--- title: Jennifer Lawrence on Not Getting an Alice in Wonderland Role description: Jennifer Lawrence may be one of the biggest movie stars in the world, but that doesn't mean she hasn't had her fair share of acting disappointment. canonical: https://time.com/5181599/jennifer-lawrence-alice-in-wonderland-role/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-01T21:38:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:02.116Z og:title: Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the One Movie Role She Was 'Devastated' to Not Get og:description: Even J-Law doesn't land every part she auditions for og:url: https://time.com/5181599/jennifer-lawrence-alice-in-wonderland-role/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e9704db66d4bc0a/6989294dbc6cfcc0dd3e531c/jennifer-lawrence-alice-in-wonderland.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Jennifer Lawrence at the Red Sparrow New York City Premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the One Movie Role She Was 'Devastated' to Not Get twitter:description: Even J-Law doesn't land every part she auditions for twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e9704db66d4bc0a/6989294dbc6cfcc0dd3e531c/jennifer-lawrence-alice-in-wonderland.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the One Movie Role She Was 'Truly Devastated' to Not Get > Sponsored content. 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Taylor Hill/FilmMagic  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 1, 2018 9:38 PM UTC [Jennifer Lawrence](http://time.com/5175547/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-60-minutes/) may be one of the [biggest movie stars](http://time.com/money/5177415/jennifer-lawrence-career-reality-tv-show/) in the world, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t experienced her fair share of acting disappointment. In a recent interview on [Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show](https://soundcloud.com/howardstern/jenniferlawrenceonhertwilightaudition?in=howardstern/sets/the-howard-stern-show-46) leading up to the Friday release of _Red Sparrow_, J-Law revealed that missing out on a part in the 2010 live-action remake of [_Alice_ _in Wonderland_ ](http://time.com/3936871/alice-in-wonderland-quiz/)was the most discouraging moment of her career. “Emma Stone and I had this conversation once, ’cause we used to always audition for the same thing,” she told Stern, according to [_Entertainment Tonight_](http://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lawrence-reveals-the-one-role-she-was-devastated-not-to-get-97310). “She got one thing that I was dying for, but the one thing that really killed me—the only time I’ve ever been truly devastated by losing an audition…was Tim Burton’s _Alice in Wonderland_.” However, Lawrence was ready and willing to admit that Mia Wasikowska—who played Alice—was the right choice for the role. “She was perfect and amazing, and I couldn’t have had a British accent,” she said. 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