Brie Larson To Star In Charlie Kaufman's Netflix Film, 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It’s a bit surprising that following her Oscar win for her leading role in Room, Brie Larson has stayed out of the spotlight despite some bigger roles in 2017. She starred in the blockbuster, Kong: Skull Island as well as having a prestige role in The Glass Castle yet she hasn’t been in anything this year. That’s probably because of her new marvelous role in the MCU as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel. Now that she’s completed filming her solo movie and her role in Avengers 4; Larson is signing up for more projects.

            According to Deadline, Larson is set to star in Charlie Kaufman’s next film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things for Netflix. The movie, based on the 2016 novel of the same name written by Iain Reid, follows Jake, whose going on a road trip with his girlfriend to introduce her to his parents in their home, a secluded farm. Playing into the title, Jake is suicidal and thinks about ending his life before leaving his significant other stranded leading to a mix of tension and psychological terror.

            This sounds like a different kind of venture for Larson, but I sure am excited to see her team with Kaufman for this. Kaufman, previously wrote Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Adaptation before penning and directing Synecdoche, New York and Anomalisa. His films are very off-beat in the best ways and him pairing with someone like Larson is refreshing.

            In addition to Larson’s first foray in the superhero genre, she’ll also appear in Just Mercy, a drama in which she’ll star opposite Michael B. Jordan. Just Mercy also is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Larson in both Short Term 12 and The Glass Castle.