Jennifer Lawrence and 21-Year-Old Andrew Barth Feldman Open Up About Filming an Unusual and Uncomfortable Intimate Scene in โ€˜No Hard Feelings’

Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman are getting candid about their โ€œweirdโ€ nude scene in their upcoming film No Hard Feelings.

Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein / WireImageJennifer, 32, plays a young woman named Maddie in the forthcoming comedy, who is enlisted by a couple to โ€œdateโ€ their introverted 19-year-old son Percy, played by Andrew. No Hard Feelings will mark 21-year-old Andrewโ€™s debut on the big screen.Gerald Matzka / Getty Images for Sony PicturesADVERTISEMENTSitting down with People ahead of the filmโ€™s release this week, Jen and Andrew got candid about what it was like shooting the film โ€” and particularly an โ€œuncomfortableโ€ nude scene.Pablo Cuadra / Getty ImagesThe scene in question sees Maddie and Percy having their clothes stolen while theyโ€™re skinny-dipping at night. Recalling what it was like filming this, Jennifer told People, โ€œI took a deep breath and then I disrobed.โ€Sony Pictures Entertainment youtube.comADVERTISEMENTAndrew agreed, โ€œThatโ€™s kind of it. I never second-guessed it, but it was definitely a weird and uncomfortable thing to do โ€” for any human being on the planet.โ€People people.comHowever, Andrew went on to clarify that he felt โ€œincredibly safeโ€ on set.

Pablo Cuadra / Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTโ€œIt was so incredibly safe,โ€ he said. โ€œEveryone was so kind, constantly checking in that we were OK.โ€Gerald Matzka / Getty Images for Sony Picturesโ€œMuch like everything in this movie, you just have to do it, and then it will be done,โ€ he added.Borja B. Hojas / Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTElsewhere during the interview, Andrew and Jennifer discussed how their friendship developed on set.Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein / WireImageJen initially admitted that she was โ€œworriedโ€ her โ€œyoung costarโ€ Andrew would be super annoying, but she was relieved when she learned they actually got along super well.David M. Benett / Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett / WireImageADVERTISEMENTโ€œI was very worried that my young costar was gonna annoy me all day every day,โ€ she said. โ€œImmediately I sussed out, I was like, โ€˜OK, this is not an annoying person.โ€™โ€

Karwai Tang / WireImageIn fact, the pair became such close friends that they hung out at Jenniferโ€™s home when they werenโ€™t on set shooting.John Phillips / Getty Images for Sony PicturesADVERTISEMENTSpeaking of their bond, Andrew said, โ€œBeing in the room with you and doing that chemistry read, I was so nervous obviously, and it felt so instantly normal. And now weโ€™re best friends.โ€People people.comWhatโ€™s more, Jen revealed that sheโ€™d initially not planned on returning to the big screen with No Hard Feelings as she reflected on her past years-long break from the limelight.Karwai Tang / WireImageADVERTISEMENTJennifer famously disappeared from the spotlight back in 2019 after feeling that the world had โ€œgotten sickโ€ of her. Since returning, sheโ€™s kept a far lower profile than she used to and seemingly only focuses on producing movies that sheโ€™s super passionate about.Pascal Le Segretain / Getty ImagesOn that note, Jen told People that she decided to scrap her plans to take even more time off work when she read the script for No Hard Feelings and learned how funny it was.Gerald Matzka / Getty Images for Sony PicturesADVERTISEMENTโ€œI had taken time off, and I was planning on having even more time off โ€” I definitely wasnโ€™t planning on going back to work,โ€ she said.Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagicโ€œBut I read [the script] and it was the funniest thing Iโ€™d ever read, and I wanted to make it right away,โ€ she added.Mike Marsland / Mike Marsland / WireImage