Unrecognizable Jennifer Lawrence Hits Hunger Games Set

Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars and on the set of "Hunger Games." Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Splash News Online/Us Magazine
Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars and on the set of "Hunger Games." Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Splash News Online/Us Magazine

Jennifer Lawrence's "Hunger Games" reinvention is complete!

The stunning blonde Oscar nominee, 20, already unveiled her new brunette do and posed in character as Katniss Everdene on a recent Entertainment Weekly magazine cover -- but she looked utterly unrecognizable in first pics from the Hildebran, North Carolina set of the film, based on the popular young adult book trilogy by author Suzanne Collins.

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Lawrence looked almost dowdy -- her curves covered up -- in a simple blue dress and sneakers and seemingly little makeup.

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She knew what she was getting into, though, taking on the role from the blockbuster series. "I knew that as soon as I said yes, my life would change," she told Entertainment Weekly.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen Jay Thornton/INFphoto.com
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen Jay Thornton/INFphoto.com

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"And I walked around an entire day thinking 'It's not too late, I could still go back and do indies, I haven't said yes yet, it's not too late.'"

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