Unfortunately, Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special might be the closest we ever get to seeing Scarlett Johansson in Little Shop of Horrors, even though it was only about five years ago that the musical was first announced. Even though it’s been so long since its cancellation that another new remake of the musical has been announced, people are still mourning what we could have had with the remake that we were originally supposed to receive.

Little Shop of Horrors has been a cult classic for decades, thanks to its original movie from 1960, its even more popular remake from 1986, and the stage show that inspired the remake. The remake being so similar to the stage show meant that the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors was very different from the original. It’s been almost thirty years since the movie remake caused the franchise to become so well-known.

Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson Were Set To Star In A Little Shop Of Horrors Remake – Why It Got Cancelled

Like Many Other Things Announced In 2020, The Timing Of The Reboot Doomed It

The remake of Little Shop of Horrors that was supposed to star Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson was announced in 2020, and unfortunately, the pandemic caused the project to fall apart relatively soon after its conception. The dark comedy musical remake was set to be produced by Warner Bros., and in addition to Scarlett Johansson as Audrey and Chris Evans as Orin, it was rumored to star Taron Egerton as Seymour and Billy Porter as Audrey II.

The pandemic in 2020 halted many different types of productions, but it wasn’t until May 2021 that the project was shelved indefinitely. By late 2022, just a couple of years after it was first announced, the Little Shop of Horrors remake was officially cancelled. The idea wasn’t revisited later either, and has evidently been abandoned altogether.

Why A Little Shop Of Horrors Musical Starring Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson Would Have Been Great

The Two Actors Have Performed Together In A Completely Different Type Of Film Franchise With Very Different Characters

If the musical had been produced as planned, we would have gotten to see Scarlett Johansson starring as Audrey and Chris Evans as Orin. It would have been interesting to see the two actors reunite while playing characters who are so different from their MCU characters. The relationship between Audrey and Orin is so completely different from the relationship between Black Widow and Captain America. While Steve Rogers is a very moral character, for example, Orin, on the other hand, is abusive towards Audrey.

In addition, the fact that the project was supposed to be a musical was a huge shift from what we’ve seen of them together. While Scarlett Johansson has performed in musicals before, such as Sing and Sing 2, Chris Evans has never actually been in a musical film, even though he’s continued to express interest in doing one, and he has considered sharing a recording of his Little Shop of Horrors remake audition.

There was a lot of excitement for this remake, and not just from fans. Chris Evans continued to campaign for the possibility of the Little Shop of Horrors reboot being made throughout 2021 and even 2022, sharing with fans that The Little Shop of Horrors is his favorite musical. It would have been fascinating to have the opportunity to see him in a role that is so outside of anything he’s done before.

Another Little Shop Of Horrors Remake Is In The Works, But It Doesn’t Involve Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson

The New Remake Is тιтled The Little Shop Of Halloween Horrors

Fortunately for fans of Little Shop of Horrors, there’s going to be another chance to get to see the musical remade for the big screen. The new Little Shop of Horrors movie remake, тιтled The Little Shop of Halloween Horrors, is set to be directed by Joe Dante and produced by Roger Corman, who released the original The Little Shop of Horrors in 1960. The two have worked together previously in the Gremlins franchise. While it may be a different remake than the one Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans were attached to, the franchise is still in very good hands.

The Little Shop of Halloween Horrors will be the franchise’s second remake, and it’s to be a re-imagining that will relaunch the franchise. Even if we are no longer slated to see Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in an upcoming remake of the musical, if the remake performs well, it’s likely that The Little Shop of Halloween Horrors won’t be the last time we see some iteration of Little Shop of Horrors in upcoming years. If the franchise is successful, and he’s still interested, perhaps Chris Evans will someday get his chance to perform in his favorite musical franchise.