Brie Larson Replacing Jennifer Lawrence in THE GLASS CASTLE

Three years ago, Jennifer Lawrence was attached to star in a film adaptation of The Glass Castle, writer Jeannette Walls' memoir that detailed her wildly unconventional upbringing. But because the project has taken so long to get going, Lawrence had to drop out, and THR reports that another mega-talented young star, Brie Larson, is stepping in to take her place. This will be a reunion between the actress and director Destin Daniel Cretton, who helmed Short Term 12, the indie that put Larson on the map. Marti Noxon wrote the first draft of the script with Cretton, and Andrew Lanham came on board for rewrites.

If Lawrence had to go, I can't imagine a better replacement than Larson. She's a terrific actress and a rising star, and I can't wait to see her (by all accounts amazing) work in Room later when that hits limited release on October 16th. This is the second time recently that she's taken over a project another actress bailed out of: a couple of weeks ago, she replaced Emma Stone in the tennis movie Battle of the Sexes. Looks like everything's comin' up Brie.

Check out the full description of the The Glass Castle below:

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
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