Hot off her breakout role in “Short Term 12,” Brie Larson is in negotiations to star in “The Good Luck of Right Now” for DreamWorks, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
“Little Miss Sunshine” filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are directing the adaptation of Matthew Quick’s new novel, which hits shelves on Feb. 11. Quick is the author of “The Silver Linings Playbook,” and his latest book was adapted for the screen by Mike White (“Enlightened”).
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The Philadelphia-set story follows the intertwined lives of four people, all outsiders in their own right.