ODESSA - Hunger Games fever has hit the Basin. The sensational movie and book has generated fans across the globe. In Odessa, a group of elementary kids got a chance of a lifetime to speak with one of the stars from the movie.
Amandla Stenberg played "Rue" in the movie. When they first heard the news, the kids had a hard time believing what they were going to do.
"Oh, I thought she was kidding at first," Ireland Elementary Student, Javorian Jackson, said.
"I kept thinking this is not real but yeah I didn't even know that I had been entered into the contest," Ireland Elementary 6th grade teacher, Tabitha Rosales, said.
Scholastic's had a contest going on and they had automatically entered Rosales into the contest after she bought several of the Hunger Games books.
"Scholastics had notified me that I had been entered into a Skype contest and I had won," Rosales said.
On Friday, students got a chance to talk to Amandla one on one and ask her questions, about how the movie was made, what she liked the most and about the other characters. Overall, the kids loved the experience and will never forget it.
"I'm excited, I am sad that it's over now but it was really awesome! I loved it," Ireland Elementary Student, Audrey Lujan, said.
"I learned a lot of stuff I wouldn't know," Ireland Elementary Student, Alexis Ramirez, said.
Good news Hunger Games fans! Our favorite movie was able to secure eight nominations out of the 12 categories at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. Isn't that amazing? That's how big and viral the Hunger Games is! Anyway, here is a press release from MTV.
Who's already excited for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards?
We've already announced that chart-topping indie-pop group Fun. will rock the Movie Awards stage with a performance toasting the greatest party films of all time, plus the addition of five excellent and intriguing new categories: Best Music, Best On-Screen Transformation, Best Gut-Wrenching Performance, Best Cast and Best On-Screen Dirtbag. What more could you ask for?
How about the list of this year's lucky nominees who will by battling it out for the coveted Golden Popcorn trophy live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, June 3? Fan voting opens in all categories Tuesday at 8 a.m.
Here they are, in all their eclectic, well-deserved glory: the 2012 MTV Movie Award Nominees!
Movie of the Year
» "Bridesmaids"
» "The Hunger Games"
» "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» "The Help"
» "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Best Male Performance
» Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Ryan Gosling, "Drive"
» Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"
» Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
» Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
Best Female Performance
» Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games"
» Kristin Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
» Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
» Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Best Comedic Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
» Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
» Zach Galifianakis, "The Hangover Part II"
» Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"
» Oliver Cooper, "Project X"
Breakthrough Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
» Liam Hemsworth, "The Hunger Games"
» Elle Fanning, "Super 8"
» Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"
Best On-Screen Transformation
» Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games"
» Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
» Johnny Depp, "21 Jump Street"
» Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
» Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"
Best Fight
» Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, "The Hunger Games"
» Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, "21 Jump Street"
» Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, "Warrior"
» Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
Best Kiss
» Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
» Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
» Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
» Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
» Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
» "Bridesmaids" (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
» "The Help" (Bryce Dallas Howard)
» "21 Jump Street" (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)
» "Drive" (Ryan Gosling)
» "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (Tom Cruise)
Best On-Screen Dirt Bag
» Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help"
» Jon Hamm, "Bridesmaids"
» Jennifer Aniston, "Horrible Bosses"
» Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"
» Oliver Cooper, "Project X"
Best Music
» "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO ("21 Jump Street")
» "A Real Hero," College with Electric Youth ("Drive")
» "The Devil Is in the Details," Chemical Brothers ("Hanna")
» "Impossible," Figurine ("Like Crazy")
» "Pursuit of Happiness," Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) ("Project X")
I'm just saddened to know that Taylor Swift's "Safe and Sound" didn't make it at the Best Music nomination. But it's okay, having 8 nominations is already a big thing right? Spread the news and vote for the Hunger Games at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards.
Here are videos to the unscripted interview, exclusively from Moviefone. The stars including Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) and Elizabeth Banks (Effie). Enjoy.
Unscripted - The Hunger Games - Viral 01
Sizzle reel from The Hunger Games Unscripted where Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks and Josh Hutcherson answer fan questions.
Is it violent?” says director Gary Ross of his PG-13 film. “Yes. Do we back off from what it is? No, we don’t.”
The March 23 release of The Hunger Games
is nearly upon us. While we can’t make the clock turn any faster, we
can offer fans of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling dystopian trilogy (and
newcomers, too) a deep, behind-the-scenes look into the making of the
film, from conception to casting, filming to marketing.
