Jude Law joins Ari Aster’s next
Ari Aster‘s new project, Scapegoat, is rolling along in its development. It was recently reported that Jacob Elordi was in talks to star in the film alongside Scarlett Johansson. Deadline is now reporting that Jude Law has recently joined the cast of Scapegoat alongside Johansson and Elordi. Aster continues his working relationship with A24 for this film. Additionally, Aster and partner Lars Knudsen will produce through their Square Peg banner.
Law recently portrayed Vladimir Putin in the political drama The Wizard of the Kremlin and can be seen in an upcoming limited series from AppleTV titled Wild Things. Per Deadline, Law “plays Vegas performer Siegfried opposite Andrew Garfield. He also recently wrapped production on the new movie from Nancy Meyers.” Law is currently represented by the agencies CAA, Julian Belfrage Associates and Jackoway Austen.
Scapegoat
There’s been plenty of speculation about Scapegoat, ranging from the film being a sci-fi romance or about a doctor who operates on a famous influencer, but official plot details are being kept under wraps. Aster is directing from a script he wrote.
Johansson was Aster’s first choice from the beginning, as was Elordi. As his deal closed, the plan that the director aims for the film is to start shooting later this year.
Ari Aster is Still Chasing Hereditary
Aster made a splash in the horror scene with his debut feature film, Hereditary, and although he’s released three movies since—Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, and Eddington—that first film has remained his most popular and critically acclaimed.
“In some ways, it’s really irritating,” Aster joked earlier this year. “I’m trying to get better. Every film I make I actually feel kind of prouder of than the last, and yet it’s like diminishing returns as far as their reception is concerned. I’m thrilled. You want something to last. It’s great. More people come up to me and say they love this film than any of the others. Midsommar I guess is the other.“
He’s even written a prequel to Hereditary, but it remains to be seen if he’ll actually make it.
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