Hunger Games Cast

All the waiting is over. Pack your bags and get ready to go to the Capital.

It’s time for The Hunger Games.

If this is the first time at this site, here’s a quickie on The Hunger Games:

“The Hunger Games” is the first novel in author Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games” trilogy. The initial novel, published in 2008, tells the story of a 16-year-old who lives in a post-apocalyptic world where, each year, teens are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.

Collins reportedly got the idea for the books after flipping channels between coverage of the Iraq war and reality television. She also drew on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, in which seven female and seven male children were sacrificed to save Athens.

I am so excited to see this movie. The Hunger Games Cast is just killer and the buzz is really starting to brew. Did you already buy your tickets for the movie?

Here is a review about the cast from Mercury News :

“Equally on target is the excellent cast. The two young guys in Katniss’s life are well-played, with Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, the small of frame but strong baker’s son from her district who is her fellow tribute and has a secret crush on her. Liam Hemsworth as Gale, a strapping lad who’s Katniss friend and hunting partner doesn’t have much to do except look hunky, and he performs that task well. They form a believable love triangle, of sorts, though.

In secondary roles, Harrelson — who is nailing every performance lately — has a grand time as the Katniss and Peeta drunken mentor Haymitch Abernathy, making the character more likable than the book does. Other standouts include Wes Bentley (“American Beauty”) as the vain games-maker Seneca, a nearly unrecognizable Elizabeth Banks as the clueless PR loon Effie, Stanley Tucci as the vapid and toothy game show host Caesar and Lenny Kravitz as Katniss’s and Peeta’s soulful designer Cinna. Donald Sutherland makes a fine President Snow.”

Spot on review!

I can’t wait to see Harrelson as Haymitch. He did such a great job in Game Change.

Willow Shields was born on June 1, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has a twin sister, actress Autumn Shields and an older brother, actor River Shields. She lives in the country and has several pets including dogs and chickens. Willow is home schooled and loves history and reading. She spends her free time making art, and especially loves making artist trading cards. More from IMDB.com

The movie is approaching and I can only wonder how Primrose would have fared in The Hunger Games. Would she be killed first, second, or third? I don’t think anyone can tell me with a straight face that Primrose would have won.

If you think I’m wrong, let’s hear it in the comments!

Fan of Taylor Swift? Yes?

Fan of The Hunger Games? Obviously!

Listen to “Safe & Sound” by  Taylor Swift ft. The Civil War:

This is going to be a great movie and awesome soundtrac.

What do you think?

According to numerous sources, The Hunger Games movie is set to rake in over $100 million for their opening.

According to the LA Times:

“‘The Hunger Games’ is poised to slaughter the box office competition with an opening that could surpass $100 million.

On Thursday, Lionsgate’s adaptation of the best-selling book came onto “tracking,” the survey data used by Hollywood executives to measure pre-release interest, and the numbers are massive. People who have seen the numbers but were not authorized to discuss them publicly said the film, which debuts March 23, could have a domestic opening weekend of close to, and possibly more than, $100 million.”

I think it is odd that I have not seen trailers and ads yet. I do remember all the advertising in Wired Magazine last year for the books.

If they do start to roll out a media blitz I am looking for The Hunger Games to clear $100 million easy. Nice win for Lions Gate Films and Collins.

What do you think the total will be?

I was just reading about my favorite subject – The Hunger Games – and found this informative tidbit.

I read this on EW:

“Advanced tickets went on sale for the hotly anticipated release and already the film is showing impressive numbers a month before it even hits theaters. On Wednesday, the day advance tickets went on sale to the eager public, Fandango reported thatThe Hunger Games accounted for 83 percent of the site’s totals. In fact, sales were so high, the movie has already trumped another beloved adaptation: The Twilight Saga. The Hunger Games toppled Eclipse for Fandango’s top first-day advanced ticket seller, previously set on May 14, 2010.”

I can’t wait for The Hunger Games movie. However, what is surprising to me is the lack of advertising. There are still people who have never heard of it and the movie opens in less than a month. Will there be Team Katniss vs. Team Peeta? What about tie-ins to our most popular fast food restaurants?

Perhaps this is a concerted effort by Lions Gate Films not to have The Hunger Games plastered everywhere. Forget the TV ads, let the fans and social media do the talking.

My final thought is that the Hunger Games Cast wil carry the day and word of mouth will always trump media buying.

Get ready my friends!

Ok everyone knows I love The Hunger Games. But I also love a good parody.

If you have seen the Hunger Games Trailer video over 100 times, try this parody video.

Elizabeth Banks talks about her role as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games.

“A fun part of being an actor and a chameleon is taking on those looks,” she said. “Effie has a really theatrical, over-the-top, completely not me look to her. I’m very excited for people to see my portrayal. I have no idea if people are going to be into it. I hope they are. I know the filmmakers are and [the book's author] Suzanne Collins blessed everything we did. It was a really fun collaboration between myself and Academy Award-nominated hair and makeup and costume people.”

Read more at the Huffington Post.

Amandla Stenberg

Date of Birth

23 October 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA

Mini Biography

Named for the Zulu word for “power,” Amandla is a force to be reckoned with. She landed the first of her Disney catalog modeling shoots when she was four years old and has shot numerous national commercials, most notably for McDonald’s with Ronald McDonald, for Walmart with DJ Tony, Anthony Okungbowa from Ellen DeGeneres (LeVar Burton aka Kunta Kinte directed), and for Build The Dream. This moving, Boeing- sponsored PSA, which raised funds for a national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., premiered during the weekend of President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009 on “Meet the Press” (1947).

In addition to on-camera jobs, Amandla has put her sensitive ear to work in voice-over gigs for both film and television, and as a musician. She plays the violin, drums and guitar. In 2009, Amandla performed the violin with Los Angeles Unified School District’s Honors Orchestra at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Her involvement with the RockSTAR Music Education program landed her gigs on the guitar and drums at the House of Blues and the Hard Rock Café, as well as a studio session with producer/ engineer Gerry Brown, after her band won RockSTAR’s Battle of the Bands.

In the summer and fall of 2010, the actress shot her first feature, Colombiana (2011), an action-thriller starring Zoe Saldana whose character, Cataleya Restrepo, Amandla plays as a child. She opens the movie, setting the stage for Saldana’s avenging assassin. The Luc Besson vehicle is quintessential Besson, featuring lots of daring stunts, some of which Amandla performed herself. On set to help Amandla hone her natural athletic abilities was David Belle, the French-born creator of Parkour.

In March 2011, Amandla filmed the Hallmark Channel movie A Taste of Romance (2012) (TV). In April 2011, Lionsgate announced that Amandla had landed the role of Rue in the screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ popular young adult series, The Hunger Games (2012).

Stanley Tucci

Date of Birt

11 November 1960, Peekskill, New York, USA

Height

5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Stanley Tucci grew up in Katonah, New York where he attended John Jay High School. He began to take an interest in acting there, becoming an active member of the school’s drama club and eventually graduated from the State University of New York’s Conservatory of Theatre arts in Purchase.

He began his professional career on the stage, making his Broadway debut in 1982, and then appeared in his first movie in 1985 when he played a soldier in Prizzi’s Honor (1985).

And he doesn’t appear to have been out of work since, appearing in movies and landing several recurring roles on US TV series to become a well respected character actor, garnering an impressive array of awards and nominations.