Scarlett Johansson wants to "champion" more small movies. The American actress - who earlier this month picked up a Tony award for her performance in theatre show 'View From The Bridge' - admits it is "incredibly difficult" to get small movies made and she finds it "unfortunate" that studios need to work out how much a film will make.

She said: "I think it's just incredibly difficult. There are very, very few people - actors, anyway - out there that can champion small movies and interesting ideas. You know, because the studio looks at that and the script and says, 'How are we going to market this?'

"Before they even green light it they are so curious as to how they are going to market it, how they are going to sell it as a product. It's very unfortunate that it is that way, that there is a lack of room to make these mid-level movies."

However the 'Lost in Translation' star admits part of the problem is due to the demands of the audience.

She told Broadwayworld.com: "There's really not that many people championing that. I think it has to do with our sort of pop-culture, what the audience demands."