She may be only 23-years-old, but Jennifer Lawrence already has a Best Actress Oscar, and now she wants to add producer to her list of talents, as TheWrap reports that Lawrence has signed on to star in and produce The Rules of Inheritance for director Susanne Bier (Things We Lost in the Fire).
Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady) wrote the screenplay, based on Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir. Bidwell was an only child who lost both of her parents to cancer over seven years when she was a young adult. The book chronicles the many adventures and romances she embarks on in an effort to cope with her loss, while finding out who she really is in the process.
FilmNation Entertainment is financing and handling sales on the project. The studio’s Glen Basner and Aaron Ryder commented, “We are thrilled to be working with the dream team of Jennifer Lawrence, Susanne Bier, Abi Morgan and Bruce Cohen. We have no doubt that this inspirational and hopeful book will be turned into an emotionally powerful movie that audiences around the world will fall in love with.”
It’s isn’t currently known when it might shoot.