Scarlett Johansson’s first main tv position will see her revisiting a challenge from her previous. The two-time Oscar nominee is ready to topline and govt produce “Just Cause,” an Amazon thriller primarily based on the 1992 novel of the identical identify. She beforehand acted in a 1995 movie adaptation of the ebook.
From author Christy Hall (“I’m Not OK With This”), the Prime Video restricted sequence flips the gender of the ebook’s protagonist, Miami newspaper author Matt Cowart. It focuses on Madison “Madi” Cowart (Johansson), “a struggling reporter for a Florida newspaper sent to cover the final days of an inmate on death row,” per the supply.
Johansson acquired Oscar nods for “Jojo Rabbit” and “Marriage Story.” The “Black Widow” actress’ upcoming slate contains Kristin Scott Thomas’ directorial debut, “My Mother’s Wedding,” the story of three sisters who return house for the third wedding ceremony of their twice-widowed mom.
Hall is ready to make her directorial debut with “Daddio,” a portrait of a girl who has an opportunity encounter with a taxi driver that modifications her life. Dakota Johnson stars.