Scarlett says no to wrinklies

Hollywood It-girl Scarlett Johansson has an axe to grind - she no longer wants to film love scenes with wrinkly old men.

The 19-year-old says she is fed up with being paired off with actors old enough to be her father.

Since being catapulted on to Tinseltown's A-list, Johansson has starred alongside Bill Murray, 53, in Lost In Translation, with 43-year-old Colin Firth in Girl With A Pearl Earring and with Billy Bob Thornton, 48, in The Man Who Wasn't There.

She said: 'I usually have love scenes with older men and, yeah, it would be nice to try it with a younger guy.'

Johansson won a best actress Bafta for her role as a lovelorn young wife in Lost In Translation. But friends claim her mother Melanie and her managers keep securing her roles with actors past their sell-by dates. 'They have been pushing her into larger roles traditionally played by more mature actors,' said a source. 'They see her as a leading lady.'