EXCLUSIVE: In her first major foray into television, Scarlett Johansson is set to star in and executive produce ‘Just Cause,’ a thriller limited series based on John Katzenbach’s 1992 novel
In the TV adaptation, the book’s male protagonist, Miami newspaper editorial writer Matt Cowart, is undergoing a gender swap, with Johansson playing the series’ female lead Madison “Madi” Cowart, a struggling reporter for a Florida newspaper sent to cover the final days of an inmate on death row.
Two-time Oscar-nominated Johannson has a personal connection to the title. At age 10, she appeared in Warner Bros.’ 1995 feature adaptation of Katzenbach’s book in only her second film role. She played the daughter of the main character, who was revamped as Harvard law professor Paul Armstrong and was played by Sean Connery. limited series alongside Johansson, Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn of These Pictures. Zara Duff, Head of Television for These Pictures, is overseeing for the company.
Johansson, who ended her tenure in the MCU with her final outing as Black Widow in the standalone Marvel film, reprised her voice role as Ash in theIn TV, Johansson is known for her five hosting stints onand additional appearances as Ivanka Trump. She also had a recurring voiceover role on Robot Chicken. Johansson is repped by CAA and Kevin Yorn at Yorn Levine.
Hall, a LA-based playwright and screenwriter, co-developed and executive produced the Netflix/21 Laps 2020 seriesShe is next making her directorial debut withwhich she adapted from her play of the same name. Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn star in the movie, which starts production this week. Hall also wrote the English language remake of Joachim Trier’s filmfor Dan Cohen at 21 Laps and Lionsgate and Stephen King’sfor Vertigo and Village Roadshow.
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