Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson Texted About Box Office Wins
Hunger Games costars and BFFs Josh Hutcherson And Jennifer Lawrence still celebrate each other’s victories.
“Jen texted me when Five nights at Freddy’s came out,” Hutcherson, 31, said Variety in an interview on Monday, January 8. “She said, ‘My movie is No. 1 on Netflix, and yours is No. 1 at the box office! Let’s go!’ I was like, ‘I love you!’”
Based on the video game of the same name by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s premiered in October 2023. The film follows security guard Mike (Hutcherson) as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria and soon realizes he is being tormented by mysterious live animatronics . The film was an instant success among fans of the source material, earning over $300 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing horror film of 2023.
“Obviously the fans are great and die-hard,” Hutcherson explained of the film’s success. “For me it was so cool and phenomenal to be a part of it.” The actor added that while the people behind Freddy’s “hoped it could connect with audiences,” no one expected it to resonate as much as it did.
“I don’t think anyone, even on our side, expected it to really connect like that,” he continued, sharing that the sequel is currently in the works. “I’m eager to get back on set. Emma Tammi, our director, was fantastic, and it was such a fun world to play in. I’m curious to see what they will do next.’
While Hutcherson is enjoying his success with Freddy’s, Lawrence, 33, was recently nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her role as Maddie in the film No hard feelings. The comedy was released theatrically in June 2023 and grossed $87 million worldwide before reaching No. 1 on Netflix three months later.
Hutcherson and Lawrence met on the set of their 2012 film The hunger Games. The pair portrayed Peeta and Katniss respectively, two tributes from District 12 who are chosen to fight to the death in the arena – and fall in love in the process. Both actors returned for the three subsequent sequels, with the final film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2which premiered in November 2015.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’
Thanks to YoutubeDespite going their separate ways more than seven years ago, the two have remained close over the years, Hutcherson exclusively reveals We weekly in September 2020 that the entire cast “keeps in pretty close contact.”
“The truth is, it was literally what everyone saw in all of our interviews together,” the former child star recalled Us of him and Lawrence, who endeared fans of the franchise with their friendship during press tours. ‘We were all ridiculous kids together, romping around. I don’t know how we ever got any work done. I’m surprised the movies are good.”
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He added: “It almost feels like another life. Really and truly. I feel like that was my university making those films. I was 18, it was four years. … It is very strange that we are approaching ten years. It’s mind-boggling.”