Over a year ago it was reported that actress Jennifer Lawrence was in negotiations to star in The Glass Castle, now and only now, it seems that the studio has found a director to tackle tis difficult project. According to some reports director Destin Cretton is in negotiations to helm the adaptation of Jeannette Wall’s memoir The Glass House, which tells the story of a young girl living in a dysfunctional family, where an eccentric artist mother and an alcoholic father use hope and imagination to distract the child of the fact that they are poor.
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Glass Castle Book Synopsis Via Amazon:
Jeannette
Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both
their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In
the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns,
camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober,
captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above
all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and
couldn’t stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself
an “excitement addict.” Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen
minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later,
when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls
retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town — and the family — Rex Walls
had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money
and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette
and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another
as they weathered their parents’ betrayals and, finally, found the resources
and will to leave home.
What
is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and
tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with
such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all
odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that
despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful
life on her own terms.
For
two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A
regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is
married to the writer John Taylor.
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