Perhaps no bit of casting news was met with greater surprise than
Lenny Kravitz taking on the role of Cinna, hero Katniss Everdeen’s
deeply cool and compassionate stylist. Kravitz was working on his album,
living out of a trailer in the Bahamas and oblivious to the Hunger Games
phenomenon, when Ross first approached him to offer him the part. The
director had been moved by the musician’s gentle grace in Precious
and was further intrigued by the fact that Kravitz already felt a
nurturing bond with star Jennifer Lawrence, who had become close friends
with his daughter Zoe during the filming of X-Men: First Class. “I love that girl,” says Kravitz. “The minute I met her she became a part of the family.”
It took one sleepless night of reading a downloaded version of The Hunger Games
in his trailer for Kravitz to commit. But Woody Harrelson, who
initially turned down the role of Katniss and Peeta’s sodden wreck of a
mentor Haymitch, was a harder sell. “Listen, I’m nuts,” he explains. “It
was just a stupid thing where I hadn’t read the books yet. I didn’t see
that there was enough for me to do in the script. But then Gary called
me back and said ‘You got to do this, I don’t have a second choice for
the role.’ And of course flattery always gets the best of me so I read
the books and really saw the depths of this guy. Holy s—, I would have
been bummed to miss this.”
For more on The Hunger Games, including whatyou won’t see in the movie and how Jennifer Lawrence is enjoying her last few days of anonymity, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, March 2.
Here is an official press release about the special collector's issue of People Magazine for the movie Hunger Games. Thanks www.hungergamestrilogy.net for this. See this post, for the preview pics from Just Jared:
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The countdown has begun to the most anticipated film opening since the Twilight series: The Hunger Games, which hits theaters nationwide on March 23. In anticipation, PEOPLE magazine celebrates with a special collector’s issue, All About The Hunger Games, that introduces Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Liam Hemsworth as Gale, Josh Hutcherson
as Peeta, and the rest of the cast. Featuring behind-the-scenes scoop
on how the spectacular costumes were created and how the stars trained
for their roles, this special newsstand-only collector’s issue of PEOPLE
is loaded with tons of fabulous photos from the movie, exclusive
interviews, insider secrets, and all the style information needed to
dress like a tribute. The following links to a $1 off coupon
(participating retailers include Walmart, Target, BarnesandNoble.com and
Amazon.com):
Peeta Mellark – Josh Hutcherson
reveals why he’s perfect to play courageous baker’s son Peeta, his most
intense day of shooting, and what he loves about leading lady Jennifer Lawrence.
Jennifer “always says what she thinks,” Hutcherson tells PEOPLE. “A lot
of people are too worried they’re going to offend someone, so I found
that really admirable.” He also reveals, “I got a minor concussion
during filming when Jennifer accidentally kicked me in the head. We were
goofing off, shadowboxing, and suddenly her boot hit me in the temple.”
Gale Hawthorne – Liam Hemsworth talks about why he was drawn to the role of Gale – and whether he’s ready for Hunger Games
mania. He tells PEOPLE that during the filming of the reaping, “It’s
pretty horrific to watch little kids go through that process. It was
also really hot. We were in the sun all day, and some of the extras
actually collapsed.”
Effie Trinket – Elizabeth Banks delivers the scoop on how she transformed into the Capitol’s devilish diva. “Katharine Hepburn was an inspiration for the voice – the cadence, the wit, the preponderance of etiquette,” she tells PEOPLE.
Get Katniss’s Look –
How to achieve the rustic vibe (from both District 12 and the Games) and
the outfit from her Games interview. “I only cared about the boots. I
had to wear them every day, do all my stunts in them,” Jennifer Lawrence tells PEOPLE. “They were the most important part of everything, and they were perfection.”
Up Close with Rue – Hanging out with 13-year-old Amandla Stenberg,
the actress who plays a key role in the Games. She tells PEOPLE, “We
were filming in a meadow, and someone stepped on a hornets’ nest near
me. Jennifer came to the rescue. She picked me up and pulled me out of
the swarm.”
Behind the Scenes –
On-set secrets from the movie’s director, production designer, and
makeup artist. “We weren’t trying to recreate a 1920s Depression-era
environment, but we used it as our foundation,” production designer Philip Messina
tells PEOPLE. “We wanted to create a place that felt like people did 14
hours of physical labor a day and weren’t getting enough to eat. Where
the citizens are always one step away from giving up.”
