‘I’ve never been so scared before’: Jennifer Lawrence had sleepless night before stripping naked for Red Sparrow

The Hunger Games actress revealed her fear ahead of filming the scene
Safeeyah Kazi26 February 2018
The Weekender

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Jennifer Lawrence has revealed that she had a sleepless night before stripping naked to shoot a scene for her new film Red Sparrow.

The Oscar winning actress admitted she was “terrified” about bearing all for her role as a Russian agent.

Lawrence, 27, opened up about her nude scene during an interview with the Today show in Australia, saying: “It was really scary to say yes to the movie because I knew the only way to tell the story is if I agreed to really do the scenes and go full Monty.

“It took a while to say, ‘yes’. And the night before I didn't sleep at all and I was obviously really nervous because it is the actual nightmare of standing in front of a classroom naked.

“But then after I finished the scene I felt empowered.”

The star plays a prima ballerina who is coerced into becoming a covert intelligence agent by her uncle in the film.

She is then trained in the arts of sexual manipulation and seduction before being sent on a mission to extract secrets from a CIA agent, played by Joel Edgerton.

Red Sparrow premier - in pictures

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The Passengers actress also revealed that the torture scenes throughout the film took a toll on her.

She said: “I was terrified. I don't think I have ever been so scared of doing a movie before in my life. It was a lot of firsts for me.

“I was getting water poured on myself. I kept asking for it to be heated up. They said, ‘No, because then it will steam’.

“[So it was a bit like] Cool, so I'm really naked getting freezing cold water poured on me.”

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