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[Rebekah Faith]

I know! I put a comment on the mockingjay site about it.

[Christine]

Yeah Ikr!? Jen would have to dye her hair if she were katniss

[Rebekah Faith]

But, a lot of actresses have to dye their hair.

[Kate]

Dying her hair is the least of our worries, I think.

[Diana]

Christine wrote: "Robert Downey jr. For Haymitch!"

I can see him as Haymitch...

[Diana]

I don't think Jennifer Lawerence would be good for Katniss. She doesn't look right for the role. Even with dyed hair.....

[Randi]

I don't know. I just don't know. I havent seen Winter's Bone but I don't quite like her face for Katniss or anything like that. At this point, I'm just praying it's not a Disney Girl.

[★ Jess]

Jennifer Lawrence is SO MUCH better then other actresses whos names were in the mix (mainly Jodelle Ferland and Alyson Stoner).
I havent seen Winters Bone, and I dont think shes the best choice, but it could maybe work...

Anyway, if shes cast, we'll probably see Alex Pettyfer as Peeta-which I HATE!!!!!

[Jordan]

Yeah, I saw three different sites that talked about Jennifer Lawrence being close to the part.

I watched the trailer for Winter's Bone, and it wasn't awful. She seems fairly young, but has that Katniss-y... (hmm. Spunk? Haymitch! :D It's hard to explain). I think she could pull off Katniss. (And she is absolutely better than Alyson and Jodelle).

But pull off the Katniss in my head? Probably not. Honestly, at this point, I don't even want a movie. *sigh*

Alex Pettyfer...perhaps. BUT he has to choose between several different movies and something tells me he won't pick Hunger Games...

[Randi]

Alright guys, as previously mentioned Jennifer Lawrence is up for it, but so are Hailee and *shudders* Abigail Breslin. Those are the ones they've narrowed it down to.
Anyway, I don't think any of us have checked this yet, and their movie page is excellent and they're discussing the cast as well:

http://thehoborg.blogspot.com/2011/03...

[Jia]

Ahh, okay Lionsgate has to make up their mind.

[Jia]

My sister wants Kristen Stewart to play Katniss. There's something wrong with her. I think that some complete unknown should play Katniss/ or Peeta. Or maybe all the major kiddios. Then adults could be famous/established actors. This could be someone's big break. :D

[Jia]

No she's just kidding me. Phew.

[★ Jess]

Am I the only one who is screaming at the casting directors to cast Alex as Gale.
He is SUCH a Gale.

[Taylor]

I AGREE! Alex is way more of a Gale than a Peeta.

[Kate]

IF they cast him at all, it should be as Gale.

[Rebekah Faith]

TOtally, ALex just gives off a 'Gale' vibe to me. :)

[natalie]

I don't like him at all, but I rather him be Gale than Peeta

[Kate]

I neither like nor dislike him, since I've never seen him act; I do however feel that he has been in way too many movies recently. On looks alone, though, he's more Gale than Peeta.

[Jia]

No. No. No. Why don't we just cut him out of the movie, he's had too much attention to his pretty little face already, shame him to his corner.

[Jordan]

Haley wrote: "On IMDB, Alex Pettyfer is rumored to play as Peeta!! >_< NOOO!!!!!"

If I were an IMdb "pro", I could cast...I don't know...Justin Bieber some random person as Peeta. WHEN we have the cast, there will be at least one "official" announcement, like a press release. IMdb and Wikipedia, and other community sites? Yeah, they have no idea what they're talking about it. Bottom line: Anybody can edit, doesn't mean it's true.

(And I don't like Alex for Peeta or Gale. Maybe one of the tributes. A minor one. That dies.)

[Kate]

Haley wrote: "On IMDB, Alex Pettyfer is rumored to play as Peeta!! >_< NOOO!!!!!"

Yeah, a lot of people think that's going to happen, and as far as I can tell, it is, unfortunately, because he is in fact being seriously considered.

[Sacha]

I think Alex Pettyfer would be way better playing Peeta. It is closer to the actual age of the character. Plus, that would mean a younger Katniss. It would just be way better.

[★ Jess]

Ugh, Im seeing all these news feeds on google news and twitter that Jennifer Lawrence is officially Katniss. Dated 'seconds ago'
I must say, she has grown on me. A bit of make-up and hair dye can work wonders. I dont know what her acting's like, since im yet to see 'Winters Bone', though shes been nominated for an Oscar, so she must be good, right?

[★ Jess]

Yeah, it looks official.

[Sacha]

Shouldn't they be casting a younger Katniss. She is supposed to be 15. Jennifer Lawrence is most definitely not.

[Randi]

She looks too old to me, but I don't know. She did a stunning job in Winter's Bone.

[Jordan]

Hmm.

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-...

[★ Jess]

To tell the truth, Im happy with the decision.

Now attention turns to casting Peeta: Three names seem to be floating around.
Alex Pettyfer
Hunter Parrish
Josh Hutcherson

Out of them all, I like Hunter the best, thought I dont want any to get the part. Josh has been in too many kids/YA movies already. If he is cast, It wont be Peeta on screen, it'll be the guy from Bridge to Terabithia, Runaway Vacation, Zathura and The Kids are alright.
Ugh, I dont want him.
And i'd rather see Alex as Gale, but if hes not in it at all, that would be better.

[Rebekah Faith]

I think it's official too, Jess. I just saw on Mockingjay.net that she is.

http://mockingjay.net/2011/03/17/lion...

