Jude Law in Talks to Join Scarlett Johansson in Ari Aster's Scapegoat

Jude Law is in negotiations to co-star opposite Scarlett Johansson in Scapegoat, the next film from Ari Aster. Deadline reported the talks on 23 September 2026. The deal is not yet signed.

Aster is directing Scapegoat from a script he wrote himself. That writer-director setup means he is responsible for both the story and its staging. A24 will distribute the film, which means the company will handle its release to cinemas.

A24 has released Aster's past four films. The new project keeps that relationship in place for a fifth time. Aster will produce alongside Lars Knudsen through their Square Peg banner, their joint production label that develops and oversees their films.

Jacob Elordi has also joined the cast, according to the same report. His name first surfaced in August, when both Variety and Deadline reported he was in negotiations to star opposite Johansson at A24. The September update describes him as aboard. If Law closes his deal, the three actors would form the central ensemble.

Scapegoat is Aster's follow-up film to Eddington. That simply means it is the next feature he is making after that title. No story details, filming dates or release date have been made public.

Law arrives with a busy screen slate. He played Russian president Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin. His next turn is very different. He will play Vegas performer Siegfried opposite Andrew Garfield in Wild Things, a limited series for Apple, which is a television story told in a fixed number of episodes.

For readers new to film deals, the language matters here. "In negotiations" means talks are under way but nothing is final. "Has joined" means the latest account treats the casting as settled. That is why Law's status and Elordi's status read differently in the current report.

What makes this stand out is continuity behind the camera. Same writer-director. Same distributor. Same producers through the same company. The faces in front of the camera are changing, but the team shaping the film is not.

For fans, this means the picture is still early. Casting announcements are often the first public signs of a film. Story details and a release plan usually come later, and neither has been shared here.