuhrer, Lindsay Lohan, Nikki Cox, Beyonce Knowles, Elisha Cuthbert, Heather Graham, Jessica Alba and others – as just another pretty face.

[Liam]

Agreed.