Jennifer Lawrence was asked to 'lose weight' for the lead character in The Hunger Games
By MYBRANDBOOK
One of the most talented and popular actresses in the Hollywood industry, Jennifer Lawrence has over the years proved her acting mettle and won the hearts of the audience. She received wider recognition and fame for her striking role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, the movie based on the 2008 young adult novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.
During a recent interview, Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she was asked to lose weight for the movie. The actress opened up about how she found this “problematic” for her role in The Hunger Games. She even revealed how she was asked to lose weight, and given with an “awesome responsibility” in the film franchise.
She said, “In Hunger Games, it was an awesome responsibility. Those books were huge, and I knew that the audience was children.”
Recalling how her biggest conversation was her weight loss, Jennifer elaborated, “Along with me being young and growing and not able to be on a diet, I don't know if I want all of the girls who are going to dress up as Katniss to feel like they can't because they're not a certain weight. And I can't let that seep into my brain either."
She further mentioned about getting the golden chance to make an action film that will show a female action hero as the lead. The actress said, “I remember when I was doing Hunger Games, nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie because it wouldn’t work — because we were told girls and boys can both identify with a male lead, but boys cannot identify with a female lead.”
Jennifer said this moment of leading an action film made her so happy every single time, and how the belief of several people has been changed with this release.
Helmed by Gary Ross, The Hunger Games is the first instalment in the film franchise. The dystopian action movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland in key roles. The sequels of the film series are named as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
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