According to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s no need to worry, Jennifer is coming back on the set of X-Men sequel! As we know, Catching Fire shooting is starting in August-September so Jennifer can join to X-Men cast in January. Who’s excited? :)
The Hollywood Reporter: Tensions between the studios were running high last month as Fox was considering filming Lawrence’s “X-Men” follow-up in the fall, potentially conflicting with Lionsgate’s plans for a “Hunger Games” sequel.
There appears to be a resolution to the question of whether 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate will fight over the services of in-demand actress Jennifer Lawrence. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Fox was informing talent agencies Thursday that the studio plans to begin shooting its in-development sequel to X-Men: First Class in January. That means Lionsgate could move forward with an August-September start date for the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire without a conflict for Lawrence, who is set to star in both.
As THR previously reported, tensions between the studios were running high last month as Fox was considering filming the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men follow-up in the fall, potentially conflicting with Lionsgate’s plans for Hunger Games. Fox, which cast Lawrence as the shape-shifting Mystique in summer 2010, months before Lionsgate chose her to play Katniss Everdeen in March 2011, has the right to exercise the option on her contract if it conflicts with another Hunger. That’s true even though Lawrence is part of a large ensemble in X-Men but is the clear star of the Hunger franchise.
Fox’s acquiescence isn’t a total win for Lionsgate. One source says the studio would have liked to “hold” all the Hunger Games actors for seven months in connection with shooting Catching Fire. But that lengthy demand (typical holds are months shorter) is said to have been dropped amid complaints by interested parties, including Fox.