Friends and Foes – A-list costars Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland talk about taking on their pivotal roles in the movie.
PEOPLE’s Special Collector’s Issue, All About The Hunger Games, in on newsstands March 2 – March 30.
Watching the cast talking about their pranks on set is really funny. You see if the cast go along well with each other, we expect a good new movie. Watch this video from PopSugar's District Sugar with their interview with the Hunger Games cast Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hesmworth.
Watch the video and find out the strategies of Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Elizabeth Banks on how to survive when they are in the real Hunger Games.
Watch the video below for an interview by AMC theater to Hunger Games movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, and Elizabeth Banks. The interview per cast is pretty short and I think it is some sort of preview for a longer interview. I don't know when they're going to release that but I think it'll be before the 23rd of March. Let's just wait for but as of now, enjoy the video. The cast talks about meeting fans' expectations, being fan of the books, Mr. Harrelson's advice to Jen and Josh, and surviving the real Hunger Games.
Here is Buzz Sugar's interview with Effie Trinket, I mean Elizabeth Banks:
As a parent, did you have any reservations about The Hunger Games's dark subject matter?
EB: The movie is going to be PG-13, and I think that's about
right. My nephew's 11, and he read it and loves it. The book has adult
themes, for sure. Gary Ross, the director, and Suzanne Collins [who
wrote the novels] did a great job patrolling what happens visually in
the movie, what we can show and what we can't show. But I remember
taking my 6-year-old niece to a Harry Potter movie with those dark
shadow things that were scary as sh*t, and the guy doesn't even have a
f*cking nose. That's like nightmare stuff, in my opinion. This is a lot
of hand-to-hand combat, but it's nothing you wouldn't see on a video
game or an episode of CSI. We don't have guns.
What was it like making the transition from The Hunger Games to What to Expect When You're Expecting?
EB: They're just so different, it's literally night and day. I
don't have the same voice, I don't have the same hair, I don't have the
same anything. Literally nothing, it's completely and utterly opposite.
The good thing about this is that it's a role much closer to myself, so
it's easier.
What helps you get into character?
EB: Well what's great about both of these characters, Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games,
and Wendy, is that there's so much external stuff to build the
character with. Effie has the great wigs and the crazy clothes, and the
accent, and all that. That's all something that really helps feed you.
And this character has the boobs and the bump and the back pain, and the
shoes that don't fit, and all of those things that really feed you in
the moment, which is great. It's a lot easier than having to come up
with a bunch of emotional sh*t that you have to deal with from
internally. They're nice characters that you build from the outside in,
instead of from the inside out.
Liam Hemsworth is the cover of Details' March 2012 issue. Read as he talks about his role in the Hunger Games.
On being cast in The Hunger Games
Liam got the call from Gary Ross, the director of The Hunger Games, about a year ago. “I was half asleep,” he says, using a seven-iron to stretch his back as we amble toward the first tee, “listening to the voice mail. He was like, ‘You did a great read. Do you want to come and do the movie?’ I was like, ‘Oh shit. Shit shit shit.’”
On the character of Gale
It’s Liam—not Jennifer Lawrence—who is this film’s ingenue, a pretty young thing watching the hero do battle. ”He’s so vital to understanding where she comes from,” says the film’s director, Gary Ross. “We need to feel for her and her connection to him.”
It’s hard to say how much pressure comes with fronting a franchise, especially when it could transform the guy who’s Thor’s brother and who walks Miley’s dog into Hollywood’s hottest young star. While Liam downplays such expectations, he concedes that he and his Hunger Games character share a certain helplessness. “Gale is someone who wants to stand up to this thing but can’t,” Liam says. “He’s pretty powerless.”
On The Hunger Games potentially exploding his life and career
“What do you say to someone?” he says. “‘Your life’s gonna change.’ Okay. Thanks. Cool.”
Here is an article from Teen Vogue on its interview with Alexander Ludwig, the actor who plays Cato in the Hunger Games.
In The Hunger Games,
he plays one of the film's most menacing villains: As Cato, a so-called
"career Tribute"—a boy raised practically from birth to excel in the
murderous contest at the center of this dystopian story—Alexander Ludwig
wields his sword with ominous efficiency.
