Jennifer Lawrence to play Elizabeth Holmes

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Jennifer Lawrence will be playing Elizabeth Holmes, the 32-year-old founder of the controversial biotech firm Theranos.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence will be playing Elizabeth Holmes, the 32-year-old founder of the controversial biotech firm Theranos. The company, was at one point worth $9 billion, and later lost trust with the public after an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. The investigation had proved a fraud in the company’s new blood testing system; the system had claimed to be able to perform complex tests with just a drop of blood. As a result of the investigations, Holmes lost her position as one of the richest female self-starters in Silicon Valley.

The shooting of the biopic is yet to begin. Adam McKay, the director of the financial crisis drama The Big Short, will be producing the film, according to Deadline.

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