Emily Blunt in talks to lead 'Not Fade Away'

Emily Blunt in talks to lead 'Not Fade Away'
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Hollywood star Emily Blunt is in negotiations to star in Annapurna Pictures' upcoming project "Not Fade Away".

David O Russell and Blunt's husband, actor-director John Krasinski, are producing the film, reported Variety.

The inspirational drama is based on Rebecca Alexander's 2015 memoir "Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found".

Alexander was born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher syndrome type III and has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a child. A fall from a window left her body completely shattered at the age of 18, but over the next two decades, she became a psychotherapist with two masters' degrees and an athlete who teaches spin classes, despite her limited sight and hearing.

Lindsey Ferrentino is adapting the screenplay.

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