Star is almost unrecognizable for special 40th anniversary issue

Oct 16, 2012 12:19 GMT  ·  By

Scarlett Johansson has made the transition from blonde bombshell to goth princess – and she looks stunning! Nevertheless, it’s not a permanent thing: the actress is embodying a ‘90s icon on the cover of the 40th anniversary special issue of W Magazine.

Looking like a mix between Rogue from “X-Men,” Dita Von Teese at her most dressed and Lisbeth from “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Scarlett positively smolders in the cover photo.

The accompanying interview is brief and focuses mostly on fashion and her most favorite person from the ‘90s.

That would be Chris Farley, Scarlett reveals.

“I thought he was hilarious. Growing up, I used to watch Saturday Night Live just to see him. He threw his whole body into the parts he played: He’d become red and sweaty and frantic. When he died, it was really significant for me,” the actress says for the publication.

She also names “Jurassic Park” as the movie that most influenced her, a groundbreaking cinematic experience that she would cherish for the rest of her life.

On the topic of fashion, Scarlett says she hates turtlenecks the most.

“Turtlenecks – they’re horrible. I tried to get into them because they are so practical, but they’re just so unfortunate,” she says.

“Men don’t like turtlenecks. I’ve never met a man who likes anything around his neck other than my hands,” adds the stunning star.

Former “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Keira Knightley is also featured in this special issue of the mag, representing the Oughties.

Though she’s known for her slender figure, she says skinny jeans are her worst nightmare, as they are for many women out there.

Skinny jeans, Keira says, were invented to make you feel bad about yourself every morning when you look in the mirror.

To her credit though, she looks fabulous in them whenever she wears them.

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