‘Avengers’ Co-Stars Scarlett Johansson & Chris Evans Set To Lead Red-Hot Package ‘Project Artemis’; Apple Makes Massive Deal For Jason Bateman-Directed Pic
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Chris Evans (Captain America) are set to star in buzzy new movie package Project Artemis, we can reveal, with Ozark star, director and exec-producer Jason Bateman aboard to direct.That’s not all.
Fresh off its Best Picture Oscar win for Coda, Apple has swooped on the in-demand package in a $100M+ deal. CAA cut the deal on behalf of the producers.
This marks another massive purchase for the studio following a year that saw them pay more than $200M for both the Matthew Vaughn package Argyle and the untitled F1 racing pic starring Brad Pitt.Plot details are being kept tightly under wraps but we hear the project is set against the space race.
Screenplay comes from Rose Gilroy, daughter of writer-director Dan Gilroy and actress René Russo.Two-time Oscar nominee Johansson will produce with Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn through their These Pictures production company, which commissioned and developed the script.
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