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Barely three months since the release of her debut album, actress Scarlett Johansson is already planning the launch of her next project. 

For those who didn’t even realize that she has ventured into the music scene, Johansson released her first album, “Anywhere I Lay My Head,” a collection of Tom Waits cover, in May.

Despite the fact that critics dismissed her first record as not up to scratch, the actress said she’s interested in giving singing another stab. I heard talk that folks over at the Olympics need a lip-syncher.  Maybe SJ would be interested?

She asserted, “It was fantastic to do that album. Not only live with that music that I love everyday, but I just worked with such wonderful musicians who are so talented.”

While she may already have the second album on her radar, she admitted she isn’t in a rush since she has yet other plans for her career.

She added, "I would love to do another album. Right now, though, I'd like to focus on developing something to direct."

While she’s entitled to do anything she wants, complete with denigration and all, what the public would be extremely interested to know is if she’s going to send Barack Obama an email and ask him if he could do a duet with her.