But Simon Kinberg convinced her to come back.
Turns out having your whole body painted blue kinda sucks.
AfterX-Men: Apocalypse, Jennifer Lawrence seemed more than a bit lukewarm about returning to the franchise as Mystique.
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The actress deal expired with the 2016 mutant installment and, frankly, was tired of being blue.
I love these movies its just the paint, Lawrence told EW on the set ofApocalypsein 2015.
But Lawrence couldnt turn down good friend and franchise writer/producer Simon Kinberg.
I kind of fed myself, Lawrence says.
Then they offered me the movie, and I was like, Goddammit!'
And Kinbergs script and direction onPhoenixgave Lawrence her most satisfying turn as the shapeshifter to date.
Says the actress, Acting-wise it was the best experience Ive had [on these films].
Hes been writing these characters for so long and he knows them so deeply.
I suddenly felt more connected to my character than I ever have been before.
It was unrecognizable, admits Lawrence.
Everything was on time.
These movies have always been fun amidst chaos, and now they were fun withnochaos.