But in real life, it appears, the Vancouver-raised 19-year-old is
about as intimidating as a teddy bear. For proof, consider his anecdote
about life on the set of this spring's most anticipated movie. "One
day," he says, "I was totally sweaty and exhausted after a day of
fighting, and I walked into my trailer. I'd already taken off my
costume, so I was just in my briefs, and I couldn't find my clothes
anywhere! Amandla [Stenberg], who plays Rue, and Jackie [Emerson], who
plays Foxface, had hidden them in the fridge."
So it's no surprise that Alexander—a drama major at the University of Southern California who starred in 2009's Race to Witch Mountain—originally
auditioned for the part of softhearted Peeta (a role that eventually
went to Josh Hutcherson). But when the film's director, Gary Ross, asked
him to consider playing the heavy, he agreed without hesitation. "I've
never been a bad guy before," he explains, "so I loved the idea." Then
he says one thing that his brutish character might agree with: "It's
been an honor just to be a part of this."
Finally, I've been waiting for this. Okay so I want to share this with all of you. Thanks MTV News. If you're unaware, I've posted MTV NEWS' images for their interview here.
Here is an exclusive article from The Hollywood Reporter. Read and find out nine facts about the Hunger Games movie with behind the scenes video of the Hunger Games fab four (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Director Gary Ross)
From budgets and salaries, to the accident that sent star Jennifer Lawrence to the hospital, the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter features director Gary Ross and never-revealed details about the fast-approaching pop culture phenomenon, in theaters March 23.
The first of four parts in Suzanne Collins' massively popular book series The Hunger Games, about two dozen children randomly chosen to compete for survival, opens March 23 on more than 4,000 screens across the country. The film's reception could determine whether its stars — Jennifer Lawrence, 21; Josh Hutcherson, 19; and Liam Hemsworth, 22 — ascend to Kristen Stewart-Robert Pattinson-Taylor Lautner superstardom and fill the gap opening as Twilight heads toward its final chapter.
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For Lionsgate, which has struggled recently at the box office (Abduction, Conan the Barbarian), Games is its first major test since acquiring Summit Entertainment, the studio behind The Twilight Saga franchise, in January — a move that yokes together execs responsible for the most recent youth phenomenon with those hoping to launch the next. Games’ success could impact the future of many at Lionsgate, all eager to claim credit for the Collins adaptation, now that the film division has named Summit’s Robert Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger to run it.
“After the trailer launched Nov. 14, we had 8 million views in the first 24 hours,” says Lionsgate Films president Joe Drake. “We were the number one Twitter trend on the planet. Since then, the book sales have jumped 7.5 million copies. That kind of data gives us enormous confidence.”
Hollywood Reporterexecutive editor, features, Stephen Galloway, was tasked with talking to director Gary Ross and cast on the cusp of their potential superstardom. The Oscar-nominated Ross and others close to the movie revealed many previously unknown secrets surrounding the highly-anticipated film.
Here are some of the never-before-revealed details from THR's cover story:
1. JENNIFER LAWRENCE TOOK THREE DAYS TO SAY YES TO THE ROLE OF KATNISS
Numerous actresses were considered for the lead — among them Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) — but Ross never felt he had the right person. Then he met Lawrence, fresh off an Oscar nomination for Winter’s Bone, the 2010 indie release that put her on the map. But Lawrence hesitated, aware this could take her from being respected by her peers to the center of a pop-culture tornado — precisely the fate that had befallen Stewart with Twilight. “It was the middle of the night in England, and I was in bed when I got the call,” she remembers. “And I was so in love with the books and the script, and suddenly it was right in my face — and the size of the decision was terrifying.”
Her mom helped in the decision. "I called my mom and she called me a hypocrite, because when I was doing indie movies and everyone was asking why I didn’t do studio movies, I said, 'The size of the movie doesn’t matter.' And she said, 'Here’s a movie you love and you were thinking of turning it down because of its size.' I thought, 'I don’t want to miss out because I’m scared. Me being scared, I never want that to stop me fromdoing something.' But I knew in my heart that I wanted it — it was about working out all the fears."
2. SO HOW MUCH IS LAWRENCE GETTING PAID?
Lawrence's salary for the first film is a modest $500,000 (about what Stewart received for the first Twilight), plus “escalators,” bonuses based on the movie’s performance.
