Scarlett Johansson is about to tackle her first main TV position: The Marvel film star is ready to headline the Prime Video authorized thriller Simply Trigger, our sister website Deadline reviews.
Primarily based on the John Katzenbach novel, Simply Trigger facilities on Florida newspaper reporter Madison “Madi” Cowart, performed by Johansson, who’s assigned to cowl a Demise Row inmate within the ultimate days earlier than his execution. (Johansson’s character was a person within the unique novel.) Prime Video has handed the undertaking a straight-to-series order, with Johansson serving as an EP together with author Christy Corridor (I Am Not Okay With This).
In a wierd accident, that is truly Johansson’s second tackle the supply materials: One in every of her first roles as a baby actor was within the 1995 movie model of Simply Trigger, starring Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne.
Johansson’s solely TV credit are her appearances internet hosting Saturday Evening Reside, together with voice work on Robotic Hen and one-off cameos on reveals like Entourage. She debuted as Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, within the 2010 Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 2, reprising the position in eight extra Marvel motion pictures, together with her personal 2021 showcase Black Widow. Her different notable movie roles embrace Misplaced in Translation, Her, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit and Match Level.
