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    Jennifer Lawrence by accident took Ambien proper earlier than Philip Seymour Hoffman dance scene in “Starvation Video games”

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    Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Lawrence in 'The Starvation Video games: Catching Hearth'. Credit score:

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    Jennifer Lawrence hasn't had the very best luck on the subject of sleeping drugs.

    The actress has revealed that she by accident took the mistaken capsule not as soon as, however twice whereas engaged on some fairly high-profile films.

    "You and I are each obsessive about sleep after we're working — like counting the hours," Lawrence mentioned whereas reuniting along with her Don't Look Up costar Leonardo DiCaprio for Variety and CNN's "Actors on Actors" collection. "After I did Purple Sparrow, I took an Adderall as an alternative of a sleeping capsule, after which I didn't sleep all evening."

    The disastrous evening left Lawrence feeling anxious on set. "I used to be taking sizzling showers in a panic. I’m not any person who can operate with out sleep," she defined. "After which I needed to say the phrase 'Senate Armed Companies Committee' in a Russian accent. That sucked."

    Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, director Francis Lawrence, actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Stanley Tucci attend the "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 20, 2013 in New York City
    Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, director Francis Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Stanley Tucci attend the "Starvation Video games: Catching Hearth" New York premiere in 2013.

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    The opposite occasion occurred a number of years earlier than, whereas Lawrence was capturing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with a star-studded forged that included Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a really aggravated Elizabeth Banks.

    "I additionally as soon as took an Ambien within the morning, considering it was one thing else," Lawrence instructed DiCaprio.

    "Wow," he replied. "These are key screwups."

    She continued, "It was a dance scene with Philip Seymour Hoffman on the second Starvation Video games film. I used to be hallucinating."

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    Jennifer Lawrence as 'Katniss Everdeen' in 'The Hunger Games'
    Jennifer Lawrence as 'Katniss Everdeen' in 'The Starvation Video games'. Murray Shut/Lionsgate

    When DiCaprio identified that Ambien "virtually shuts off a sure a part of your mind," Lawrence shortly agreed, noting that it "definitely" messed along with her capacity to recollect her strains.

    "Elizabeth Banks acquired actually aggravated with me," she mentioned. "Perhaps she didn’t know that I used to be on an Ambien, however I saved asking the director, 'Wait, and what does this imply? What does this imply? And what does that imply?' And he or she simply threw her sides and mentioned, 'High-quality, let's simply hold speaking about it.'"

    Catching Hearth marked Hoffman's entry into the Starvation Video games franchise, with the legendary actor becoming a member of the fray as rebellious video games grasp Plutarch Heavensbee. He was capturing the ultimate two movies, Mockingjay Half 1 and Half 2, back-to-back when he died in 2014 on the age of 46.

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    Lawrence, who starred as Katniss Everdeen within the authentic 5 Starvation Video games films, is reportedly on the verge of creating her grand return to the franchise in subsequent 12 months's Dawn on the Reaping. The Panem-set prequel will see her reunite with Hutcherson, Harrelson, and franchise director Francis Lawrence, who helmed 4 of the 5 Starvation Video games films along with 2023'sprequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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