And Jennifer Lawrence is certainly proving she deserves her action hero title.
The 23-year-old is shows off her impressive martial arts skills wearing a skintight bodysuit in a new teaser for X:Men: Days Of Future Past, released on Thursday on Instagram.
Action girl: Jennifer Lawrence shows off her impressive fight skills in new teaser for X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Impressive: Jennifer balanced on her hands with her legs in the air as she fought off an attacker in the teaser
Her face is painted blue and she sports piercing yellow contact lenses and flaming orange hair.
Her face features textured pieces on her forehead and cheeks.
Feeling blue: Jennifer, who plays mutant shapeshifter Mystique, first appears crying a solitary tear
Finally, Jennifer is seen being dragged along the ground by someone using just his hand from afar.
She shows off her slender figure in a skintight bodysuit, with more textured pieces to create a reptile effect.
Not happy: Jennifer looked terrified as she was dragged along the ground in one scene
In a spot of trouble: A man is seen pulling Jennifer towards him using just his hand as she tries to resist
Like Jennifer, his face his blue, including his hair, and he wears a rusty brown T-shirt and navy blue jacket.
As fans of the first X-Men sequel will know, Nicholas' character Hank McCoy tried to cure himself of his mutation, which causes him to have ape-like feet and super strength. However, the cure backfired, and Hank's transformation into Beast began.
The film is due for release in May, 2014.
Grrr: Jennifer's real life boyfriend Nicholas
Hoult, meanwhile, appears in blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot, baring his
wolf fangs in his role as Hank McCoy/Beast
Doing his thing: Hugh Jackman appears shirtless, showing off his ripped abs as Wolverine
She's back: Halle Berry also appears as Storm, a streak of lightening zapping her as she throws her arms into the air
Other stars in the teaser include Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Halle Berry as Storm, who is seen looking up at the sky with her hands in the air.
Meanwhile, Jennifer will reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire alongside Liam Hemsworth.
The hotly anticipated film will be released on November 21.