Jennifer Lawrence attends the "Silver Linings Playbook" New York Premiere at Florence Gould Hall on November 11, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz Getty Images)
This year, The Hunger Games grossed $408 million domestically.
Not bad at all. Just don't mention those eye-popping,
accountant-pleasing numbers to Jennifer Lawrence, who headlines the
franchise.
Lawrence plays freedom fighter Katniss Everdeen, a
role that's iconic thanks to the best-selling dystopian trilogy that
inspired the film series.
"It's so huge. It's why I almost didn't
take the movie. It's a character that can very easily overpower the
rest of my characters. I don't want to do something that's kind of
similar. I haven't really done that many movies," she says.
"It's
such an awesome things to be part of something that speaks to so many
young kids about something that actually matters, about what one young
person can actually do. I feel like I'm part of an important message and
that feels good. It feels nice."
She's currently shooting the second installment of the series, Catching Fire. But Lawrence is also focused on her post-Games pursuits. She's a hot commodity this awards season thanks to Silver Linings Playbook, opening later this month. And she'd like to someday boss around other actors.
"I
want to have a production company. Sometimes I read a script and
wonder, how is this not being made? And I drive past the billboards and
the movies that are being made - it's just so infuriating. I want to
change that, hopefully. I've always wanted to direct," she says. "I'm
decisive but I'm also insecure. That would make me a great director.
(I'd say), 'This is definitely what I want. But wait. Is this what I
want?'"
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