[Satire] In Brief: Scarlett Johansson to Star in Ari Aster's Next Film and More
- Writer-Director Ari Aster is set to write and direct "Scapegoat," an original film starring Scarlett Johansson, with A24 distributing the project.
- Square Peg partners Aster and Lars Knudsen will produce the film, following Aster's track record with films like "Hereditary" and the COVID-era satire "Eddington."
- Johansson faces a packed 2026, including starring in "The Exorcist" at Universal and James Gray's "Paper Tiger," premiering next week at Cannes Film Festival.
- To accommodate Johansson's busy schedule, producers plan to film "Scapegoat" later this year, with sources saying she was "all in" after reading the script.
- Plot details for "Scapegoat" remain under wraps, a hallmark of Aster's approach since his breakout "Hereditary," though it's unclear if this is an "Eddington" sequel he previously mentioned.
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In brief: Scarlett Johansson to star in Ari Aster's next film and more
Scarlett Johansson will star in Ari Aster’s next film. The director is set to helm an original movie titled Scapegoat from a script he penned for A24. The studio confirmed the upcoming film in a post to Instagram. This marks Aster’s fifth feature-length film, and will also be his fifth made for A24. “5/5 with Ari Aster,” the studio captioned its announcement post … It seems we may be seeing more of the Sanderson sisters. Deadline reports that Ho…
Scarlett Johansson Teams With Ari Aster on New A24 Film 'Scapegoat'
Scarlett Johansson and Ari Aster are teaming up on the adored filmmaker’s next project, an original screenplay he wrote called “Scapegoat,” TheWrap has learned. The film will also reunite Aster with A24, which has produced his last four films including last year’s COVID-era satire “Eddington.” The logline for “Scapegoat,” as is the case with most of Aster’s features, is being kept under wraps. Lars Knudsen is producing the project for Square Peg…
Scarlett Johansson set for Ari Aster’s next film Scapegoat
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Scarlett Johansson set for Ari Aster’s next film Scapegoat Scarlett Johansson has added to her already busy 2026 filming schedule by signing on to star in Ari Aster’s next film, Scapegoat. Already set for a starring role in Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist film for Universal, and with shooting set to get underway on Matt Reeves long-awaited sequel to The Batman, Deadline has revealed that two-time […] Rea…
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