Check out the sneak peek of Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in their upcoming movie, Serena. In the picture, Lawrence looks stunning as a young bride from the late 1920s, ready to start a new life with her charming husband, portrayed by Cooper. However, this role is far from her previous character, Katniss Everdeen, the brave protagonist from The Hunger Games series. Serena is expected to have a much darker tone.
The movie features Toby Jones and Rhys Ifans, who have both been nominated for Academy Awards. It is an adaptation of Ron Rash’s well-received novel, Serena, which was a finalist for the 2009 PE N/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The plot revolves around George and Serena Pemberton, newlyweds from Boston, who venture into the mountains of North Carolina in 1929 to establish a timber empire. Serena’s character is strong-willed and capable, taking charge of work crews, hunting dangerous snakes, and even rescuing a man’s life in the wilderness.
The king and queen are in charge of their realm and don’t hesitate to defeat anyone who obstructs their goals. However, Serena discovers her infertility, causing her to plot the murder of a woman who gave birth to George’s child before their marriage. As suspicions arise about George protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons’ love-filled relationship starts to crumble, leading to an unexpected outcome. Lawrence faced criticism for her portrayal as Everdeen, with some reviewers saying she was too overweight for the part. Nevertheless, the actress found the critiques amusing and laughed them off.
As per the report by the Chicago Sun Times, the actress confided in a friend about how people first complained about Hollywood actresses being too thin and now they were criticizing her for looking normal. She expressed concern about the dangerous trend of promoting super-thin body images to young girls and women, which is constantly portrayed as attractive. Some critics of the movie believe that Lawrence’s portrayal of the character was larger than the original character in the book, who was supposed to be poor and hungry. One reporter even commented on Lawrence’s “lingering baby fat.”
