Friday, May 20, 2011

Latest Hunger Games Film Casting & See Lawrence As Katniss...

Latarsha Rose and Brooke Bundy will play Portia and Octavia respectively in "The Hunger Games" film adaptation. The news courtesy LionsGate's Twitter Account.



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'.

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.
Portia is the stylist of Katniss' (Jennifer Lawrence) love interest Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). Octavia is a member of Katniss' prep team.

Liam Hemsworth also stars as the other male lead Gale Hawthorne; Elizabeth Banks will play Effie Trinket; Wes Bentley is Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane; Woody Harrelson is drunk, yet endearing mentor Haymitch: Stanley Tucci will play the ebullient and relentlessly upbeat Flickerman, host of the Games 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; Ian Nelson and Kalia Prescott are playng Tributes from District 3. Ashton Moio and Kara Petersen are playing tributes from District 6. While Samuel Tan and Makenzie Lintz occupy District 8; Sam Ly and Leigha Hancock appear as District 7 Tributes; Imanol Vepez-Frias and Annie Thurman inhabit District 9; Jeremy Marinas and Dakota Hood are playing the District 10 Tributes.

There are a few more roles left to be cast.

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

The first photos of Lawrence as Katniss can be in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly and on the film's Facebook page:



The film is due out March 23rd, 2012

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