Actor Scarlett Johansson, who recently signed on to star in Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist film, is set to team up with another director known for his films in the genre. According to Deadline, Johansson is in line to star in writer-director Ari Aster's Scapegoat.
For the uninitiated, Aster is known for critically acclaimed horror films such as Hereditary and Midsommar, besides the tragicomedy Beau Is Afraid and the satirical thriller Eddington. Reportedly, Scapegoat brings Aster back together with distributor A24 after collaborations on the four films mentioned above.
Aster is also set to produce the upcoming film alongside Lars Knudsen, his partner at the banner Square Peg. The makers are yet to reveal any information about the film's story. Reportedly, Scarlett Johansson has been Aster's top choice for the film's lead role.
Johansson has a busy schedule with the Exorcist film alongside Flanagan and a role in the sequel to The Batman, co-starring Robert Pattinson. However, reports reveal that the actor has given her consent to star in Aster's film and that the producers have agreed to fit in with her schedule, with a shoot planned later this year.
Johansson was last seen in 2025's Jurassic World Rebirth, one of the highest-grossing films of the year. In the same year, she also directed her debut film Eleanor the Great. The project with Flanagan is set to mark Johansson's first true-blue horror film. The actor's credits also include Under the Skin, which is more of a science fiction film with horror elements, and the horror-comedy Eight Legged Freaks. Her upcoming films include Paper Tiger, co-starring Adam Driver and Miles Teller, and a voice role in director Brad Bird's Ray Gunn.
