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Jennifer Lawrenceunderwent a physical transformation to take on her role as astronomer Kate Dibiasky in Netflix’supcoming filmDon’t Look Up, from a full-fledged red-haired wig to faux nose piercings. But maintaining her character’s look while shooting the star-studded film wasn’t as easy as it may seem.
After consulting with a female astronomer as part of her research before the project, Lawrence decided that her character Kate “is the type to be fierce and ‘notice me, hear me roar, rat-tat-tat’ kind of lady,” she toldVanity Fair. That meant giving her some nose rings (faux magnetic ones, of course), which ended up causing the actress problems on set.
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“And the nose rings…one just kind of hangs in; one is a magnet,” Lawrence told the outlet. “And many, many times I accidentally inhaled said magnet and had to spit it out in front ofLeonardo DiCaprio.”
In the film, Lawrence and DiCaprio play scientists trying to alert the world about a dangerous comet coming toward planet Earth, but Meryl Streep, who plays the president of the United States, doesn’t take their warning seriously.
In a press release, Lawrence opened up about her experience working on the film. “I spoke to a brilliant astronomer named Amy Mainzer,” she said. “I was mostly curious about what the world for a female astronomer looks like since they’re so outnumbered. That helped shape Kate’s personality, how she dresses, how she carries herself. I tried to learn about astronomy as well — but I don’t know how much of it I retained. Leo, of course, learned all of it.”
Don’t Look Updebuts in select theaters on Dec. 10 and becomes available to stream on Netflix on Dec. 24.
source: people.com
