Channing Tatum and Greg Berlanti are coming on board to respectively star and direct “Project Artemis,” Apple TV+’s big-budget play that already has Scarlett Johansson starring, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Tatum is in negotiations while Berlanti has closed his deal, the article adds. He’s starred in such films at “The Lost City,” “Dog,” “The Hateful Eight,” “Magic Mike,” Magic Mike XXL,” “21 Jump Street,” “22 Jump Street,”
Berlanti is known as one of Hollywood’s biggest showrunner and TV producers, overseeing an entire DC universe of shows such as “Arrow,” “The Flash,” and “Doom Patrol,” as well as dramas and thrillers ranging from “The Flight Attendant” to “Riverdale.” His directing entries have consisted of modest-budgeted dramas “The Broken Hearts Club,” “Life as We Know It,” and “Love, Simon.”
About ‘Project Artemis’
Plot details are being kept secret, but the film is set against the space race. The screenplay comes from Rose Gilroy, daughter of writer-director Dan Gilroy and actress René Russo.
Two-time Oscar nominee Johansson will produce with Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn through their These Pictures production company, which commissioned and developed the script. Bateman will produce via his Aggregate Films banner.
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