Scarlett Johansson has signed up to appear alongside Jennifer Aniston in a comedy film called He's Just Not That Into You.

The movie will follow a number of interweaving stories about love and is based on a book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccilo.

Johansson is set to play a pilates instructor and aspiring singer who gets romantically involved with a married man and tries to get him to leave his wife.

The Lost in Translation actress will also appear with Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Connelly and Ginnifer Goodwin in the film.

Shooting is due to begin next month in Los Angeles.