<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan have been tapped to star in a movie adaptation of The Last Five Years.  The musical - written by Jason Robert Brown - tells the story of a five-year relationship between aspiring novelist Jamie and his actress girlfriend Cathy.    Told in reverse chronological order, the musical features two simultaneous story lines, with Cathy&amp;#039;s story line beginning at the end of the relationship and Jamie&amp;#039;s story line beginning at the moment they first meet.  Jordan tweeted the casting news on Thursday (February 21), writing: &amp;quot;Its official!! I will be playing Jamie in The Last Five Years film!! @AnnaKendrick47 Literally a dream come true :)&amp;quot;  The 28-year-old is best known for his work on stage shows including Newsies and Bonnie &amp;amp; Clyde. He currently stars in NBC&amp;#039;s Smash.  Kendrick has previously shown her singing chops in last year&amp;#039;s acapella comedy Pitch Perfect. Watch a trailer for Anna Kendrick&amp;#039;s Pitch Perfect below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a460764/anna-kendrick-jeremy-jordan-for-last-five-years-musical-adaptation/>