[Z.]

chandloski/Chandler took the words right out of my mouth.

Jennifer Lawrence is blonde, blue-eyed, light-skinned, and nearly 21. In complete contrast, Katniss has black hair, grey eyes, an olive complexion, and is 16. Also, Katniss is supposed to be a strong but petite-framed girl.

Lionsgate is just doing whatever is most convenient for them, which is a letdown but not a surprise.

[Randi]

Alright, I'm one of those Pro-Jennifer people. She's been growing on me since the announcement made this morning.


1. Have any of you guys seen Winter's Bone? Just wondering. I've seen trailers, and she certainly does no look curvy and sexy in that movie. She looks ragged and around the age of eighteen.
I do have an issue with age, but realisticly, Katniss is going to look older than sixteen. Hollywood can get away with this one (unlike the Percy Jackson movie)
2. We can get bettter co-stars this way. While hopefully not Alex Pettyfer (I'm against him) or another hot actor on the market. As an ameteur, enthusiastic, movie maker, I can see the advantages of having an older star, whereas if they'd cast Hailee they would have to pick younger co-stars, or else have her kissing older guys.



I'm not saying I don't think there were better choices. But lets face it, something is going to be wrong with this movie no matter what we do.

[★ Jess]

Good points, though Im still not disappointed.
Im not thrilled either though.
You're right: she will have to loose so much weight and completely mess up her body if she is to even look the part. And thats considering she will most likely have plenty more roles in the next few years, besides Hunger Games.
However, filming will need to be quick-they cant drag out the trilogy for too many years, or she WILL start to look really old.
Im sure they will mange her looks for the first movie, at least.
I guess Im just happy she got the role, not Jodelle Ferland,Abigial Breslin or *shudder* Alyson Stoner.

[Rarietty]

They were actually thinking about Alyson Stoner? X(

Well, at least they confirmed that Rue and Thresh were both African American.

[★ Jess]

Rue needs to be an unknown. Surely.

[Kate]

Well, I think their choice could have been much worse. And if she's really going to learn to shoot and climb trees, instead of them using special effects, I approve wholeheartedly on that aspect.

What I disapprove about is that this makes it much more likely for Pettyfer as Peeta. And the fact that the author of the book does not picture her main character the way she wrote her. Physical appearance, she probably agrees with the description, but the age? Honestly? You're going to give your character life and then tell us she's not actually the age we all think she is? You should write a character to fit the age, or change the age to fit the character. If you think they're older than you originally said, change it.

[★ Jess]

I know, I really hope they dont completely mess it up. Anyway, they can easily give her olive skin. As I said, her appearance probably wont be much of an issue in the first movie.

[Kate]

Skin color....least of our problems. I don't like Collins's offhand dismissal of it, but I don't think it's a HUGE issue, as opposed to COMPLETELY CHANGING THE IDEA OF THE BOOK by casting someone who is way too old for the theme to make sense! And from everything I've heard, calling Hailee insubstantial is so completely wrong. I would way rather she had the part I think; she's around the right age, she looks more like Katniss should, she can pull off the acting, and WE WOULDN"T HAVE A TWENTY YEAR OLD AS PEETA (or Katniss).

Sorry. Ignore the shouting.

[Rebekah Faith]

Yeah, there is that. I just hope and pray that they don't randomly decide to pull a Percy Jackson on us and age up the tributes by a few years- that would RUIN the essence of the entire series.

[★ Jess]

I was thinking this over last night. First I thought: Maybe they can make Katniss 17 or 18, age them up and make the casting look better.
Then I thought: NO. Thats the shockingness and appeal of the books, isnt it? That Innocent children need to kill each other and fight, not adults.
Plus, if all the tributes are adults, the original thrill of catching fire would be much less, right? It would be like an exact repeat of the first movie.

[Baxter]

I'm slow, but my sister told me Jennifer Lawrence will be the main character in the movie. It actually has me REALLY excited to see it. Her only movie role so far was unbelievably good, and I honestly think Natalie Portman stole the best actress award from her. So yeah, they got an awesome actress there.

[natalie]

I can actualy see her as Katniss. I hope she doesn't dissapoint us! I wonder if she knows how pissed so many people will be if she doesn't do Katniss right...

[Sacha]

My only point is that she is too old. Yes, she is an amazing actress, no doubt, but if they do all the movies, she is going to be way too old. She is already in her 20's.

[Kate]

Oh wow, I didn't even think of that. She's going to be filming Mockingjay and she'll be in her thirties.

[★ Jess]

I guess now im not mad at Jennifer, but at Lionsgate. When you put it like that, it pisses me off too, how they didnt even try.

I just hope they dont choose Alex Pettyfer or Hunter Parrish for Peeta. Though Ive got a baaaad feeling...

[Taylor]

I've heard a lot about Hunter Parrish being Peeta...

[Sacha]

If you go onto IMDb, it says that Jackie Evancho, that oprah singer from America's Got Talent is going to be Prim. Man, this movie cast is really screwed up. I think they should have had open casting. Then, maybe they would have found a Katniss the actual age she is supposed to be. I hope this movie doesn't disappoint because a lot of people will be angry.

[natalie]

If she is, I will literally protest.

[Rebekah Faith]

.....Really? They had to do this? Stupid Hollywood not realizing what's best for this movie.....

[★ Jess]

Yeah, but imdb is really unreliable. Anyone can update it.