Ari Aster Adds Six Actors to A24 Thriller Scapegoat

Ari Aster has added six actors to the cast of Scapegoat, a thriller for the independent film company A24. Aster is also directing the film from his own script, according to Deadline, which reported the additions on 11 November 2026.

The newcomers are Spenser Granese, Keen Ruffalo, Jared Abrahamson, Brock Yurich, Indiana Affleck and Finn Harry. They join a group of performers already announced for the film.

Earlier names attached to Scapegoat include Scarlett Johansson, Jacob Elordi, Jude Law, Ella Purnell, Caleb Landry Jones, Samba Schutte and Cory Michael Smith. With the new additions, the two lists come to 13 names in total.

The film is being produced by Lars Knudsen through Square Peg. Deadline reported that the characters and the logline, the one-sentence summary that sets up a story, are being kept under wraps. That means the public still does not know who the actors will play or what their story will be.

For moviegoers, the cast list is often the first clear sign of how a film is taking shape. Casting usually happens in the months before filming starts, and each new name tends to come from a series of talks between the director, the producers and the actors' representatives. Announcements like this one give the first public view of that work, even before a date for release is set.

A24 has built its reputation on films made outside the big studio system, so the company's involvement places Scapegoat in that independent space. Aster, who also wrote the script, will be the main creative voice on set. The cast list is the first clear sign of who will fill the frame.