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Eleanor the Great star June Squibb: an A-lister at 96

Summary by RTÉ
Nonagenarian June Squibb delivers one of the year's best performances - and Scarlett Johansson makes her feature directorial debut - in Eleanor the Great, a comedy-drama about a misunderstanding that becomes a lie and gets very, very out of hand.

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Scarlett Johansson was not looking for a feature film to direct when he was sent "Eleanor the Great", about a 90-year-old woman who reminded Johansson of her cheerful grandmother. But Tory Kamen's script came with a cover letter from Oscar June Squibb. "I was really interested in what June wanted to star in at the time," he says. "I had to read it for that." What Johansson also learned is that Squibb, star of last year's successful film "Thelma"…

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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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