The Rosie Project

We have not one, but two pieces of Richard Linklater news today. First, the director's next project, sometimes described as a "spiritual sequel" to his classic Dazed and Confused, has acquired a 2016 release date. In addition, now that Linklater is finished with that project, Sony is eyeing him for The Rosie Project, the new romantic dramedy starring Jennifer Lawrence.

Now that The Hunger Games franchise is coming to a close (for her, anyway), Jennifer Lawrence has begun lining up her post-Games projects. In addition to co-starring with Chris Pratt in the upcoming sci-fi film Passengers, Lawrence has also signed on to star in the romantic dramedy The Rosie Project, which previously had Phil Lord and Chris Miller interested in directing.