Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Just Cause’ To Stream On Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime Video has snagged the deal to stream Scarlett Johansson’s upcoming limited thriller series, Just Cause. This marks the award-winning actress’ debut as a lead in a TV series. The Avengers star will also serve as the executive producer on the show which is based on the 1992 novel authored by John Katzenbach. Keep reading to find out more details about the series!
Scarlett Johansson Will Play A Reporter In The Series
The streamer has given a straight-to-series order to the project that is being helmed by Warner Bros. TV and writer Christy Hall. The novel was previously adapted for a 1995 movie of the same name starring Sean Connery. She played the daughter of Connery’s character in this feature film. While the movie had Sean in the lead, the series will focus on Madison Cowart (Johansson) who is a Florida-based reporter.
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As reported by Deadline, she is assigned to cover the final days of a death row inmate and starts believing the prisoner’s claims of innocence. Keenan Flynn and Jonathan Lia of These Pictures also have executive production credits while Zara Duffy, the Head of Television from Johansson’s production company will oversee the project.
Scarlett Johansson’s Final MCU Movie Followed A Lawsuit
Dubbed one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Johansson has had a great career, especially starring in Marvel movies. She is better known for her role in the MCU as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. The Academy Award nominee has been a part of several movies including:
- Captain America: Civil War
- Iron Man 22
- Avengers: Age Of Ultron
- The Avengers
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Captain Marvel
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Her final movie with MCU was the 2021 film Black Widow where she played the titular character. The movie was a big success. However, it garnered controversy after the actress filed a lawsuit against former Disney boss Bob Chapek. She alleged that Chapek sacrificed the movie’s box office potential to boost it on Disney+. Later on, the matter was settled out of court in September 2021 for an undisclosed amount.
Where Can You Stream 1995 Just Cause Movie?
Apart from her upcoming stint in the TV series, Johansson is also gearing up for Wes Anderson’s rom-com drama movie Asteroid City. In the movie, she stars alongside Billy Murray, Margot Robbie, Sophia Lillis, and Maya Hawke. In another movie, Project Artemis, directed by Greg Berlanti for Apple, the actress will star alongside Channing Tatum. Chris Evans was also to reunite with Johansson in the movie. However, he left the project in July 2022 due to scheduling conflicts.
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As of now, additional details on Just Cause’s filming schedule or cast aren’t available. Before the series premieres on the streamer, subscribers can stream the original 1995 movie on Amazon Prime.
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