Jennifer Lawrence is attached to star in two literary adaptations — John Steinbeck’s seminal 1952 novel “East of Eden” and Hannah Kent’s “Burial Rites,” both of which will be directed by Gary Ross , an individual familiar with the “Hunger Games” star’s plans has told TheWrap.
“East of Eden” is set up at Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment now that the studio and producer Brian Grazer have finalized a deal with Steinbeck’s estate.
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Ross is a big fan of the novel, and while he has flirted with the ambitious idea of telling Steinbeck’s epic story over the course of two films, a studio insider tells TheWrap that the adaptation is currently planned as one movie.