Watch: Jennifer Lawrence talks about Katniss, archery, pressure and 'The Hunger Games'
The star of the spring's most anticipated film talks about tuning out expectations
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Jennifer Lawrence is not yet a movie star by the classic definition. She is not yet enough to guarantee a film an opening weekend. I suspect all of that is about to change soon, and once the "Hunger Games" films are all in release, she's going to be able to choose the career she wants. And while she might not be a "movie star" yet, it really is just a matter of time.
Right now, I'm not sure even she is fully able to define what the ideal career would look like. She seems to me from the times we've spoken to be torn between a desire to vanish into her work and an awareness of the way this industry works and what it takes to build a career. She is, in my opinion, ready for the public to catch up to how talented she is, and if "The Hunger Games" is the project that introduces her to a larger audience, then that's a good thing.
I won't have a reaction to the film published until the 20th, but you will see several reviews for the film here at HitFix before then. I know that fans are tense, waiting for critical reactions to the film to start rolling in. It's almost time for them to finally lay eyes on what Gary Ross has done, and in the meantime, we're going to let the filmmakers make their case and tell you how they approached translating the books to the bigscreen.
"The Hunger Games" opens in theaters everywhere March 23, 2012.
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March 12, 2012 at 11:22AM EST Reply to CommentI just hope Lawrence's career doesn't get ruined like Kristen Stewart's career did by the Twilight movies.
m3
March 12, 2012 at 11:24AM EST Reply to CommentI remember watching winter's bone & realizing that Jennifer Lawrence is truly a great actress.
But i worry how the twihard teens would embrace her :(
Melsf
March 12, 2012 at 2:58PM EST Reply to CommentTwilight is so 2008...the twihards are waiting for Hunger Games with open arms. I wouldnt say Twilight ruined Stewart's career. She's got 2 films besides the Twilight finale coming out this year. Sounds like a pretty good career to me.
mmcb105 I think he meant in terms of being taken seriously as an actress, not commercial viability.
March 12, 2012 at 3:08PM ESTmmcb105
March 12, 2012 at 3:07PM EST Reply to CommentOne Thing I Love Today...
Jennifer Lawrence in anything.
mcspinelli
March 12, 2012 at 5:35PM EST Reply to CommentJennifer Lawrence is the total package: Beautiful, Talented, and Not Stupid. I have no doubt that after the Hunger Games, she will emerge as a Superstar actress. As long as she doesn't do too many "paycheck movies" (completely awful scripts that stars sign onto for huge dollars), her career should be great.