Apple TV+ paying $100 million for Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson 'Project Artemis'

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Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans will star in the movie "Project Artemis," from director Jason Bateman and writer Rose Gilroy, for Apple TV+.

Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson being filmed for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series. (Source: Variety)

Apple TV+ is continuing to add high-profile star name movies to its slate, with a new deal to fund production of what's described as a "space race" film.

According to Deadline, it cost Apple $100 million to secure "Project Artemis" in what the publication described as an "in-demand" production package. Roe Gilroy is writing and actor turned director Jason Bateman is to direct.

Notably, the film will see Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans reuniting after their previous Marvel work together. The two had been set to co-star in another Apple TV+ production, "Ghosted," until scheduling changes meant Johansson was contracted to another show.

Johansson is producing via her These Pictures production company, which originally commissioned and developed the script. Johansson is also producing, and will star in, the Apple TV+ project, "Bride," currently in development.

The $100 million cost of "Project Artemis" is four times more than Apple spent to acquire the finished "CODA" movie. However, it's only half what the company is said to have spent to get spy thriller "Argylle."

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winstoner71

“ The $100 million cost of "Project Artemis" is four times more than Apple spent to acquire the finished "CODA" movie. However, it's only half what the company is said to have spent to get spy thriller "Argylle."

What was that some people were saying in here again about Apple having a “ceiling” to their spending for ATV+ content? Yeah. They don’t. 

ravnorodom

Apple’s budget spending is at par with movie makers. Maybe a high budget sci-fi space opera with giant spaceships and giant robots is next. 

JWSC

lmasanti said:

I would like to see a title like… “Apple paid $500 millions to secure production of the film ‘The Tragedy of Ted Lasso’ written by William Gallager and directed by Stephen Robles”!

Yes.  But only if William and Stephen get cameo roles in the movie and we get free plastic soft drink mugs with William and Stephen on each side of Ted Lasso. 👍🏻😆

22july2013

I'd like to know how Apple decides, internally, whether a movie project that they bought has recouped their investment. For example, do they consider how many new Apple TV subscriptions they picked up where the subscriber's first program they viewed was that project?