Jennifer Lawrence admits she ‘only wants to star in R-rated films’ after No Hard Feelings

Jennifer Lawrence has joked that she ‘only’ wants to star in R-rated films from now on, after starring in her raunchy new comedy No Hard Feelings.

The Oscar winner, 32, joked that the racy roles are now her ‘sweet spot’ after playing an Uber driver who is paid to seduce a teenager by his parents.

Speaking to pal Cameron Diaz for Interview Magazine, Jennifer admitted she’s always wanted to star in a comedy, but struggled to find a part that was funny enough.

She said: ‘It was a blast. I’ve always wanted to do comedy and I’ve been asked a million times.

‘I was never against it, but you’ve seen the movies that come out. I don’t want to name anything specifically, but there hasn’t been anything that funny.’

Given this is Jennifer’s first role in a raunchy comedy, Cameron said: ‘This is something you were born to do, hard R comedies. It might be your sweet spot.’ 

Jennifer then replied: ‘If that’s my sweet spot, then I don’t ever want to do anything else.’

And despite finding her new ‘sweet spot,’ Jennifer went onto brand Camerona the reigning ‘icon of R-rated comedies.’

Jennifer in No Hard Feelings portrays 32-year-old Uber driver and bartender Maddie who answers a Craigslist ad from ‘helicopter parents’ seeking a ‘date’ for their 19-year-old son Percy [Andrew Barth Feldman].

She also is a co-producer of the R-rated comedy directed by Gene Stupnitsky, 45, from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Phillips.

Jennifer, who welcome her son, Cy, in February 2022, with her husband, art dealer Cook Maroney, said she hadn’t planned on working so soon after giving birth, but came back because of the script.

She also recently revealed to Variety that she is open to playing the role of Katniss Everdeen again.

She said if the opportunity were presented to her, she would gladly take on the role.

‘If Katniss ever could ever come back into my life, 100 percent,’ she said.

Jeniffer appeared in four Hunger Games films and won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Katniss, starting with the first film in 2012.

The subsequent three films followed soon after with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2, released in 2014 and 2015, respectively. 

A prequel to the series will be released in November 2023.

After achieving global superstardom through The Hunger Games, Lawrence revealed during an event at the London Film Festival that she felt like a ‘commodity’ and wanted to take a break from acting.