Jennifer Lawrence is walking back controversial comments she made about being the first female lead in an action movie in “The Hunger Games.”
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in "The Hunger Games.". “I know that I am not the only woman who has ever led an action film. What I meant to emphasize was how good it feels.
“And I meant that with Viola — to blow past these old myths that you hear about … about the chatter that you would hear around that kind of thing. But it was my blunder and it came out wrong. I had nerves talking to a living legend.” Lawrence’s initial comments sparked outrage online, with many people pointing out the other women who headlined action movies before “The Hunger Games,” including Pam Grier in her 1970s Blaxploitation movies, Linda Hamilton , Sigourney Weaver , Milla Jovovich , Uma Thurman and Angelina Jolie .Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories.
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