Channing Tatum Replaces Chris Evans in Upcoming Space Movie with Scarlett Johansson!

Channing Tatum is going to space with Scarlett Johansson!

The 42-year-old actor has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple film Project Artemis, which was previously set up with Chris Evans in the lead role.

Greg Berlanti has been brought on as the director of the movie, replacing Jason Bateman, who was previously set to helm the project.

Click inside to read about the reason for the exits…

Deadline reports that Chris left the project due to “scheduling conflicts with his upcoming pics Pain Hustlers and Big Red One.” Jason stepped away from the movie “due to creative differences.”

Not much is known about the movie other than it being “set against the space race in the 60s.”

These Pictures co-founder Jonathan Lia said, “We are thrilled to welcome Greg Berlanti and Channing Tatum to Project Artemis. Greg’s passion for character and storytelling has driven his decades long career in film & TV. We couldn’t be more excited for him to lead our team on this journey. We have been huge fans of Channing’s for a long time and are so honored to finally have the opportunity to work with him.”

Read all about Chris‘ upcoming movie Pain Hustlers.