Scarlett Johansson as a jewel thief? Barry Levinson thinks she makes the perfect tealeaf, since he’s cast her in his next film, heist movie Brilliant.
With a screenplay by Gillian Gorfil and Elizabeth Shorten, the film will see Johansson’s gem snatcher teaming up with a con man to pull off the greatest heist in history. But their relationship is complicated by a serious love/hate vibe.
Levinson will start shooting once his star has finished work on The Nanny Diaries and the male lead has been cast.