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J.Law, Spielberg Tackling War Photographer’s Memoir, It’s What I Do

Jennifer Lawrence. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images

Warner Bros. has bagged the rights to Lynsey Addario’s memoir, It’s What I Do, about her Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalism, Deadline reports. The deal — which reportedly had Reese Witherspoon, Darren Aronofsky, Natalie Portman, and the Weinstein Company, among other suitors, knocking at the door — has Steven Spielberg helming and Jennifer Lawrence starring. The latter Oscar-winning badass will play Addario, a combat journalist who, in the face of danger and kidnappings, captured unforgettable imagery from such war-torn areas as Libya, Afghanistan, and the Congo. (If you’re already having stress daydreams about the imminent American Sniper–esque trailer for this, you’re probably not alone.)

J.Law, Spielberg Tackling War Photog’s Memoir