Two time Academy Award®-nominee Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit) and BAFTA-nominee Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) have boarded Paper Tiger from filmmaker James Gray. Johansson and Teller join Academy Award®-nominee Adam Driver as production is set to begin next month in New Jersey. The film will be produced by Rodrigo Teixeira under his RT Features banner and frequent collaborator Anthony Katagas under AK Productions alongside Raffaella Leone, Gary Farkas, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem, and Andrea Bucko. Executive producers include Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Riccardo Maddalosso and Emily Salveson. Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox’s The Veterans is representing the international sales rights and CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
Paper Tiger is a tense and gritty story, two brothers pursue the American Dream—only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian “Mafiya.” Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible.
Johansson is a two time Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning actress best known for her roles in Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Her, and Lost in Translation. Other credits include the The Avengers and Sing, Captain America franchises and more. She will next star in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme which will play in competition in Cannes and will make her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, which will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
Teller is an actor best recognized for his work across blockbuster films including Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash, and The Spectacular Now. He recently starred in The Gorge for Apple TV+ and wrapped production on Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael and A24’s Eternity, in which he stars opposite Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner. He will next star in Greg Kwedar’s fantastical comedy Possum Song and Paul Downs Colaizzo’s Winter Games for Paramount Pictures.
Johansson is represented by CAA and Bailey Brand Management. Teller is represented by CAA and attorney Chad Christopher. Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for Paper Tiger.