Josh Hutcherson (The Kids are All Right) and Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song) have joined the cast of Hunger Games in the roles of Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne, respectively, Lionsgate announced today in a release. Both actors will star opposite Jennifer Lawrence, who will play Katniss Everdeen, the heroine who volunteers to represent her remote district in the brutal annual survival test. Hutcherson, for one, has long thought he was right for the part: Check out his Q&A with EW’s Karen Valby at SXSW, in which the actor talks about his desire to play Peeta.
The Hunger Games, based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling trilogy, will be directed by Gary Ross and released by Lionsgate on March 23, 2012.
NO NO NO NO NO NO
ALL WRONG. I'm so pissed. This movie is dead to me now. Ill keep the books in my head.
Ugh, that sucks. I was already mad with the casting of Jennifer, but this just sucks. They're all going to look way too old. I wish they had just took a chance and casted someone unknown who could fit the part better, though I guess it doesn't matter to the producers either way since this is going to be huge.
And my hopes are now dashed. They should have gone the Original New Actor route with this one.
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Originally posted by evfanjake
Ugh, that sucks. I was already mad with the casting of Jennifer, but this just sucks. They're all going to look way too old. I wish they had just took a chance and casted someone unknown who could fit the part better, though I guess it doesn't matter to the producers either way since this is going to be huge.
The book is brilliant. I have only read the first one. I can't picture either Josh and Liam on their characters.
I hope they'll do justice though. I want the movie to be good.
PS I also dislike Jennifer Lawrence playing Katniss. I was hoping Camilla Belle could do it.
Not my ideal choices. Hope the movie does justice to the books, though.
