Makeready studio announced that Jennifer Lawrence will star in Mob Girl, based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Teresa Carpenter. The Wrap reported that the film will be directed by Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The Young Pope), who is producing alongside Wildside's Lorenzo Mieli. Lawrence will also produce with Justine Polsky via their production company Excellent Cadaver. Angelina Burnett (Halt and Catch Fire, The Americans) is adapting Carpenter's book, Mob Girl: A Woman's Life in the Underworld.
"Seeing this story from a woman's point of view is a fresh and exciting approach to telling a classic mob story," said Makeready CEO Brad Weston. "We could not imagine a more perfect team of stellar filmmakers, with Jennifer starring in a tour de force role and Paolo at the helm, to bring Arlyne's strength and unique perspective to life on screen."