Jennifer Lawrence New Movies: ‘Mockingjay Part 2,’ ‘Joy’ & Steven Spielberg Collab Set
- Maria Myka
- Mar 04, 2015 05:16 AM EST
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America's sweetheart Jennifer Lawrence seems to be everywhere these days, first quarter in and she's already adding more projects to her already impressive filmography.
This year, not only is Jennifer Lawrence going to go head-to-head with President Snow as the 4-movie trilogy wraps up in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2," she will also be playing the role of a wildly successful entrepreneur in "Joy" and most recently according to Deadline, an inspiring war photographer in a film based on the memoir of Lynsey Addario.
While fans are already familiar with her iconic role as Katniss Everdeen in the series based on the bestselling trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and it has been known that she would again be working with her "American Hustle" director in "Joy," here are some things that you would love to know about the latest project she just signed on to:
1) The film is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Lynsey Addario's memoir, "It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War. Addario, as noted by Vanity Fair, is a combat photojournalist who have been to Libya, Cuba, India, Pakistan, and Israel. She has been abducted twice - in Iraq in 2004, and in Libya in 2011.
2) Steven Spielberg will be helming the film, and even though working with David O. Russell and Harvey Weinstein is not something you could turn your nose at, a film by one of the most iconic directors of all time is definitely something else.
3) Jen's ready to tackle the role, but there were other actresses who expressed interest in the film, among them Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman, and Margot Robbie.
4) It's a standalone film and when it's done, it really is done, which is a good thing considering that MTV mentioned how Jen has already mentioned that she's been experiencing a franchise burnout.
While updates about the Speilberg-Lawrence collaboration has been scarce (after all, the film has just been announced) Jen is currently working on her third film with director David O. Russell for "Joy," which is about Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano, alongside actors that she also previously worked with: Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.
"Joy" will be shown in theaters on Christmas Day 2015, but before that, she will be reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" alongside Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth on November 20, 2015.
Jen has a lot of films coming up, but which among the three are you most excited to see?
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