Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Zach Cregger’s ‘The Flood’

Jennifer Lawrence will star in Zach Cregger‘s buzzy sci-fi thriller “The Flood” from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. Cregger is set to write, produce and direct the film, which is set for release on Aug. 11, 2028.

Amblin Entertainment serves as producer alongside Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo Entertainment. Plot details and further casting remain under wraps.

Lawrence, an Academy Award winner for 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” brings some serious prestige to Cregger’s latest genre play. Probably best known for her breakout as the face of “The Hunger Games” franchise, Lawrence’s most recent film credits are “Die My Love” with Robert Pattinson, Gene Stupnitsky’s rom-com “No Hard Feelings” and the A24 drama “Causeway.” One of her other upcoming projects includes the Martin Scorsese thriller “What Happens at Night.” She will also appear in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel “Sunrise on the Reaping.”

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“The Flood” sees Cregger reunite with Warner Bros. after the studio released his twisty 2025 horror mystery “Weapons.” A follow-up to his 2022 breakout “Barbarian,” the film was a commercial and critical success, grossing $270 million worldwide off a budget of less than $40 million. The film also earned Amy Madigan a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the evil Aunt Gladys, who, in the film, steals a classroom full of children in the middle of the night right under the noses of their manic teacher and overprotective parents.

“Mike, Pam and the whole Warner Bros./New Line team were an absolute dream to collaborate with on ‘Weapons,’ and I couldn’t be happier to dive in with them again. Jennifer is one of a kind, and I’m beyond excited to see her in this role,” Cregger said.

Warner Bros. co-chairs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy added, “Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most gifted and compelling actors working today, and we are thrilled to have her at the center of Zach’s bold and wholly original vision for ‘The Flood.’ Following our extraordinary experience together on ‘Weapons,’ we could not be more excited to reunite with Zach and the team at Vertigo, as well as Amblin to bring this ambitious film to audiences around the world.”

Lawrence is represented by LBI Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.