Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman are getting candid about their โweirdโ 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 โdateโ their introverted 19-year-old son Percy, played by Andrew. No Hard Feelings will mark 21-year-old Andrewโs debut on the big screen.Gerald Matzka / Getty Images for Sony PicturesADVERTISEMENTSitting down with People ahead of the filmโs release this week, Jen and Andrew got candid about what it was like shooting the film โ and particularly an โuncomfortableโ nude scene.Pablo Cuadra / Getty ImagesThe scene in question sees Maddie and Percy having their clothes stolen while theyโre skinny-dipping at night. Recalling what it was like filming this, Jennifer told People, โI took a deep breath and then I disrobed.โSony Pictures Entertainment youtube.comADVERTISEMENTAndrew agreed, โThatโs 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.โPeople people.comHowever, Andrew went on to clarify that he felt โincredibly safeโ on set.
Pablo Cuadra / Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTโIt was so incredibly safe,โ he said. โEveryone was so kind, constantly checking in that we were OK.โGerald Matzka / Getty Images for Sony PicturesโMuch 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 โworriedโ her โyoung 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 / WireImageADVERTISEMENTโI was very worried that my young costar was gonna annoy me all day every day,โ she said. โImmediately I sussed out, I was like, โOK, this is not an annoying person.โโ
Karwai Tang / WireImageIn fact, the pair became such close friends that they hung out at Jenniferโs home when they werenโt on set shooting.John Phillips / Getty Images for Sony PicturesADVERTISEMENTSpeaking of their bond, Andrew said, โBeing in the room with you and doing that chemistry read, I was so nervous obviously, and it felt so instantly normal. And now weโre best friends.โPeople people.comWhatโs more, Jen revealed that sheโd 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 โgotten sickโ of her. Since returning, sheโs kept a far lower profile than she used to and seemingly only focuses on producing movies that sheโs 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 PicturesADVERTISEMENTโI had taken time off, and I was planning on having even more time off โ I definitely wasnโt planning on going back to work,โ she said.Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagicโBut I read [the script] and it was the funniest thing Iโd ever read, and I wanted to make it right away,โ she added.Mike Marsland / Mike Marsland / WireImage