'It came out wrong!' Jennifer Lawrence WALKS BACK on claiming she was first ... trends now 'It came out wrong!' Jennifer Lawrence WALKS BACK on claiming she was first female action hero By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 23:12 GMT, 8 December 2022 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 8 December 2022 Viewcomments Jennifer Lawrence is clarifying her recent claim that she was the first-ever woman to be cast as the lead of an action movie despite the likes of Sigourney Weaver and Angelina Jolie heading franchises long before her. In a statement to THR, the Academy Award-winner said her remark 'came out wrong' and that meant to express how 'good it feels' to be feminine force in a male dominated genre. 'That's certainly not what I meant to say at all. I know that I am not the only woman who has ever led an action film,' began Jennifer, who famously played female protagonist Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games (2012). Walking it back: Jennifer Lawrence is clarifying her recent claim that she was the first-ever woman to be cast as the lead of an action movie despite the likes of Sigourney Weaver and Angelina Jolie heading franchises long before her; Jennifer seen in November 'What I meant to emphasize was how good it feels. And I meant that with Viola — to blow past these old myths that you hear about … about the chatter that you would hear around that kind of thing. 'But it was my blunder and it came out wrong. I had nerves talking to a living legend,' Jennifer concluded. She originally made the bizarre claim during a sit-down with fellow Oscar winner Viola Davis as part of Variety's Actors on Actors series, which was released earlier this week. The mother-of-one, who went on to play Katniss in four films, revealed that executives were concerned that boys 'wouldn't be able to identify' with a female lead. Feels good: In a statement to THR , the Academy Award-winner said her remark 'came out wrong' and that meant to express how 'good it feels' to be feminine force in a male dominated genre. She was referring to her career-making role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games films Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility