Hungry for some Hunger Games Footage?
Posted by Gia Manry on Aug 29, 2011 in Cinema
Lenny Kravitz Joins The Hunger Games…Really
Posted by Gia Manry on May 30, 2011 in Cinema
So, Lenny Kravitz is set to play the role of Cinna, a serious (if small) role in the upcoming adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ kinda-sci-fi young adult novel The Hunger Games— a role that would become bigger if the second book, Catching Fire, were to be adapted. In the first book, Cinna serves as the remarkably sedate fashion designer for the series’ protagonist, archer Katniss Everdeen. Read more…
The Hunger Games Movie Gets Its Katniss
Posted by Michael Sacco on Mar 20, 2011 in Cinema
Dystopian young-adult sci-fi novel “The Hunger Games” is being converted into a feature film by Seabiscuit’s Gary Ross, and the hunt has been on for an actress to fill the role of heroine Katniss Everdeen. Names like Saoirse Ronan and Hailee Steinfeld have been tossed around as potentials, but according to The Wrap, the film has officially found its lead: Winter’s Bone actress Jennifer Lawrence. Having an Oscar nominee leading a genre film is a pretty big deal, and Lawrence is one of Hollywood’s rising female stars, so this certainly bodes well for the film. Suzanne Collins’ book series has been one of the biggest and most talked-about young adult series in years, so if The Hunger Games does well, it could mean a trilogy (and mass exposure) for Lawrence. Read more…