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6:48 pm - 04/23/2012

JLaw in talks for "Glass Castle" lead role


With the success of The Hunger Games, it's no surprise Jennifer Lawrence is a sought-after leading lady. With three films hitting theaters this fall — including "House at the End of the Street" and "The Silver Linings Playbook" — she has a busy schedule, but it looks like Lawrence might add another project to her repertoire.

Deadline Hollywood reports that Lionsgate's production president, Erik Feig, has acquired the rights to gossip columnist Jeanette Walls' best-seller "The Glass Castle: A Memoir." Gil Netter ("The Blind Side") is set to produce and Marti Noxon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "I Am Number Four") is attached to pen the script.


Walls' book follows her nomadic childhood as she grew up moving around the Southwest desert with her parents and three siblings. When he was sober, her father Rex nurtured his children's imagination and taught them to embrace life. Her mother Rose Mary was an artist who would rather paint and write than be responsible for her family. When their money was finally gone, they returned to West Virginia where her father drank and stole and Walls and her siblings were forced to support each other. While her tale seems grim, she paints her parents in a loving light because, despite her family's flaws, they played a huge role in her success. Upon its release in 2005, the book spent more than 250 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list, which was a first for any memoir.

The story is a departure from the male-centered movies Lionsgate usually releases. They're known for films such as "Warrior," "The Lincoln Lawyer," "Abduction" and "Conan the Barbarian." But perhaps with the overwhelming success of "Hunger Games" and its strong heroine, the company will focus on more female-lead narratives.


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I would love her in this tbh! I wonder who would play the dad?
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letmypidgeonsgo 23rd-Apr-2012 11:49 pm (UTC)
Marti Noxon? Run, JLaw, run as fast and as far as you can!
brownxeyedxdork 23rd-Apr-2012 11:53 pm (UTC)
lmao mte
coffeenmorphine 24th-Apr-2012 02:03 am (UTC)
lol! I irl said "oops".
letmypidgeonsgo 24th-Apr-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
OMG is your icon from Beanie Baby Hunger Games?!
bodyline 23rd-Apr-2012 11:50 pm (UTC)
I always think her posts are about Jude Law based on the titles.
actxappalledx 23rd-Apr-2012 11:52 pm (UTC)
Because he is the real, and original, JLaw, t b q h
ace_kay 24th-Apr-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
I read "I always think her posts are about Jude Law based on the titties."
paulimapi 24th-Apr-2012 12:17 am (UTC)
me too lol, for a second
winninghearts 23rd-Apr-2012 11:50 pm (UTC)
THIS BOOK. CHRIST.

So anger-inducing.
forevergold217 23rd-Apr-2012 11:55 pm (UTC)
whats wrong with it?
winninghearts 23rd-Apr-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
The book is fine, but her parents were absolutely terrible.

Edited at 2012-04-23 11:58 pm (UTC)
spillvegas 24th-Apr-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
the scene where the mom said her being a "chocoholic" was the same as the dad being an alcoholic. I can't.
ladyserenity84 24th-Apr-2012 12:34 am (UTC)
Yes. This. Ugh.
myblackass 24th-Apr-2012 12:37 am (UTC)
I just didn't believe all her stories were true.
minderbinder 24th-Apr-2012 12:58 am (UTC)
MAKO! <3
gottasecret101 24th-Apr-2012 04:17 am (UTC)
The Dad made me want to kick his ass when she found her piggy bank.
winninghearts 23rd-Apr-2012 11:51 pm (UTC)
I think she would be a really good choice for this, though.

Is this somewhat of a book post? Can I ask for recs for other memoirs? One of my favorite kinds of books, tbh.

Edited at 2012-04-23 11:52 pm (UTC)
rubyboots 23rd-Apr-2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
Running with Scissors is pretty good (totally fucked up though)
false_hate 23rd-Apr-2012 11:55 pm (UTC)
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
lickety_split 23rd-Apr-2012 11:56 pm (UTC)
Jenna Jameson's How To Make Love Like a Porn Star was really good imo.

I finally got around to reading Angela's Ashes awhile back too. That was a good one too.

Edited at 2012-04-23 11:57 pm (UTC)
winninghearts 23rd-Apr-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
I love Angela's Ashes! I read it when I was probably far too young for it, because it was sitting in the backseat of my dad's car.
spillvegas 23rd-Apr-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
Jenna's is my FAVE 100%
xxraji_babyxx 24th-Apr-2012 01:00 am (UTC)
Angela's Ashes is one of my absolute favourite books. I read it when I was in school and it stuck with me. I think I may need to re-read it again soon, lol.
blue_bluesks 24th-Apr-2012 12:04 am (UTC)
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn is awesome too.

