Channing Tatum replaces Chris Evans in Project Artemis

Channing Tatum replaced Chris Evans in “Project Artemis.”

The “Magic Mike” actor has stepped in to star alongside Scarlett Johansson in Apple’s upcoming space saga after the “Lightyear” star was forced to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts with two of his other upcoming films, “Pain Hustlers” and “Big Red One.”

In addition, Greg Berlanti was tapped to direct the film after Jason Bateman mutually resigned last month due to creative differences.

Jonathan Lia, who produces under his These Pictures banner, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Greg Berlanti and Channing Tatum to Project Artemis. Greg’s passion for characters and storytelling has shaped his decades-long career in film and television, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him lead our team on this journey. We have long been huge fans of Channing and are extremely honored to finally have the opportunity to work with him.”

Plot details of the film – for which Apple paid more than $100 million – are being kept secret, other than that it is set during the space race of the 1960s.

In May, Channing announced that he would star in a film adaptation of his children’s book “The One And Only Sparkella.”

Dressed as a fairy, he announced on Instagram: “PRIME-TIME IS SHINE-TIME!!! @sparkella is coming to life with a live-action film! Adapted by @pamelaribon, who has written some of my favorite animated films. (sic)”

The film is being produced by MGM as part of a first-look deal between Channing’s production company Free Association and the studio and does not yet have a release date.

An announcement confirmed that the story will “capture the magic of Sparkella, in which a father and daughter dive headfirst into the endlessly surprising world of their imagination.”