When Swimsuit Photoshoots Pay Off: Jennifer Lawrence to Play Mystique in X-Men: First Class

If you can't agree that Jennifer Lawrence is the best, you haven't seen Winter's Bone. If you can't agree that Jennifer Lawrence has breasts, you haven't seen her swimsuit photo portfolio in Esquire. How best to reconcile these two different sides of her? Hint: It's in the headline!

Take it away, THR:

Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who's been getting rave reviews for her work in "Winter's Bone," has been cast as Mystique in Fox's "X-Men: First Class."

The role is a big jump in terms of exposure for Lawrence, who is generating awards buzz for "Winter's Bone," and also marks her first studio feature. The actress is about to topline thriller "The House at the End of the Street," which begins production in Ottawa in August, and will then segue to England for "X-Men."

Well, she had to do something for a follow-up role now that her work in The Beaver is never gonna come out. Felicidades, Jen-Lawr! Don't let any blue bodypaint photos leak before you get that well-deserved Oscar nod!

'Winter's Bone' star cast in 'X-Men: First Class' (exclusive) [THR]