Edited at 2012-04-24 12:05 am (UTC)
naveedchick 24th-Apr-2012 12:09 am (UTC)
Night by Elie Wiesel
girltoinfinity 24th-Apr-2012 12:11 am (UTC)
Just Kids by Patti Smith is INCREDIBLE
& I recently read Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman, also a very good read
dracopet 24th-Apr-2012 12:18 am (UTC)
Have to stan for Prozac Nation even though it is a mess

Also, my unhealthy obsession with Elizabeth Wurtzel: http://bigbadwurtzel.tumblr.com
joaniemaloney 24th-Apr-2012 12:41 am (UTC)
Townie, Andre Dubus III.
factorywannabe 24th-Apr-2012 12:47 am (UTC)
Thirding Running with Scissors

Seconding Night by Elie Wiesel. It's extremely intense and sad though :(
bardotlashes 24th-Apr-2012 12:52 am (UTC)
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, by Susan Jane Gilman. Right after graduating from college in the 80's, the author went to China (which had just recently opened up to the West) with her friend to start a planned backpacking trip around the world. When they get there, the friend starts acting really erratically and the author gets really sick and then everything goes to hell and it's so so wild. One of the few memoirs that kept me up until 4am reading.
burypockets 24th-Apr-2012 01:04 am (UTC)
David Sedaris if you like memoirs told in vignettes, and he's hilarious
modernelegance 24th-Apr-2012 01:09 am (UTC)
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch by The actress who played Nellie in Little House on the Prairie. Best biography I have ever read and probably top 5 books I have ever read...it is fantastic.
devotdsatellite 24th-Apr-2012 04:59 am (UTC)
the other one by the same author called half broke horses i really enjoyed
babybeehive 24th-Apr-2012 02:37 pm (UTC)
Three Little Words - Ashley Rhodes-Courter
First Person Plural - Cameron West
The Flock - Joan Casey
My Lobotomy - Howard Dully
shania_cares 24th-Apr-2012 03:28 pm (UTC)
Running w/ Scissors
I'm Down
All the Fishes Come Home to Roost
The Road From Coorain
An American Childhood
cherisheddesire 23rd-Apr-2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
I was for this but then I saw Marti Noxon...
emizee 23rd-Apr-2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
Daniel Day Lewis should play the dad tbh.
paulimapi 24th-Apr-2012 12:21 am (UTC)
ohh yes he would be awesome in it
heulog 23rd-Apr-2012 11:54 pm (UTC)
"The Glass Castle" is the most fanfiction-sounding name for a book ever.
winninghearts 23rd-Apr-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
I can't say anything

titles are damn hard
vivisexion 24th-Apr-2012 12:52 am (UTC)
lol right?
lickety_split 23rd-Apr-2012 11:55 pm (UTC)
FINALLY, A BOOK POST THAT'S NOT ABOUT YA!!!
lickety_split 23rd-Apr-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
Also, I highly recommend this book. And this author in general. Unfortunately only three of her books have been translated into English so far.

parisdiorchanel 24th-Apr-2012 12:07 am (UTC)
omg adding this to my wish list.
dracopet 24th-Apr-2012 12:20 am (UTC)
omg I randomly read one of her books (Out) and it made me wanna read all her stuff
fraggleroq 24th-Apr-2012 01:42 am (UTC)
Oh yeah, her book "Out" was awesome.
matthewgoodband 24th-Apr-2012 04:22 am (UTC)
I read Out on a plane ride to Tokyo and I fell in love with her. <3
carma_bee 23rd-Apr-2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
i read this book a few years ago, really good, but really depressing

definitely watching this post for memoir/bio recs!
apeshit_x 23rd-Apr-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
Read it a while ago and it was ok.
anna_bea2 23rd-Apr-2012 11:59 pm (UTC)
Marti Noxon...no gurl
hearts_on_safe 24th-Apr-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
i can definitely see her in this role
loosedefense 24th-Apr-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
i miss when JLaw used to = Jude Law.
actxappalledx 24th-Apr-2012 12:13 am (UTC)
it still is in my mind, tbh. i refuse to accept her as jlaw. i need to start making jlaw posts and set things straight, i think
loosedefense 24th-Apr-2012 12:18 am (UTC)
Please do, this impostor has intruded on Jude's title enough imo.
anna_karenina_x 24th-Apr-2012 12:00 am (UTC)
This was a good book.
honeynutcherri 24th-Apr-2012 12:01 am (UTC)
Man, that book. Gosh.
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