<p class="title">Actor Scarlett Johansson has come aboard the cast of Taika Waititi's World War II film "Jojo Rabbit".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old actor is in final negotiations with Fox Searchlight to star in the project, which is about a young German boy who finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Waititi, who has penned the script, is producing the project along with Carthew Neal and Chelsea Winstanley, according to The Hollywood Reporter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johansson will be next seen in "Avengers: Infinity War". She has also lent her voice to Wes Anderson's animated film "Isle of Dogs".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Waititi is best known for the films "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and "What We Do in the Shadows". He recently helmed Marvel blockbuster "Thor: Ragnarok", starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo and Tessa Thompson.</p>
<p class="title">Actor Scarlett Johansson has come aboard the cast of Taika Waititi's World War II film "Jojo Rabbit".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 33-year-old actor is in final negotiations with Fox Searchlight to star in the project, which is about a young German boy who finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Waititi, who has penned the script, is producing the project along with Carthew Neal and Chelsea Winstanley, according to The Hollywood Reporter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johansson will be next seen in "Avengers: Infinity War". She has also lent her voice to Wes Anderson's animated film "Isle of Dogs".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Waititi is best known for the films "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and "What We Do in the Shadows". He recently helmed Marvel blockbuster "Thor: Ragnarok", starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo and Tessa Thompson.</p>