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Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner Near Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 25: Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show as part Milan Womenswear Fashion Week on September 25, 2011 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Photo: JIMI CELESTE/patrickmcmullan.com

Avengers, reassemble! Well, two of you, at least: Scarlett Johansson tells Variety that she and Jeremy Renner are close to signing onto a Broadway revival of the classic Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. “I’m exhilarated, I’m terrified — but I think in a good way,” says Johansson, herself a Tony winner for A View From the Bridge. From catsuits to slip dresses!

Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner Into Tin Roof