Friday, April 29, 2011

Adults Can Play Games Too

There's been lots of casting news of late for the "The Hunger Games" film adaptation



Ethan Jamieson and Tara Macken are set to play the tributes of District 4 says THR

Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz and Stanley Tucci are all said to have been offered roles in the film as well reports Vulture.



Harrelson would play the Head Gamemaker, Seneca Crane,, the man who created the brutal games within the story.. The other two's roles are unspecified. But Vulture speculates that Tucci might work out well for the character Cinna or maybe even President Snow.

At the same time, Elizabeth Banks is now officially signed to play Effie Trinket

The project is based on the Suzanne Collins novel series which have developed a major following across all age groups and is said to potentially be the 'next Twilight'.

Jennifer Lawrence is set to play heroine Katniss Everdeen

The story involves a young love triangle playing out against a dystopian future where North America has been divided into twelve oppressed districts, each of which is forced to send tribute in the form of a boy and a girl to compete in a televised battle to the death once a year.

Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson also star as the male leads; Amandla Stenberg and Dayo Okeniyi are set to play the characters of Rue and Thresh; Jack Quaid and Leven Rambin play District 1 tributes Marvel and Glimmer; Willow Shields will play Prim Everdeen; Paula Malcomson is Mama Everdeen John C. Reilly is cicling the part of Katniss and Peeta’s drunk, endearing mentor Haymitch; Ian Nelson and Kalia Prescott are playng Tributes from District 3

Collins adapted her own book into script form which Billy Ray has re-written. Gary Ross will call action

The film is due out March 23rd, 2012

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