‘21 Jump Street’s Brie Larson Joins 'The Spectacular Now'

Brie Larson has joined the cast of The Spectacular Now. The actress, who recently starred in 21 Jump Street, will play “Cassidy,” one of the leads in the comedy. James Ponsoldt is directing The Spectacular Now. Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley co-star in the film. Shawn Levy & Tom McNulty are producing.  Larson is in the upcoming comedy Relanxious with Oliva Wilde, and Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen. Larson also recently joined the cast of Squirrel to the Nuts. Owen Wilson and, again, Olivia Wilde co-star. Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach are producing Squirrel to the Nuts. Peter Bogdanovich is writing the script. Larson is repped by Gersh and managed by ROAR