Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson of Los Angeles says work on Amazon's upcoming thriller series "Just Cause" is in progress and its script is being developed.
The project was announced by Amazon in 2022 but was delayed due to the writers' strike.
"It's moving forward... It's being written," the 39-year-old actor told Deadline during the premiere of his upcoming film "Fly Me To The Moon."
"There was a bit of a lull during the strike, so part of the development was like everyone else: We were in a holding pattern, but now we're canceling."
The original mystery thriller, which featured Johansson as the young daughter of protagonist Paul Armstrong, played by Sean Connery, was released in 1995. It was based on the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach.
Johansson now stars and executive produces the show. She has changed the gender of the main protagonist, Miami newspaper editorial writer Matt Cowart. Now, Johansson will play female lead Madison 'Madi' Cowart, a Florida newspaper reporter sent to cover a death row inmate.
The original film, directed by Arne Glimcher and also starring Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Blair Underwood and Kate Capshaw, had changed the main character from a journalist to a professor, who is called in by his former student, an African American, to save him. from the gallows. The student has been convicted of the rape and murder of a young white woman.
"Just Cause" was only the second film for Johansson, who debuted with "North" in 1994 when she was a child artist.
Filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells are co-writing the first episode of the "Just Cause" remake and both will also serve as executive producers. It is produced by John Wells Productions.
Meanwhile, Johansson's film "Fly Me To The Moon" is scheduled to be released on July 12. Directed by Greg Berlanti, the film is distributed by Columbia Pictures.
The actor plays Kelly Jones in the romantic comedy also starring Channing Tatum and Woody Harrelson. The creators have described the project as a "sharp and stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing."
The project was announced by Amazon in 2022 but was delayed due to the writers' strike.
"It's moving forward... It's being written," the 39-year-old actor told Deadline during the premiere of his upcoming film "Fly Me To The Moon."
"There was a bit of a lull during the strike, so part of the development was like everyone else: We were in a holding pattern, but now we're canceling."
The original mystery thriller, which featured Johansson as the young daughter of protagonist Paul Armstrong, played by Sean Connery, was released in 1995. It was based on the 1992 novel by John Katzenbach.
Johansson now stars and executive produces the show. She has changed the gender of the main protagonist, Miami newspaper editorial writer Matt Cowart. Now, Johansson will play female lead Madison 'Madi' Cowart, a Florida newspaper reporter sent to cover a death row inmate.
The original film, directed by Arne Glimcher and also starring Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Blair Underwood and Kate Capshaw, had changed the main character from a journalist to a professor, who is called in by his former student, an African American, to save him. from the gallows. The student has been convicted of the rape and murder of a young white woman.
"Just Cause" was only the second film for Johansson, who debuted with "North" in 1994 when she was a child artist.
Filmmaker Cord Jefferson and writer John Wells are co-writing the first episode of the "Just Cause" remake and both will also serve as executive producers. It is produced by John Wells Productions.
Meanwhile, Johansson's film "Fly Me To The Moon" is scheduled to be released on July 12. Directed by Greg Berlanti, the film is distributed by Columbia Pictures.
The actor plays Kelly Jones in the romantic comedy also starring Channing Tatum and Woody Harrelson. The creators have described the project as a "sharp and stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing."
