Mutant, dystopian revolutionary, inventor of a self-wringing mop and now super spy. Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most exciting actors working today, and it looks like Red Sparrow is only going to build on the reputation. In a recent interview with our sister magazine she explained how she dealt with with some of the more challenging aspects of the role, and drew on her personal history to bring the character of b𝓡allerina Dominika Egorova to life.

"Sparrow School [a Russian intelligence service where Egorova learns about seduction] was definitely daunting," she admits, "because what yo🀅u see, you know,  I really did. My character is told to strip in front of the class, and I had to strip in front of a class and an entire crew. I worked myself up [about the scene], I was really nervous. But Francis made me feel so much more comfortable. Everybody made me feel like I had clothes on. And then when I finished, I just walked out feeling empowered. I felt amazing."

Lawrence even credits the movie with helping heal some of the trauma that came with having her person🎃al photos hacked and leaked online, an experience that's just nightmare fuel for most of us but a terrible reality for Lawrence and a🧔 number of other high profile women.

"It was never my choice for the world to see my naked body. I didn’t get to make that decision. In doing this film, in doing this for my art… I really felt, I still feel, empowered," she say🌊s. I feel like I took something back that was taken from me."

Not, she's quick to point out, that appearing naked in a film can be compared to whatꦅ happened to her. "Nudity by choice is a completely different thing from being violated. This was my choice, and it was for my craft. It’s important💖 to remember that there is a difference."

Red Sparrow will be in cinemas on March 1, but you can read♛ more about it in the latest issue of magazine, which hits stores on February🌟 9.

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