Jennifer Lopez to Star in Annapurna Pictures' HUSTLERS

Jennifer LOPEZ is set to star in "Hustlers" for Annapurna Pictures, according to Variety. The film will be directed by Lorene Scafaria.

Hustlers is inspired by a New York Magazine article by Jessica Pressler entitled, "The Hustlers at Scores." The piece details a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. LOPEZ will play ringleader to the group of ambitious women who take their plans of getting their full cut too far.

"The film is an empathetic look at women and men, our gender roles, what we're valued for, what we've been told is our value in every movie, TV show, every corner of culture," Scafaria said. "Men have been told they're worth the size of their bank accounts. Women have been told they're worth the symmetry of their faces, their bodies, their beauty and that's what this film is based on. The rules of the club are the rules of the world."

Along with Annapurna, Gloria Sanchez will produce and Scafaria will co-produce. LOPEZ and producing partner, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, will executive produce, along with associate producer Alexandra Brown.

Read the original article on Variety.