Cretton Builds "The Glass Castle"

Destin Cretton ("Short Term 12") is in early talks to direct "The Glass Castle" at Lionsgate says Variety.

Based on the 2005 memoir by gossip columnist Jeannette Walls which deals with her difficult childhood and her “dysfunctional but vibrant” family.

The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence is poised to take the lead here

"Fright Night" remake and ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series writer Marti Noxon wrote the first draft, while Cretton and Andrew Lanham are expected to take a pass at the script.

Lawrence and Gil Netter will produce the film.