Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are ready to rekindle their days as co-stars, and the fans we couldn’t be happier about it! The duo are gearing up for a trip back to space, only this time they won’t be battling any of the Marvel Universe’s villains, but instead will be immersed in a heated competition to reach the stars during the Cold War, in the new production. from Apple: Project Artemis.
While not many plot details have been revealed, what little is known is that will take place in the context of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union that culminated in the landing of a pair of American astronauts on the moon in 1969.
Project Artemis will be directed by the star of Ozarks, Jason Bateman, the screenplay will be in charge of the actress and writer Rose Gilroy and the star of Thor, René Russo. In addition, it will be co-produced by Scarlett Johansson through her production company These Pictures., from the hand of Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn.
Since dead line broke the scoop, Chris Evans confirmed the news via his Twitter account, writing that he was “So excited!!!”
After a long period of negotiations, Apple acquired the rights to Project Artemis for 100 million dollars. the victory of CODA as Best Picture at the Oscars, without a doubt, marked a before and after for the studio, as it became the first giant of the streaming to win the award for Best Picture, so he probably didn’t mind shelling out the exorbitant amount of money for his new acquisition, which, although we don’t know much yet, we’re sure will be a resounding success.
What we can guarantee is that the film marks the return of Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans after uniting their talent three years ago in avengers: end gamealthough Apple had plans to reunite them before in the romantic film ghostedbut Johansson left the project due to scheduling problems and was replaced by the star of bladerunnerAnne of Arms.