The star-studded crew for upcoming space filmProject Artemiscontinues to grow. According to areportfrom Collider,Woody Harrelsonhas now officially joined the cast for the feature. The Apple Original Film’s project will be released on Apple TV+, but it does not yet have a release date.
Harrelson’s character role inProject Artemisis still under wraps, but he’ll be working alongside Hollywood heavyweights Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike) who are set as the lead roles, along with Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jim Rash (Bros), Anna Garcia (Superstore), Colin Woodell (The Purge), and many others. Both Jason Bateman (Ozark) and Chris Evans (Captain America) were initially slated to be a part of the production, but dropped out due to creative and scheduling conflicts.
Lead actor Johansson is also producing the film while Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon) is directing. The screenplay is being written by Rose Gilroy. The premise of the film also remains vague, but it does apparently center around the historical Space Race of the 1960s. Filming officially began last October in Atlanta, along with a casting call for extras to play NASA staff and FBI agents. With a $100 million production budget and a strong cast lineup, suffice to say the project will have quite a substantial scale.
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Harrelson Continues to Run His Own Race of Acclaimed Works
Project Artemisis just one of many recent projects that award-winning actor Harrelson has been gracefully stampeding through lately. He already has a long, outstanding filmography, as far back as his early years in hits likeNatural Born Killers(1994) and landmark bowling comedyKingpin(1996). He’s also led strong roles in dramatic films such asNorth Country(2005),No Country For Old Men(2007), andSeven Pounds(2008).
Adding on to those accomplishments are iconic blockbusters such as the gritty zombie comedyZombieland(2009) in which Harrelson had impeccable chemistry with younger co-star Jesse Eisenberg, and his unforgettable role as Haymitch Abernathy inThe Hunger Gamesmega-franchise. He also brought his suave comedic flair to the stylish neo-magician hitNow You See Me(2013) and its 2016 sequel. To top it all off, he officially cemented a Marvel notch in his belt with bothVenom(2018) andVenom: Let There Be Carnage(2021).
As for his current schedule, Harrelson wrapped on the black comedyTriangle of Sadness(2022), as well asThe Man From Toronto(2022), where he starred alongside Kevin Hart. This year, along withProject Artemis, he has both the sports comedyChampions(2023) andSuncoastin post-production. As well, he’ll be starring in HBO’s newest upcoming political dramaWhite House Plumbers. With an ever-growing, impossibly diverse career of film, Harrelson is and has proved himself a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood, and one of the greatest, still underrated actors of our generation.
