Scarlett Johansson to Star in Film Adaptation of THE PSYCHOPATH TEST

Deadline writes that Scarlett Johansson will star in THE PSYCHOPATH TEST, penned by Kristin Gore and directed by Jay Roach for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.

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Based on Jon Ronson's bestselling non-fiction book, THE PSYCHOPATH TEST, "tackles how the medical community tries to diagnose and classify an elusive group: remorseless, deadly psychopaths. They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath, devoid of empathy, manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional."

Johansson's recent big screen credits include LUCY, CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER, CHEF, HER, UNDER THE SKIN, DON JON and more. Among her other upcoming film projects are AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, HAIL, CAESAR!, THE JUNGLE BOOK and more. The actress has also starred on Broadway in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, for which she won a 2010 Tony Award.

Screenwriter Gore (daughter of Al Gore) has written for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, FUTURAMA, THE 86TH ACADEMY AWARDS and more. She also worked with David O Russell on NAILED, Spike Jonze on HER and Bennett Miller on FOXCATCHER -- but all for no credit.

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