Well, consider us intrigued. Yes, as the headline suggests, Scarlett Johansson has signed on to star in a new A24 feature called Bride.

Via Deadline, Bride sounds an awful lot like a sci-fi reimagining of the famed Bride of Frankenstein tale. From director Sebastian Lelio – who nabbed an Oscar in 2017 for A Fantastic Woman – Johansson will star as “A woman created to be an ideal wife the singular obsession of a brilliant entrepreneur. When she rejects her creator, she’s forced to flee her confined existence, confronting a world that sees her as a monster. It is on the run that she finds her true identity, her surprising power, and the strength to remake herself as own creation.”

Lelio will write Bride along with Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, with Johansson producing through her These Pictures banner. At this stage, it looks as if Bride will debut on Apple TV+ as part of the first-look agreement between A24 and Apple TV+.

Expect more on Bride as we get it.

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