Jennifer Lawrence to play Fidel Castro’s lover

Jennifer Lawrence


Jennifer Lawrence has signed directly to play Fidel Castro’s teenage lover within the duration secret agent drama Marita, in line with the Hollywood Reporter.

Lawrence will play the German-born American agent Marita Lorenz, once defined as a real-life lady James Bond, who was recruited by means of the CIA to poison Castro in 1960 but failed to carry out the assault. The film is based on a treatment by means of Eric Warren Singer, co-writer of yankee Hustle, who will paintings at the screenplay.

Lorenz first met Castro in 1959, weeks after the belief of the Cuban revolution, after arriving in Havana on her father’s ocean liner. The revolutionary chief become enthusiastic about the 19-12 months-vintage and that they have become lovers. But, the couple parted after Lorenz became pregnant and had an abortion. A yr later, the young lady again to Cuba with CIA backing, however confessed the poisoning plot to Castro after telling the prime minister she nevertheless cherished him.

Marita is being set up at studio Sony but does not yet have a director connected. Lawrence, who will also produce, recently picked up her fourth Oscar nomination for her flip as Miracle Mop inventor joy Mangano in David O Russell’s pleasure. Her upcoming projects include area romance Passengers, contrary Chris Pratt, and a final turn as mutant Mystique in X-guys: Apocalypse.

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