news | March 30, 2026

Jennifer Lawrence Is Relieved She Didn't 'Freak Out' And Cancel Her Wedding

Jennifer Lawrence started filming the movie "Causeway" in the summer of 2019, prior to her wedding to Cooke Maroney. The movie is about an army vet named Lynsey, which is played by Lawrence, dealing with PTSD after getting injured in Afghanistan. She returns home to New Orleans and finds a confidant in James, played by Brian Tyree Henry.

One thing Lynsey struggles in the film with is commitment. Lawrence was not even aware of it at first, but she was going through something similar. This connection did not fully sink in until filming was done in 2021, as it had been delayed due to COVID-19.

"[Lynsey's] untenable home," Lawrence told Vogue, "her inability to commit to one thing or another because of these internal injuries ... I think I connected with that at that specific time in my life. So much was going on with me at that time that I didn't realize. Until I was back, pregnant, married, making it. And I was just like, 'Oh, this is a woman who is scared to commit.'"