3. DIRECTOR GARY ROSS AND PRODUCER NINA JACOBSEN HAD STEEP COMPETITION
An Oscar-nominated writer for 1988’s Big and 1993’s Dave, Ross grew up in Hollywood, the son of Arthur A. Ross, writer of Creature From the Black Lagoon. Ross was used to a comfortable life with his wife, producer Allison Thomas (The Tale of Despereaux), writing in the morning, working out in the afternoon and earning several hundred thousand dollars per month as one of Hollywood’s top script doctors. Every film he’d helmed (including 1998’s Pleasantville) had come from his own mind; he’d never had to compete as a director-for-hire — let alone against Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and David Slade (Twilight: Eclipse), who also were salivating after the job. Ross, being paid in the $3-4 million range, fought hard for his right to be behind the camera. "I hadn't seen a piece of material that touched the culture and moved me the same way in a very long time," he explains. "And if you fully commit, you fully commit."
And he wasn't alone in his fight for the right to create the world of Panem. Jacobson, who has produced movies such as One Day and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise, obtained the book’s rights against fierce competition from the likes of Ridley Scott.
4. HOW MUCH THE MOVIE COST
Lionsgate operated on a really, really tight budget. True, it was handing Collins hundreds of thousands to option her novels (and will end up paying her millions if the film succeeds), but it was hoping to make Games for $60 million — more than the $35 million Summit had paid for Twilight, but negligible for a tentpole that needed months on location and 1,200 CGI shots. Ross wrote a script that would give the material its due without costing a fortune (the picture eventually came in at slightly over $90 million, reduced to $78 million after subsidies). He drew on his familiarity with such intimidating places as China’s Tiananmen Square and the architectural form known as Brutalism when it came to conceiving the Capitol — the city at the center of Collins’ brave new world of Panem, set hundreds of years in the future.
5. THE LEAD TRIO IS CONTRACTED FOR ENTIRE FRANCHISE
Ross already is committed to the first sequel, Catching Fire, which he hopes to start shooting in September from a script by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire), and the three young stars all are signed up for the full franchise.
6. LAWRENCE'S ACCIDENT ALMOST HALTED FILMING OF 'HUNGER GAMES'
On the last day of her six-week training phase, in which she’d become an expert at using a bow and arrow, climbing and jumping, Lawrence hit a wall — literally. “I had to do 10 ‘wall runs,’ where you run at the wall as hard as you can to get traction,” she recalls, explaining that her trainer would make her race at a wall with maximum speed to gain the momentum needed to propel her up. “I ran at it and my foot didn’t go up, so I caught the wall with my stomach. My trainer thought I had burst my spleen. I had to get a CAT scan and go into a tube where they put this fiery liquid in your body.” Fortunately, she was in great shape from her previous film. “I was still pretty bulked up from X-Men: First Class,” she says. “So a lot of the training was getting muscle back, heightening the muscles without building them. I loved the archery — well, I have a love-hate relationship with it.” With her trainer holding her hand, Lawrence learned she was badly bruised but nothing was broken — and work could continue.
7. THE 'HUNGER GAMES' SET HAD 100-DEGREE HEAT AND BEARS
There were bears. Some 300 of them living in the woods, and they would come out at the slightest scent of food. And there was the 100-degree heat and the rain that showered down daily, almost precisely at 4 p.m., at least giving Ross the chance to give his team a break. Between the rain and losing light early behind the trees, “we’d only get to shoot four or five hours a day,” he says. But Jacobson says Ross was never ruffled. Adds Hutcherson, “He always had a smile on his face” — even during the hardest moments.
8. THE 'HUNGER GAMES' CAST HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM YET
Investors have pushed the Lionsgate stock up in the weeks since the Summit deal, partly because they think combining Twilight’s executives with the Games fan base will work magic for this new franchise. But few people — and none of the cast — have yet seen the finished film, despite a worldwide marketing campaign that ranges from action figures to nail polish. Everyone, everywhere, is waiting to see if the movie delivers.
9. LIAM HEMSWORTH'S BROTHER TOLD HIM TO LOSE WEIGHT
"My brother Chris texted me before shooting and told me to lose weight. He said, 'It's called The Hunger Games, not The Eating Games!' "
Jacque Emerson, the actress who will play Foxface at the upcoming Hunger Games movie, answers questions from fans from Twitter via Teen Vogue. Here are her answers to the questions.
