Saturday Night Live: Scarlett Johansson to host for fifth time

This will be the fifth time she will host the late night sketch comedy. The Avengers: Age of Ultron actor will be joining Ben Affleck, Candice Bergen and Justin Timberlake.

Actor Scarlett Johansson is back at Saturday Night Live . The makers on Thursday announced that the Lucy actor will host the TV show on March 11. This will be the fifth time she will host the late night sketch comedy, joining Ben Affleck, Candice Bergen and Justin Timberlake.

Scarlett Johansson will be promoting her new movie Ghost in the Shell on the TV show on March 11, which is set to release on March 31. (AFP)

The Avengers: Age of Ultron actor will be promoting her new movie Ghost in the Shell, which is set to release on March 31.

The announcement was made on Saturday Night Live Twitter page, reports aceshowbiz.com. The makers posted a photograph which featured sticky notes with the hosts and music guests for March 4 and 11 episodes written on them.

Lorde will be the musical guest, making her debut solo performance on Saturday Night Live.

Johansson previously hosted the show on January 14, 2006, April 21, 2007, November 13, 2010 and on May 2, 2015.