Scarlett Johansson is being lined up to star in Hail Caesar!
The actress is in talks to join the Coen brothers’ new movie alongside confirmed cast members Josh Brolin and George Clooney, according to Variety.
The 29-year-old star is expecting her first child with French journalist Romain Dauriac and will incorporate her pregnancy into the storyline since she is expected to play an actress who suddenly discovers she’s with child.
Staying busy: Scarlett Johansson is being lined up to join the Coen Brothers’ new film Hail Caesar! which will incorporate her pregnancy into the storyline, pictured here in March 2014
Funnyman Jonah Hill is also reported to be negotiating a part in the 1950s set comedy, the trade publication reports, although details of his role are being kept under wraps.
Meanwhile, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes were all recently revealed to be close to joining the movie’s line-up.
The story follows a Hollywood fixer in the 1950s who works to keep a film studio’s actors in line.
Handsome: George Clooney and Josh Brolin have been confirmed to star in the 1950s set comedy
Hail Caesar! goes into production this autumn and Johansson’s role is not expected to take long to film due to the size of the cast.
Joel and Ethan Coen are also producing alongside Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan for Working Title Films.
Scarlett previously worked with the Coen brothers in their 2001 film The Man Who Wasn’t There.
The blonde beauty will next be seen next in the action film Lucy, due out on July 25th, and just wrapped Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Old friends: The actress starred in the 2001 film The Man Who Wasn’t There which was written by the Coen brothers and directed by Joel Coen
Action hero: She will next be seen in the film Lucy which hits theatres on July 25th
Scarlett and her French journalist beau first went public with their relationship in November 2012, not long after she ended her relationship with advertising executive Nate Naylor.
The couple became engaged in September 2013, with news of her pregnancy emerging six months later.
The Captain America: Winter Soldier star was previously married to Ryan Reynolds, but they divorced in 2011 after three years of marriage.
Expectant parents: She and fiancé Romain Dauriac are expecting their first child later this year, pictured together in France in February
