Jennifer Lawrence to play Zelda Fitzgerald in the latter's biopic

Mumbai: Actress Jennifer Lawrence has been attached to play lead in Zelda Fitzgerald biopic from director Ron Howard.

The 26-year-old Oscar winner is expected to play the late Jazz Age icon.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, she will also serve as one of the producers for the upcoming true-story film. Zelda was married to author F Scott Fitzgerald who saw her as his indispensable muse and fiercest competitor.

Based on a screenplay by Emma Frost (‘The White Queen’), the movie simply titled ‘Zelda’ is going to explore the question: Can love exist between creative equals?

Lawrence was last seen in the superhero flick ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ earlier this year. She will next share screen with Chris Pratt in the romantic sci-fi thriller "Passengers" and star in an untitled Darren Aronofsky project.