Jennifer Lawrence to make directorial debut with Cold War film Project Delirium

Jennifer Lawrence is gearing up to make her directorial debut.

The 25-year-old, who already has a Best Actress Oscar under her belt, has signed up to direct Project Delirium.

Based on a 2012 piece in the New Yorker by Raffi Khatchadorian, the film will be about chemical experiments conducted on people during the Cold War.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Lawrence said: “I’ve signed on to direct something called Project Delirium.

“It’s based on this article about mental warfare in the ’60s, like an acid experiment gone terribly wrong.”

The star went on to admit that she’d wanted to be a director from an early age, but hadn’t felt ready to jump into anything until now.

"It’s funny, I’ve wanted to direct since I was 16 and always thought I should start making steps towards that,” she said.

“If I had tried to do it earlier, I wouldn’t have been ready. Now I actually feel ready.”

Lawrence is also in the middle of writing a screenplay alongside Amy Schumer in which the pair will play sisters.