The Hunger Games saga made headlines last year with a new movie, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Serpent and Songbird, which added to the original trilogy that so excited people. Adapted from the literary series by Susan Collins, The Hunger Games was a huge success: critically, but above all, with the public. Yes, between the first part released in 2012 and the fourth, Hunger Games: The Rebellion Part 2, which came out three years later, the franchise earned $2.97 billion at the global box office.
And Jennifer Lawrence, of course, is an undisputed star who, even before success, was already such a down-to-earth young woman who knew what she wanted and didn’t take everything – even an important role.
In 2013, the actress spoke to SciFiNow and revealed that she was advised to lose weight when she signed on to play Katniss Everdeen. He explained how he took a metaphorical bow and arrow in response to their proposal and rejected it outright.
“In the first movie, when we were obviously talking about it, like, ‘It’s The Hunger Games, you have to lose 10 pounds,’ I was like, ‘We have control over this image, we have control over this model. Why make something inaccessible and thin for him?’“- said the actor.
“She’s someone that young girls – all women, especially young girls – look up to and want to be, and we have control over that, so why not make her strong? Why not make her beautiful, healthy and fit?
I’ve been very adamant about this because I don’t think our industry takes enough responsibility for what it does to our society, its unrealistic expectations, and I don’t want to be a part of that. I remember feeling like I was 14 years old, looking at a Victoria’s Secret model and thinking, “I’ll never look like that.” I don’t want anyone to feel that way.“
And the actress finally stood and did not agree to lose weight for the role that inspired many young girls and young women, but not only that: after all, the whole world then fell under the spell. Jennifer LawrenceWith her sincerity, humor or beauty. You know the rest: a huge success that had nothing to do with her weight!
The original Hunger Games trilogy starring Jennifer Lawrence can be seen again on Prime Video.
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