Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Burial Rites
Jennifer Lawrence has landed a new role! The actress is set to star in and produce the new film, Burial Rites, directed by Luca Guadagnino.
The film, “tells the story of Agnes Magnusdottir (Lawrence), the last woman to be publicly executed in Iceland in 1830, after being sentenced to death for killing two men and setting fire to their home. The story takes place during the last winter of Agnes’ life while she awaits confirmation of her death sentence by the high court in Denmark. As she waits to die, she starts to live, reluctantly forging emotional and romantic attachments”.
Production on the film will begin in 2018. Are you guys excited for her to take on the role?
MC