Jennifer Lawrence Says ‘Twilight’ Audition Got Rejected ‘Immediately,’ Almost Turned Down ‘Hunger Games’ Because Fandom Was So Crazy
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jennifer Lawrence achieved global super-stardom by landing the role of Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games” franchise, which launched in 2012 and spanned four films through 2015.
The franchise grossed $2.9 billion at the worldwide box office with Lawrence at the forefront. However, Lawrence’s tenure as Katniss would not have been possible had a different audition gone in the Oscar winner’s favor. “I auditioned for ‘Twilight,'” Lawrence confirmed during a recent interview on “The Rewatchables” podcast. “They turned me down immediately.
I didn’t even get a callback. But my life would’ve been totally different. I got ‘Hunger Games’ I think, like, a year later.
It was probably after ‘Winter’s Bone.'” Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight” saga launched in 2008 and spanned five movies through 2012.
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