Scarlett Johansson World Premiere of "Avengers: Infinity War", Los Angeles, USA - 23 Apr 2018 Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Scarlett Johansson has dropped out of the film Rub & Tug following a backlash over the actress’ controversial casting in the role of a real-life mob boss who was born a woman but identified as a man.