@Margo15: Did you act out Foxface as you perceived in the book?
The great thing about Foxface is that there isn't a lot in the book. I
had a lot of liberty to explore the character and her back-story. I
definitely tried to stay as true to the character as I could.
@Biigiimeow: What do you think of the books?
Love them. I was a huge fan before I got cast. I think they're really smart.
@Lilbalbi: What was the best part about being involved with the games and working with everyone on set?
Probably meeting everyone. I got to learn so much because every one of
my castmates was unbelievably talented. We became such a tight knit
family.
@SassyDianaMarie: Foxface is a very independent character. A loner. Any parallels between the two regarding such?
Foxface really figures out the game analytically. She's a critical
thinker. If I were ever in the Games, I would think of them that way; I
wouldn't go in and fight and try to kill people. I'd think: How can I
best beat the games from a mental standpoint? (But I would be running
and hiding a lot!)
@daniellenuss: What character would you have liked to play if you didn't land the role of Foxface?
Obviously Katniss is such a strong female lead. We don't have enough of
those right now in books and stories. She's an inspirational character. I
can't think of anyone who would play her better than Jen. I'd love to
play Rue in another universe where I looked more like the character!
She's the emotional heart of the story. Caesar Flickerman would be so
much fun, because Stanley Tucci is so amazing. Effie would be such a fun
character to play, too!
@kissmemissmeXO: Jackie, how long have you acted, and was it a surprise when you got your role in The Hunger Games?
I have been acting since I was six years old and tried out for a
production of "Annie." I was completely surprised and unbelievably
excited when I got cast! I definitely jumped on my bed a bit...
@a_pittigher: Ask her about her experience with the cast and what she plans to do from here on out.
My experience with the cast was really great. We all became a tight-knit
family in the months we were filming together. I'm releasing my new
music video really soon (announcing the release date shortly) and I have
a couple other projects in the works! I'm really excited! I also am
planning on going to college.
Trivia: Jackie is already accepted to Stanford University (where she hopes to major in Performing Arts and Asian Studies).
Hunger Games cast featured in Teen Vogue (March 2012 issue):
On the intense training
Amandla Stenberg: “They would bench-press me as a workout … I was one of their favorite weights!”
On auditioning for the movie
Isabelle Fuhrman: “I read the series thirteen times! … I said to my mom, ‘[Auditioning] is like The Hunger Games. I’m going to win and be in this movie.”
On choosing to play another character in the movie
Leven Rambin chooses Peeta: “It’s a cool duplicity. He has to maintain a front with careers and not offend Katniss. And also be this confident showman.”
Isabelle chooses Haymitch: “It’d be a challenge. He’s hiding a lot more than he lets on.”
Amandla chooses Clove: “I liked Rue and Foxface, but after shooting and seeing Isabelle in action, I think Clove’s character is really cool … even though she’s totally menacing.”
Here are two footage featuring the lovely young ladies of Hunger Games Willow Shields (Prim), Amandla Stenberg (Rue), Isabelle Fuhrman (Clove), Jacque Emerson (Foxface), and Leven Ramblin (Glimmer). Watch and learn how to they prepare for their roles as well as their fashion style!
We hung out at the studio all day with the girls, who had a blast trying on different looks and rocking out to Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Adele.
“Some of these girls are like my sisters,” Jacqueline said. “So it was so great to be able to have dance parties and just kind of dance around.”
… ”I’m definitely a shoe person,” Isabelle said. “I wear high heels every day, I’m not even kidding.”
“The audition process was really cool,” she told us. “I was so excited because I’d read the books and I was dying to audition. Luckily I was able to channel all that nervous excited energy into this ferocious Glimmer energy. That worked in my favor I think.”
Leven also talks about the training she had to go through for the role.
“I just had some pretty hard core fights, like combat fights and if your wrist slips one inch too far you’re going to get punched in the face,” she said. “I was actually thrown on accident by a tackle and went pretty far. And it was kind of scary.”
Here are high quality scans of the Hunger Games feature in the UK Empire Magazine (March 2012 issue). I've found it in HGfanatic.tumblr.com. Thank you for sharing this.
