Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Lewis Up "Osage County" Role

Juliette Lewis is in talks to play Karen, the self-deluding youngest daughter in the film adaptation of Tracy Letts' award-winning play "August: Osage County says Deadline.


First performed in '07 the show revolves around a family's buried pains and present conflicts after its patriarch dies. Meryl Streep would play the drug-addicted matriarch, while Julia Roberts would play the eldest daughter who is estranged from her adulterous husband.

British actress Andrea Riseborough ("W.E.") was also in contention for the part of Karen

Chris Cooper plays Streep's brother in law

John Wells will direct the film from a screenplay adapted by Letts.

Harvey Weinstein and Jean Doumanian will produce the pic.

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