Jennifer Lawrence Quits "Bad Blood" After Seeing "The Dropout": "We Don't Need to Redo That"

Oscar winner Lawrence was set to play Holmes in the film before she announced her departure during an interview for a New York Times profile. "Bad Blood" would have been the second project McKay and Lawrence worked on together, with "Don't Look Up" being the first.

Mike Gassaway will portray Art Holmes and Jozanne Marie is also set to star in an unnamed role, as per IMDB. McKay has previously worked with actors like Christian Bale in "The Big Short" and "Vice," and Will Ferrell in comedies "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and "Step Brothers." He tends to work with the same actors multiple times, so some thought he might bring a familiar face to "Bad Blood," too.

"Bad Blood" is based on the 2020 book "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou. The book centres around healthcare-tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, who quickly became one of the richest self-made billionaires in the country.

In 2014, Holmes was hailed as one of the most successful women in the world following the development and launch of her company, Theranos, which was then valued at $9 billion, according to Forbes. Theranos claimed they would revolutionise healthcare by using rapid-blood-testing technology to help diagnose a variety of health-related issues, including HIV.

However, by 2015, journalists at The Wall Street Journal exposed evidence of technological shortcomings and inaccuracies within Theranos, as well as fraudulent activity from Holmes. In short: Theranos's technology simply didn't work. The exposure led to the demise of both Holmes and the company.

McKay, the filmmaker behind movies like "Don't Look Up" and "Vice," is slated to write, direct, and produce "Bad Blood."

A release date for "Bad Blood" has not been announced. Back in April, People confirmed that Lawrence gave birth to her first child, making some speculate she wouldn't start work on the movie until later in the year.