'Red Sparrow' cast news & update: Jennifer Lawrence to work with 'Hunger Games' director Francis Lawrence for new Russian spy film

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Jennifer Lawrence will once again reunite with "Hunger Games" director Francis Lawrence in the film adaptation of Russian spy novel, "Red Sparrow."

According to Deadline, "The Hunger Games" director Francis Lawrence is to direct the movie adaptation of "Red Sparrow," a novel by Jason Matthew. Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly set to play Russian spy Dominika Egorova who is assigned to an American intelligence officer Nathaniel Nash. Egorova is to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress who will seduce one of America's valuable intelligence mole in Moscow.

The deal is still in the talks and there have been no confirmation so far for the cast or the director. According to Screen Rant, the movie will be produced by Steve Zaillian and Garrett Basch, while the earlier draft of the script made by Eric Warren is being revised by Justin Haythe.

According to Entertainment Weekly, this is not the first time that JLaw and Francis Lawrence have been reunited since "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay." It was announced in January that the two will be joining James Cameron's deep underwater film "The Dive."

Ms. Lawrence recently revealed that her younger self suffered from anxiety due to the newness of popularity.

"I picture myself drowning," Lawrence said in an interview by the New York Times. "Outwardly, I look like I'm having a blast, and I am, at least on some levels. There I was - burp, burp, burp—just a little gal from Kentucky getting discovered by big ol' Hollywood. But inside I'm terrified. In an instant—boom—everyone's listening, everyone's looking."

According to the interview, just as she had finished the indie film "Winter's Bone" and just starting as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games," Lawrence wasn't very comfortable with the sudden fame. However, like any seasoned actress, she feels calmer and more in control.

"I feel more in control. I'm calmer. I know that there's no point to feeling anxious all day, so I try not to. I'm still scared, but it's about different things. Now, I worry about - [Trails off and shifts a bit uncomfortably on the sofa.] O.K., get ahold of yourself, Jennifer. This is not therapy," said Lawrence, pertaining to her personality change since the first film of the dystopian trilogy.

In the interview, she also revealed that she and Amy Schumer have become fast friends and will be writing a movie together where they will play as sisters.

According to Vanity Fair, after their newfound friendship, the two went jet skiing in early August this year.

"She's the coolest chick you'll ever meet," Schumer said of Lawrence. "She's the best hang, she was like one of the gang."