Jennifer Lawrence Says Playing Katniss Again After 11 Years in ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Was ‘Crazy,’ ‘Unbelievable’ and ‘So Beautiful’

Jennifer Lawrence appeared on the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and spoke out for the first time about what it was like to reprise Katniss Everdeen for the first time in 11 years. The Oscar winner is back as her iconic “Hunger Games” character in the upcoming prequel movie “Sunrise on the Reaping,” in theaters Nov. 20 from Lionsgate.

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“It was unbelievable,” Lawrence said about reprising Katniss. “It was so crazy. It was the same crew. It was the same AD, who I’ve worked with a million times because I love him. And with Josh [Hutcherson] and Woody [Harrelson] … it was so emotional. Josh and I didn’t walk to the bathroom without our arms around each other. It was so beautiful. And Woody, obviously, came through the window of my hotel room uninvited. It wouldn’t be the same if he listened to boundaries or used a door.”

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Variety reported last December that Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were returning as Katniss and Peeta Mellark for a scene in “Sunrise on the Reaping.” Lawrence has now let it slip that Woody Harrelson will also be back as Haymitch. The new prequel movie centers on a young Haymitch (played…

Original source: https://variety.com/

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