During the current press tour for the horror-thriller Die My Love, Jennifer Lawrence opened up about filming a Jennifer Lawrence sex scene with Robert Pattinson, her co-star from the movie. The film, directed by Scottish filmmaker Lunn Ramsey, explores a dark love story between Lawrence’s character Grace and Pattinson’s character Jackson, requiring them to perform several intimate scenes together.
Preparation and Connection Behind the Scenes
Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she and Robert Pattinson took dance lessons, which doubled as team-building exercises to help coordinate their sex and fight scenes. She explained,
“We did dance lessons together, which were like team-building exercises,”
and added,
“In the end, it ended up being more helpful just for the choreography of sex scenes and fighting scenes.”
These preparations contributed to a professional and comfortable working environment for both actors.
Comfort and Trust During Intimate Filming
Jennifer emphasized the safe atmosphere while shooting the sex scenes, saying,
“We did not have one, or maybe we did, but we didn’t really… I felt really safe with him. He’s not pervy and he’s very in love with Suki Waterhouse,”
referring to Robert Pattinson’s fiancée. She also mentioned,
“We mostly were talking about our kids and relationships, so there wasn’t any weird, like, ‘Does he think I like him?’”
This openness helped maintain a professional dynamic during the scenes.
Lawrence also touched on the potential challenges of filming sex scenes in the industry, explaining,
“If there was a little bit of that, I would probably have an intimacy coordinator. A lot of male actors get offended if you don’t want to f*ck them, and then the punishment starts. But he was not like that, for the record.”
Insights on Their Working Relationship
Despite their overlapping timelines in Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson said they only truly became friends through this project. Pattinson added context about the role of an intimacy coordinator, clarifying that during filming, the coordinator’s presence was more about visual aesthetics than actor comfort. He explained in an earlier interview,
“It’s not just to feel secure sometimes,”
further stating,
“I think directors sometimes are a little bit scared to say, like, ‘Your body looks weird in this angle.’ And if you have someone else whose specific job is to say, ‘Just move a little bit in this direction,’ you’re gonna like it more.”
Context on Jennifer Lawrence’s Experience with Intimate Scenes
At 35 years old, Jennifer Lawrence has accumulated significant experience filming intimate moments, having shared sex scenes with actors such as Chris Pratt, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Bradley Cooper throughout her decade-long career. Her candid remarks about working with Robert Pattinson highlight the professionalism and supportive atmosphere that made these scenes more manageable.
The dynamic between Lawrence and Pattinson, and their approach to shooting the Jennifer Lawrence sex scene in Die My Love, reflects an evolving awareness in the film industry regarding actor comfort and on-set boundaries, signaling a more thoughtful approach to intimate scene choreography moving forward.
