'Silver Linings' for John Ortiz

"Fast and Furious" star John Oritz has became a member of the cast of David O. Russell's "The Silver Textures Playbook," that the Weinstein Co. will distribute. Bradley Cooper stars like a former senior high school teacher who's institutionalized for depression after which launched in to the proper care of his mother, performed by Jacki Weaver of "Animal Kingdom" fame. He attempts to regain his ex-wife but becomes associated with an eccentric neighbor with problems of her very own. Jennifer Lawrence is placed to experience the neighbor, while Robert P Niro will have Cooper's father. Chris Tucker and Julia Stiles co-star as Cooper's spirited friend and Lawrence's older sister, correspondingly. Ortiz will have Cooper's childhood closest friend, who still lives near his parents' home. Harvey Weinstein is creating Russell's adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel. Ortiz, who's coming off an Indie Spirit Award nomination for his perf in Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating," will quickly be viewed alongside Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte in Michael Mann and David Milch's approaching Cinemax series "Luck." Thesp formerly made an appearance in Mann's "Public Opponents" and "Miami Vice." Ortiz is repped by Gersh, Sanders Remedy Caserta Management and attorney Ira Schreck. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com