Jennifer Lawrence discusses her decision to take a break from acting before shooting an X-rated film

Now 33 years old, the actor was only a teenager when she earned her first acting credit in Monk, before she burst into the spotlight thanks to her roles X-Men: First Class and The Hunger Games.

She’s since gone on to appear in Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Passengers alongside some massively famous faces – but while it might not seem like it, the actor did take some time away from the screen amid all that.

Lawrence decided to go on hiatus following the release of Dark Phoenix in 2019, and a couple of years later she spoke to Vanity Fair about her decision.

Jennifer Lawrence criticised the ‘quality’ of her work. (20th Century Studios)

“I was not pumping out the quality that I should have,” she said at the time. “I just think everybody had gotten sick of me. I’d gotten sick of me.

“It had just gotten to a point where I couldn’t do anything right. If I walked a red carpet, it was, ‘Why didn’t she run?’”

Lawrence went on to explain how she felt she had been ‘people-pleasing’ for the majority of her life, saying: “Working made me feel like nobody could be mad at me: ‘Okay, I said yes, we’re doing it. Nobody’s mad.’

“And then I felt like I reached a point where people were not pleased just by my existence.

“So that kind of shook me out of thinking that work or your career can bring any kind of peace to your soul.”

Lawrence later appeared in No Hard Feelings. (Song Pictures Releasing)

After some well-earned time off, Lawrence went on to release Don’t Look Up for Netflix, as well as her explicit title No Hard Feelings.

Released in 2023, the comedy movie focuses on Lawrence’s character, a woman who is financially hard up, and comes across an interesting opportunity when she’s offered money to date a wealthy couple’s 19-year-old son.

Learning the teenager is introverted and has struggled with dating in the past, Lawrence’s character has her work cut out for her, and what follows is a raunchy comedy which sees her character trying to bring the young man out of his shell.

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Featured Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/WWD via Getty Images/Sony PicturesJennifer Lawrence explains why she took acting hiatus before filming X-rated movieThe star revealed why she took a break from acting after 2019’s Dark

Jennifer Lawrence has explained why she decided to take an acting hiatus before her starring role in No Hard Feelings.

The X-rated movie sees Lawrence playing a woman who is financially hard up, and comes across an interesting opportunity.

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She is offered money to date a wealthy couple’s 19-year-old son, who is also introverted and so has struggled with dating in the past. What follows is a raunchy comedy which sees Lawrence’s character trying to bring the young man out of his shell.

The film also stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur, and Matthew Broderick.

The synopsis reads: “Maddie (Lawrence) thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to ‘date’ their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy (Feldman), and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college.

“But awkward Percy proves to be a real challenge, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.”

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No Hard Feelings was originally released in late June, though it’s widened its reach recently thanks to a release on Netflix in the US.

The X-rated movie actually marked one of Lawrence’s first films back after she decided to take a break from the screen following the release of 2019’s Dark Phoenix.

The actor explained her reasoning behind her hiatus in an interview with Vanity Fair in 2021.

She said: “I was not pumping out the quality that I should have. I just think everybody had gotten sick of me. I’d gotten sick of me.

“It had just gotten to a point where I couldn’t do anything right. If I walked a red carpet, it was, ‘Why didn’t she run?’”

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The actor added: “I think that I was people-pleasing for the majority of my life.

“Working made me feel like nobody could be mad at me: ‘Okay, I said yes, we’re doing it. Nobody’s mad.’

“And then I felt like I reached a point where people were not pleased just by my existence. So that kind of shook me out of thinking that work or your career can bring any kind of peace to your soul.”

And it appears fans are enjoying seeing Lawrence back on their screens, with many praising the star for ‘stealing’ the show in No Hard feelings with one particular scene.

If you want to check it out for yourself, No Hard feelings is available to stream on Netflix now.

Jennifer Lawrence fans are praising the star for ‘stealing’ the show in No Hard feelings with one particular scene.

The X-rated movie sees Lawrence playing a woman who is financially hard up, and comes across an interesting opportunity.

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She is offered money to date a wealthy couple’s 19-year-old son, who is also introverted and so has struggled with dating in the past. What follows is a raunchy comedy which sees Lawrence’s character trying to bring the man out of his shell.

The film also stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur, and Matthew Broderick.

The synopsis reads: “Maddie thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to ‘date’ their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college.

“But awkward Percy proves to be a real challenge, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.”

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No Hard Feelings originally released in late June, though it’s widened its reach recently thanks to a release on Netflix in the US.

While the talk surrounding the movie is mostly around the, erm, nudity, many fans are praising one particular scene which actually has nothing X-rated in it.

Midway through the flick, Maddie and Percy agree to go on a date to make up for the proms they both skipped when back at high school.

As they are seated together in a posh restaurant, Maddie notices a piano in the centre of the dining room.

