Highlights
- Kristen Stewart has beaten out Jennifer Lawrence to land the lead role in indie project Lie Down in Darkness.
- Stewart, 22, will play Peyton Loftis in the adaptation of William Styron's 1951 novel of the same name that tells the story of a girl whose mother is jealous of her and father has harbours incestuous feelings towards her, reported MTV.
- Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper will helm the project with Jeff Sharp as producer.
- Lawrence was initially up for the coveted part but could not commit in the end due to her busy schedule filming sequels to The Hunger Games and X-Men: First Class.
- It is unknown when Lie Down in Darkness is expected to begin production.
- Stewart is currently in the eye of the storm after it was revealed that she cheated on boyfriend Robert Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, the married director of her last project Snow White and the Huntsman.
- Read: Rupert Sanders' wife has banned him from working with Kristen Stewart again
Kristen Stewart has beaten outJennifer Lawrence to land the lead role in indie project
LieDown in Darkness.
Stewart, 22, will play Peyton Loftis in the adaptation ofWilliam Styron's 1951 novel of the same name that tells thestory of a girl whose mother is jealous of her and father hasharbours incestuous feelings towards her, reported MTV.
Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper will helm the projectwith Jeff Sharp as producer.
Lawrence was initially up for the coveted part but couldnot commit in the end due to her busy schedule filming sequelsto
The Hunger Games and
X-Men: First Class.It is unknown when
Lie Down in Darkness is expected tobegin production.
Stewart is currently in the eye of the storm after it wasrevealed that she cheated on boyfriend Robert Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, the married director of her last project
SnowWhite and the Huntsman.
Read: Rupert Sanders' wife has banned him from working with Kristen Stewart again