After facing a lot of backlash online, Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out about her previous comments on female-led action films. The actress starred in the first “Hunger Games” film in 2012 and has continued her role as Katniss Everdeen in three sequels.
In a previous interview, Lawrence talked about Hollywood’s poor treatment of female actors and looked back on her role in popular sci-fi. She claimed that she was the first female actress to play the lead role in an action film, a claim that was strongly disputed by the public.
After her comments, the actress received increasing criticism on social media, with fans citing many other women who had played leading roles long before her, such as Angelina Jolie and several others.
Read on to learn more.
‘That’s Certainly Not What I Meant’
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Lawrence recently spoke Hollywood Reporter to clear up misunderstandings surrounding his earlier comments about female-led action films. The actor said, “That’s definitely not what I wanted to say at all. I know that I’m not the only woman to ever lead an action movie.”
According to Lawrence, she just wanted to emphasize how much fun it was to play the role at the time. He also claims that another contributing factor to the mistake was talking to Viola Davis, who he says is a “living legend.” “What I want to emphasize is how good it tastes,” he said.
“And I mean that with Viola — to get past these old myths that you hear … about conversations that you’ll hear about things like that. But it was my mistake, and it was wrong. I have the nerve to talk to a living legend,” continued the actor.
Jennifer Lawrence Claims She Is The First Female Lead In An Action Movie
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On December 7, the actor sat down with Davis in a Diversity Actors on Actors interview where he talks about his time filming “Hunger Games”. During the conversation, the “Silver Linings” actress talked about how women are treated unfairly in the film industry, pointing out the lack of women in leading roles in the action genre.
The comment that angered the internet was when Lawrence claimed that prior to her casting in the “Hunger Games” franchise, no one had been cast as a female lead in an action film.
She said, “I remember when I was making ‘Hunger Games,’ nobody ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie because it wouldn’t work… because we were told girls and boys could both identify with a male lead, but boys cannot identify with a female lead.”
Fans Slam Jennifer Lawrence Over Her Claims
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Fans seem to disagree with the actress’ first comment about the female lead. The interview was broadcast in the office Twitter page from Diversityand critics wasted no time in quoting and commenting on the post.
Some comments accused Lawrence of lack of information and listed several actors who had played the lead before. Some of the names mentioned include Pam Grier, Halle Berry, Sigourney Weaver, Uma Thurman, Linda Hamilton, Angelina Jolie, and a list of others.
Not every comment is against Lawrence; some suggested that he may have just recited what he was instructed to say.
Jennifer Lawrence On The Success Of ‘The Woman King’
During the interview, the “Joy” star and Davis talked about their latest film, “The Woman King” and how successful it was. Davis revealed that before working on the film, he was worried that the film would focus on a largely unexplored area.
Davis recalled thinking, “When have I ever seen something like The Woman King? Not just with me in it, but with anyone who looks like me in it? What studio is going to put money behind it? How are they going to be convinced that black women can leading the global box office?”
In response, Lawrence said, “I want to come back to you as the lead of The Woman King. And we’re at; I think it’s 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes? Sixty-six million domestically. I mean, it’s just… It couldn’t be more wrong.”
The actor added that he feels “happy every time I see a movie come out that just blows away every belief and proves that it’s just a lie to keep certain people from watching movies.”
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