Scarlett Johansson will executive produce and star in the limited series Just Cause for Amazon Prime Video. ᴅᴇᴀᴅline reports this will mark the first time the two-time Oscar nominee has led a project on the small screen.
Scarlett Johansson Cause is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by John Katzenbach. A source told Variety that Johansson will play a female version of the book’s protagonist named Madison Cowart, a newspaper writer in Miami. After receiving a letter from a death row inmate who claims to be innocent, Cowart goes to cover their final days only to make a few discoveries along the way.
Scarlett Johansson starred as the daughter of Harvard law professor Paul Armstrong, played by the late Sean Connery, in the 1995 altered movie adaptation of Just Cause. It was her second-ever feature film role.
Scarlett Johansson is reportedly filming Project Artemis, which is being directed by Jason Bateman. The cast includes her longtime MCU co-star Chris Evans. Speaking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actress is said to be working with studio head Kevin on an endeavor unrelated to her Black Widow character.
Scarlett Johansson We are already working with Scarlett on another non-Black Widow related top-secret Marvel Studios project with her as a producer told a reporter last year.