Jennifer Lawrence to team up with Ron Howard for Zelda Fitzgerald biopic

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By Darian Scalamoni

            For those who was looking to see Jennifer Lawrence playing something different, get ready for this project. According to THR, Lawrence has signed on to play Jazz Age icon, Zelda Fitzgerald in an upcoming biopic titled Zelda. The movie is set to be directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Rush) whose next film Inferno, will be released next Friday.

            The story centers around Fitzgerald, who was actually married to legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald and shows the constant competition between spouses. She is trying to make herself known through her own artistic expression but her marriage suffers for it. Her husband referred to her as “the first American Flapper” but her life descended into a dark place as she was diagnosed as schizophrenic.

            This seems like a great role for Lawrence and could garner another Oscar nomination for the young actress who already has 4 nominations and one win under her belt. Lawrence will be seen next in December alongside Christ Pratt for Passengers, a sci-fi romance film. After that though she has projects set with Oscar nominated directors, Darren Aronofsky and Adam McKay so adding Howard to that list is a special achievement.