Scholastic, the publisher of the Hunger Games trilogy holds a contest for Grade 6 to 12 teachers in the U.S. to win a Skype session with one of the Hunger Games movie actors with mockingjay pin and a lot more. Read the mechanics below:
Order one of the Hunger Games books from the February TAB catalog and
your class will be automatically entered for a chance to win a Skype
session with one of the actors from the movie!
To enter, teacher must
place an order from the February TAB catalog that includes at least one
of the following books; The Girl Who Was on Fire Pack, Mockingjay, Catching Fire and/or The Hunger Games.
Or, send a postcard with teacher's name, grade level, school name,
address, and telephone to: Hunger Games Skype Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 714,
New York, NY, 10013-0714. All purchases must be made and postcards
received between January 17 and March 31, 2012. Winner will be notified
on or about March 31, 2012.
One (1) Grand Prize Winner who will receive a webcam, a class set of The Hunger Games Trilogy
with an exclusive Mockingjay pin and a Skype session with a surprise
cast member from the movie.
Scholastic will work with the winner to
determine the date of the Skype session. (Approximate retail value of
this prize is $100.00.) Winning classroom must have access to a computer
and the internet in order to accept the prize.
Complete Rules:
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, teacher must place an order from the February TAB catalog that includes atleast one of the following books; The Girl Who Was on Fire Pack, Mockingjay, Catching Fire and/or The Hunger Games. Or,
send a postcard with teacher’s name, grade level, school name, address,
and telephone to: Hunger Games Skype Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 714, New
York, NY, 10013-0714. All purchases must be made and postcards received
between January 17 and March 31, 2012. Winner will be notified on or
about March 31, 2012. Scholastic Inc. (“Sponsor”) is not responsible for
late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, postage due,
incomplete or illegible entries or mail.
2. Winner will be selected by a random drawing. Odds of winning are
determined by the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor is not
responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated,
postage due, incomplete or illegible entries or mail.
3. Sweepstakes is open to teachers in grades 6 and up who are legal
US residents and currently teaching in U.S. schools. Employees, and
members of their families living in the same household, of Sponsor, and
its parent, subsidiaries, brokers, distributors, dealers, retailers,
affiliates, and their respective advertising, promotion and production
agencies, (collectively, the “related entities”), are not eligible to
enter. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. One entry per person.
4. There will be one (1) Grand Prize Winner who will receive a webcam, a class set of The Hunger Games Trilogy
with an exclusive Mockingjay pin and a Skype session with a surprise
cast member from the movie. Scholastic will work with the winner to
determine the date of the Skype session. (Approximate
retail value of this prize is $100.00.) Winning classroom must have
access to a computer and the internet in order to accept the prize. All
expenses not specified above, including, without limitation, all
federal, state and local taxes and international tariffs, are the
winner's sole responsibility.
5. All entrants, as a condition of entry, agree to release Sponsor,
each prize provider in this Sweepstakes, and their respective related
entities from any and all liability for injuries or damages of any kind
sustained through participation in this sweepstakes and/or use of a
prize once accepted.
6. No cash substitutions, transfers or assignments of prizes allowed,
except by Sponsor in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of
equal or greater value will be awarded. All matters relating to this
Sweepstakes shall be subject to Sponsor’s sole discretion and Sponsor’s
decisions shall be final and binding on all entrants and the winner. The
winner will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility
and liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of notification
attempt or an alternate winner may be selected. By accepting the prize,
the winner grants to Sponsor the right to use his or her name,
likeness, hometown, biographical information, and entry for purposes of
advertising and promotion without further notice or compensation, except
where prohibited by law. Winner may also be asked to attend and
participate in media and/or public relations events (the “Media Events”)
designated by Sponsor, prize provider, and/or requested by various
media outlets. Upon Sponsor’s request, and subject to winner’s
availability, the winner agrees to participate in such Media Events
without any further compensation. By accepting the prize, winner
agrees to release Sponsor, prize provider and their respective related
entities, and hold each of them harmless, from any claims relating to
their participation or non-participation in any Media Events.
7. The name of the prize winner (available after March 31, 2012), will be listed on the Sponsor website at www.scholastic.com/clubcontests.
You may also obtain a name of the winner by sending a self-addressed
stamped envelope to:
Winners List, Hunger Games Skype Sweepstakes, P.O.
Box 714, New York, NY, 10013-0714 by April 30, 2012.
Sponsor: Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
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