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HOLLYWOOD, June 10 (UPI) -- Jennifer Lawrence has reportedly joined a developing Adam McKay drama about troubled medical startup Theranos and its young founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Lawrence is set to play 32-year-old Holmes, who launched the blood testing company in 2003 and helped its worth soar to $9 billion in a decade. Deadline first reported the news.
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The upcoming medical drama, which will follow the rise and fall of the once-esteemed and sought-after startup, will be produced by Gary Sanchez Productions. Film Director Adam McKay, who was behind the Oscar-winning movie The Big Short, presents only one new project of many for Lawrence. She is reportedly set to play Fidel Castro's lover Marita; an unknown role in an untitled film by Darren Aronofsky; and the lead in Moten Tyldum's Passengers opposite Chris Pratt.
Once a shining star of Silicon Valley innovation, Theranos, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is now embattled by investigations and lawsuits prompted by claims of inaccurate blood tests and lab violations.
Earlier this year, big-spender Walgreens suspended its business practice with the company after an investigation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unearthed several questionable practices. Others, including Safeway and The Cleveland Clinic, have also followed suit in various ways.
The company's executives continue to insist its services are not unreliable.
