Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the One Oscar-Winning Director She’ll Never Turn Down
Jennifer Lawrence won’t say no to one Oscar-winning director — a reveal she dropped during a lie detector bit with Robert Pattinson while promoting Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, which opened November 7.
Jennifer Lawrence just made one of those very clear, very relatable statements: there is exactly one director she would never turn down. The surprise twist? She has never worked with him. The reveal happened while she and Robert Pattinson were strapped to a lie detector to promote their new movie, 'Die My Love'.
The setup: two movie stars, one polygraph
For Vanity Fair, Lawrence and Pattinson took turns grilling each other while a polygraph monitored the answers. Lawrence made Pattinson go first (fair), then settled in for her round. A few questions in, Pattinson asked if she is pickier about roles now than a few years ago. She said yes, no hesitation. Then he pulled the card that actually mattered: 'Is there a director you would never say no to?'
'Well, yeah, but he's never asked me to be in anything.'
She named Christopher Nolan. Pattinson, who has firsthand experience, deadpanned, 'He's pretty good.' Lawrence shot back, 'Must be nice. Tell him I say hi.'
Why that lands the way it does
Lawrence has never appeared in a Nolan film. Pattinson has, starring in 'Tenet' back in 2020, and he is teaming up with Nolan again on 'The Odyssey', slated for July 2026. That one is exactly what it sounds like: an adaptation of Homer's epic about Odysseus's 10-year trek back to Ithaca after the Trojan War. So when Lawrence says she would never say no, it is equal parts compliment and a not-so-subtle open invitation.
- 'Die My Love' rundown: directed by Lynne Ramsay, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, released November 7, 2025.
- Nolan and Pattinson so far: 'Tenet' (2020).
- Nolan and Pattinson next: 'The Odyssey' (July 2026) with a very stacked cast — Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and more.
So if Nolan ever calls, it sounds like Lawrence's answer is already yes. Until then, she and Pattinson are out hyping 'Die My Love' with polygraphs and a sense of humor. Honestly, not a bad way to get a message to Nolan without making it weird.