Actress
Jennifer Lawrence is set to play Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the
controversial
biotech firm Theranos. Adam McKay, who recently directed the financial crisis drama '
The Big Short
' is set to produce the film, reported Deadline.
READ ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence: I once took drug while filming 'The Hunger Games' Theranos was once one of
Silicon Valley
's most promising startups, with its multi-billion dollar valuation and promises of a blood testing system that claimed to be able to perform complex tests with just a drop of blood.
The company, which was at one point worth USD 9 billion, lost trust with the public after an investigation by The
Wall Street
Journal poked holes in its claims about its new blood testing system.
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