SUBMITTED BY Scooby

January 29, 2004 — Scarlett Johansson (The Score) will star in The Black Dahlia, opposite Josh Hartnett and Mark Wahlberg for director Brian De Palma.

In the fictional account of the notorious 1947 murder, Johansson plays Kay, a doppelganger for the title character, and the object of affection for two police officers (Hartnett and Wahlberg) investigating the brutal murder of Hollywood starlet Elizabeth Short.

Based on a bestselling novel by James Ellroy, and adapted by Josh Friedman, the film will begin shooting on May 24 in L.A. The film is still in the process of securing a domestic distribution deal.