She quickly pressures Percy to go and play something for her. He decides to play a slowed-down version of Daryl Hall and John Oates’ ‘Maneater’, a song that Percy previously told Maddie used to scare him as a child.

When he returns to his seat after performing the track, a shocked Maddie tells him: “What the f***? That was unbelievable. How did you even know that song?”

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And it’s safe to say many on social media had a similar reaction to the scene, with many flocking to X (formerly known as Twitter) to give their reactions.

“maneater piano scene in no hard feelings 😫😩 >>> ,” one person penned.

A second added: “You’ll probably hear a lot of chatter about THAT scene of Jennifer Lawrence on the beach, but THIS scene stole the movie for me. It’s pure cinema.”

While a third remarked: “No Hard Feelings surprised the hell outta me. I loved it. And that piano cover of Maneater… perfect.”

Featured Image Credit: Sony PicturesJennifer Lawrence’s extremely X-rated comedy movie has just hit NetflixThe movie has already had a theatrical debut, but has now dropped on Netflix

Kit Roberts

Updated 14:05 23 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 12:55 23 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Fans of Jennifer Lawrence can now watch her new film in the comfort of their own homes, as No Hard Feelings has dropped on Netflix in the US.

The movie sees Lawrence playing a woman who is financially hard up, and comes across an interesting opportunity.

She must date a couple’s 19-year-old son, who is also introverted and so has struggled with dating in the past. What follows is a raunchy comedy which sees Lawrence’s character trying to bring the man out of his shell.

The film also stars Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Natalie Morales, Scott MacArthur, and Matthew Broderick.

The synopsis said: “Maddie thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to ‘date’ their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be a real challenge, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.”

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It’s one of Lawrence’s first movies since Dark Phoenix from 2019, after Lawrence decided to take a hiatus from making movies for a little while.

She told Vanity Fair: “I was not pumping out the quality that I should have.

“I just think everybody had gotten sick of me. I’d gotten sick of me. It had just gotten to a point where I couldn’t do anything right. If I walked a red carpet, it was, ‘Why didn’t she run?’… I think that I was people-pleasing for the majority of my life.”

She added: “Working made me feel like nobody could be mad at me: ‘Okay, I said yes, we’re doing it. Nobody’s mad.’ And then I felt like I reached a point where people were not pleased just by my existence.

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“So that kind of shook me out of thinking that work or your career can bring any kind of peace to your soul.”

While No Hard Feelings has been available on demand or for rental and for purchase for some time now, this is the first time that it has been put out onto a major streaming platform.

It comes as Netflix and Sony have struck a deal for many of the studio’s films to be streamed on the service.

No Hard Feelings is set to be followed by the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Featured Image Credit: SonyAndrew Barth Feldman put off going to Harvard to star in R-rated movie with Jennifer LawrenceThe 21-year-old actor made a pretty big sacrifice to make the film

Gregory Robinson

Updated 12:06 28 Jun 2023 GMT+1Published 16:41 13 Jun 2023 GMT+1

No Hard Feelings star Andrew Barth Feldman is full of surprises.

The 21-year-old actor stars in the R-rated movie opposite Jennifer Lawrence, 32, and it sounds like he made a pretty big decision to make it happen.

Feldman, who began acting in musical theatre, put off attending Harvard University in order to take on the role of Percy in the controversial comedy.

In the film, Lawrence plays a struggling woman called Maddie who gets embroiled in a family’s plan to get their introverted teenage son to come out of his shell… by having her sleep with him.

Maddie is going along with the bizarre plan in a bid to secure a car.

Strapped for cash and a car after her previous motor was towed away, and on the brink of losing her childhood home, she answers a couple’s Craigslist ad asking for someone to ‘date’ their ‘un-f**kable’ 19-year-old son Percy before he leaves for college.

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Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti play Percy’s weird parents, and Natalie Morales (Dead To Me) also stars, along with Hasan Minhaj, Kyle Mooney (Saturday Night Live), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) and Scott MacArthur (The Mick).

Gene Stupnitsky and John Phillips are the minds behind the script, with Stupnitsky also in the director’s chair.

No Hard Feelings promises plenty of cheeky chuckles, as the trailer shows the Maddie struggling to bond with the awkward 19-year-old she’s been set up with.

An initial attempt to bond sees the terrified teen pepper spraying her in the face, and a later effort to assert his masculinity sees him accidentally punching Maddie in the throat.

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While promoting the new flick in an interview on Good Morning America, Lawrence praised her co-star for being ‘so smart and cool and dialed’.

She also dropped the bombshell revelation that she skipped going to the prestigious Ivy League university for the movie.

“He put off going to Harvard to do this movie,” the Oscar winner revealed. “Very Percy like.”

Lawrence, who co-produced the comedy, showered Feldman with praise and said he was ‘immediately’ right for the role.

“We just wouldn’t have made the movie if we couldn’t find the right Percy,” she added. “We auditioned some great actors. And it was just immediate.”