Jennifer Lawrence Beat Out So Many A-List Actresses to Play This Badass War Photographer

Clothing, Head, Ear, Lip, Earrings, Hairstyle, Eye, Shoulder, Eyebrow, Strapless dress,

(Image credit: Getty)

published 4 March 2015

Forces of nature Jennifer Lawrence and Steven Spielberg have paired up to create an unstoppable hurricane of awesomeness, critical acclaim, and Oscar nominations.

According to Deadline, the two have teamed up with Warner Bros. to win the bidding war for film adaptation rights to It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War, a memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lynsey Addario. The film will be based on her 15-year career covering conflicts like the post-9/11 invasion of Afghanistan and the genocide in Darfur and their effects on women.

With such an amazing story on the table, it's no wonder what seems like every big-name director/studio/actress wanted in: Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman, and Margot Robbie were reportedly also interested.

Is this not the coolest? Can't stay and gush—learning everything I can about Lynsey Addario and that time pro-Quaddafi militants kidnapped her during the Libyan civil war. Watch an interview with her here.

You should also check out:

Jennifer Lawrence Is Just As Obsessed with the Kardashians As We Are

Angelina Jolie Might Be Directing Brad Pitt in Her Next Movie

Actual Couple Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin Make Their First High-Profile Public Outing

Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.