Angelina Jolie wanted Jennifer Lawrence's role in Silver Linings Playboook

Angelina Jolie wanted to be the leading lady in Silver Linings Playboook (2012) but Jennifer Lawrence manage to win the role eventhough she was too young that time, at the age of 22 years old.

The role was about an unstable young widow, which was supposed for older actress.

A source revealed, “Angelina desperately wanted the female lead in the movie ‘Silver Linings Playbook.’ It was a prime role with great dialogue, and Angelina campaigned hard for it. But once the director saw Jennifer’s audition, it was no contest. Jennifer blew her out of the water.”

Filmmaker David O. Russell revealed, "Quite frankly, (Lawrence's audition) was like a formality. I didn't think she was really a contender. We had three very serious contenders (already). We had a lot of major actresses in town interested in the role, from Angelina Jolie to some other big stars, because it's a dimensional role for a young woman. Jennifer we frankly thought was too young."

David O. Russell explained why Jennifer got the role, “She kind of has an ageless quality. She could be 20, she could be 40.”