Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Star, Talks Playing Katniss Everdeen at Comic-Con 2013 [TRAILER]
Her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games hasn't always been an easy one for Jennifer Lawrence to play.
The 22-year-old revealed her most dreaded moment of playing the movie's protagonist.
"I had to eat raw fish," she told Entertainment Weekly at Comic-Con on July 20. "Not like sushi raw fish, I held a fish and had to eat it and I don't like fish and for the record it tastes exactly how it smells."
As she recalled the moment, her distaste was clear from her grimace. She described the experience as being "horrible" and also said she had fish scales on her teeth after the scene.
"Put some soy sauce on this, give me some rice and cook it and then get me out of here," she said she hoped for instead.
Still, even the torturous moments may be worth it. The Hunger Games holds the record for the third-best debut in North American box office history, according to CNN. In its opening weekend back in March of 2012, the movie grossed about $155 million. The only films it didn't manage to beat was Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight, which hold the top spots.
The sequel - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - is also considered the most anticipated film of 2013, according to Fandango. Analysts also told Variety that the movie is likely to gross $900 million worldwide.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's cast made its debut at Comic-Con where they released the trailer for the second installment. Through the trailer, it's clear that the Capitol desires to get rid of Katniss.
"She's not who they think she is. She just wants to save her skin, simple as that," President Snow says in the clip. "She has become a big kind of hope for them. She has to be eliminated."
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes to U.S. theaters on Nov. 22, 2013.
