Jennifer Lawrence Officially Rules Out Another ‘X-Men’ Mystique Transformation
Jennifer Lawrence says she has no intention of playing Mystique again, citing the exhausting make-up process as the main reason. Her comments underline the physical demands of the role, which she played across four films in the X-Men reboot series.
Lawrence recalled spending up to eight hours in the make-up chair for X-Men: First Class and said the paint was her least favourite part, although she enjoyed the stunts and training. Her final appearance was in Dark Phoenix, where Mystique was killed; Rebecca Romijn is set to reprise the character in Avengers: Doomsday, while Marvel’s planned X-Men reboot has not yet announced its Mystique.
In short
- Lawrence rules out returning as Mystique.
- Her make-up sessions could last up to eight hours.
- She played the character in four X-Men films.
Explained simply
Mystique is a character from Marvel’s X-Men stories, able to change her appearance and take the form of other people. The films have been made in several versions, with Jennifer Lawrence playing Mystique in four films in one series.
To portray her, Lawrence wore blue body paint and prosthetics, which took hours to apply. The role also involved stunts and physical training, and Mystique’s story ended in the film Dark Phoenix.
The X-Men are a group of people with extraordinary abilities, often caught between those who accept them and those who fear them. Mystique has been played by different actors, and her place in future Marvel films is not yet settled.