Jennifer Lawrence's upcoming film, an adaptation of Ariana Harwicz's novel Die, My Love, premiered at Cannes.
But how she was cast is the question,Justine Ciarrocchi, a partner with the Hunger Games actress production house Excellent Cadaver, revealed.
In an interview with Screen Daily, she said Martin Scorsese, the film's producer, contacted her company after he read the Argentinian author’s 2017 book.
“He was adamant no one could pull off Grace like [Lawrence] could," Justine added, referring to the lead role in the novel, before adding how she, with Lynne Ramsay, the movie's director, exchanged notes.
“Her authentic, ambitious, and unabashed sensibility was what the most compelling version of an adaptation required,” she continued.
“We spent about six months emailing, referencing our own personal experiences about women and motherhood.”
Martin, meanwhile, was not the only A-lister in Hollywood who had raved about Justin recently.
Sean Penn gushed about the Academy-winning actress earlier, calling her "probably the last movie star.”