No more standing for 7 whole hours to apply body paint

Mar 7, 2013 13:28 GMT  ·  By
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, covered in nothing but body paint in “X-Men: First Class”
   Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, covered in nothing but body paint in “X-Men: First Class”

Mystique of “X-Men” is gorgeous and dangerous, but she’s also a challenge to play because of the number of hours required in the makeup chair as preparation. For “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Jennifer Lawrence will be wearing a body suit.

io9 has a video of Lawrence on the set of “First Class,” getting ready to go in front of the camera: she was wearing only a string bikini underneath layers and layers of paint, all of which required up to 7 hours to apply.

For the sequel, she’ll be wearing a body suit, the Oscar-winning actress says in a recent interview.

“I'm so excited because I'm going to wear a body suit. It will be from neck down so it will cut out time and the blisters,” she says. She’s referring to the severe intoxication she got on the first film from the body paint.

Fans will decide whether that’s good news or not.

In the same interview, Jennifer reveals she’s yet to read the script, which I’d advise taking with a grain of salt.