In the film Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, an injured ballerina who is recruited by the Sparrow School, a secret intelligence institution that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. “Even though the film is fictionalized and the characters are fictionalized, Jason Matthews spent most of his life and career dealing with Russian and United States relations and espionage.” “I think what shocked me the most was that was based on a very real program,” Jennifer Lawrence related. But that fizzled out, too.įinally, “Red Sparrow,” a film about the Russia’s famed Sparrow School, began filming in Budapest. Originally, filming at a Russian location was contemplated. Soon Francis Lawrence, a “Hunger Games” veteran and no relation to Jennifer, was attached as its director. Director David Fincher and actor Rooney Mara, left the project, too.Įnter Jennifer Lawrence, one of the hottest names in the business. Its original director, Darren Aronofsky, was out before shooting started. Written by a retired CIA operative, the book was snapped up by 20th Century Fox in a seven-figure deal.

Hollywood-Bringing the Russian spy thriller “Red Sparrow” to the big screen has been as exciting and intriguing as the novel itself.

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