Actress Sandra Bullock has been roped in to star in the big screen adaptation of novel "Tupperware Unsealed", which chronicles the story of Brownie Wise, the woman behind the brand.

Sony Pictures has acquired rights to the novel "Tupperware Unsealed" and finalised Tate Taylor to direct the film, reports variety.com.

Taylor will also adapt the script with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Entertainment producing along with Tom Shelly of Steele Mill Productions.

Hannah Minghella and Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for the studio.

Bullock was last seen in Warner Bros' "Gravity", while Taylor's next film "Get on Up" will come out Aug 1.