--- title: Harvey Weinstein Says Jennifer Lawrence Will Take A Year Off description: So says Silver Linings Playbook producer Harvey Weinstein about actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is starring in X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Depression-era period film Serena this year canonical: https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-24T13:06:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:28:08.147Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Harvey Weinstein Says Jennifer Lawrence Will Take A Year Off og:description: So says Silver Linings Playbook producer Harvey Weinstein about actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is starring in X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Depression-era period film Serena this year og:url: https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc69951b2dde4f788/698682f555a859f892a7f706/464142209.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Harvey Weinstein Says Jennifer Lawrence Will Take A Year Off twitter:description: So says Silver Linings Playbook producer Harvey Weinstein about actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is starring in X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Depression-era period film Serena this year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc69951b2dde4f788/698682f555a859f892a7f706/464142209.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jennifer Lawrence May Take A Year Off From Hollywood ## Video: Kick-Ass Moments From TIME's Favorite Teen Heroines [Watch (HLS stream): Kick-Ass Moments From TIME's Favorite Teen Heroines](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0RVJ59iK.m3u8) (1:52)  _Published 2013-11-19. From Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad to Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, these teen heroines face the world with strength and spunk._ by [Megan Gibson / London](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson / London Feb 24, 2014 1:06 PM CUT  Jennifer Lawrence poses in the press room at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jennifer Lawrence poses in the press room at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic by [Megan Gibson / London](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson / London Feb 24, 2014 1:06 PM CUT It turns out Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t kidding when she said she was going to [turn off her cellphone](http://www.mtv.co.uk/jennifer-lawrence/news/jennifer-lawrence-im-turning-my-phone-off-for-a-year "undefined") for a year after finishing work on the _Hunger Games_ trilogy. According to [producer Harvey Weinstein](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/24/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-year-off "undefined"), J-Law really is taking a year-long hiatus from Hollywood. “She’s going to have a long break for a year where she won’t do anything. It’s been non-stop for her and she deserves a rest,” the _Silver Linings Playbook_ producer told the U.K.’s [_Sun on Sunday_](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/dan-wootton/5463337/Harvey-Weinstein-to-insist-hes-not-done-working-with-Tarantino.html "undefined"), referring to Lawrence’s recent schedule. On top of her _Hunger Games_ duties—which has recently included promoting 2013’s _Catching Fire_ and filming the upcoming sequels _Mockingjay Parts 1_ and _2—_Lawrence has also been doing the awards ceremony rounds for her Oscar-nominated role in David O. Russell’s _American Hustle._ What’s more, she also stars in _X-Men: Days of Future Past_ and the Depression-era period film _Serena,_ both out later this year. “Jennifer is too nice and will do people favors and agrees to do a movie like _American Hustle_ when she could have had a rest,” Weinstein explained. “She signed on to do _Hunger Games_ when she was young and wouldn’t have realised how much it would dominate her life. But she’s a professional and always will be.” Though a world without J-Law might disappoint some—she _is_ the quintessential Hollywood darling of the moment, after all—the time away from the spotlight might be good for the actress’s career as well as her sleep schedule. Sure, she’s already an award magnet and a fan favorite, [but as Jezebel points out](http://jezebel.com/brace-yourselves-for-the-jennifer-lawrence-backlash-1476594838 "undefined"), there has been some backlash against the star as well. Whether the J-Law fatigue is warranted or not, a year-long break could give everyone the chance to remember and really appreciate just how refreshing she really is. \[[_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/24/jennifer-lawrence-harvey-weinstein-year-off "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/"},"headline":"Jennifer Lawrence May Take A Year Off From Hollywood","datePublished":"2014-02-24T13:06:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:28:08.147Z","description":"So says Silver Linings Playbook producer Harvey Weinstein about actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is starring in X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Depression-era period film Serena this year","url":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/","keywords":["celebrities","Hunger Games","Harvey Weinstein"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc69951b2dde4f788/698682f555a859f892a7f706/464142209.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson / London"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc69951b2dde4f788/698682f555a859f892a7f706/464142209.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room","caption":"20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/","name":"Jennifer Lawrence May Take A Year Off From Hollywood"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kick-Ass Moments From TIME's Favorite Teen Heroines","description":"From Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad to Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, these teen heroines face the world with strength and spunk.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/0RVJ59iK/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-11-19T18:56:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0RVJ59iK.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/","duration":"PT1M52S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/9265/jennifer-lawrence-may-take-a-year-off-from-hollywood/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```