“It is currently a two horse race between Garrett Hedlund and Taylor Kitsch,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com. And while yesterday reports suggest Armie Hammer was also in the running, as well as a few unknowns, our insider says Garrett and Taylor are the top two choices. “The filmmakers aren’t scared of Taylor’s recent struggles with his movies, and he currently has the edge in gaining the role. They feel he needs the right role and this could be it.” But they still see the appeal of Kristen Stewart‘s On the Road costar, Garrett. “The filmmakers are eager to see ‘On the Road’ and see how it does, because if it’s a hit and Garrett gets some major buzz from it, then they will give him more of the edge.”
Our insider adds that Lionsgate execs aren’t worried about the next Hunger Games movie being successful, but they still prefer to have the bigger star for such an important role.
"I don’t know. For the last few years it was ‘The Twilight Show’ and it was bizarre and this year’s gonna be fun. It’s gonna be like ‘Oh good, something different! Please God, something different’."I would love to see them go up there and I would love to see how someone else dealt with it to be honest. It’s like ‘are you gonna do it?’, ‘are you gonna give it to them’."She added: "If we didn’t win, I would actually be stoked to see like how it all goes down and how they handle it."
"Not going to happen," the 31-year-old actor wrote in an email on Wednesday. Kitsch, who is coming off the poor box office performance of the big-budget films "John Carter" and "Battleship," would seem to have fit the bill for the athletic, good-looking character.
As for "The Lone Ranger" star Hammer and "TRON: Legacy" lead Hedlund, the studio behind the franchise, Lionsgate, said it would not confirm, deny or comment on any casting in progress.
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| Taylor Kitsch will not play Finnick according to LA Times |
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| Liam Hemsworth as Gale |
Despite reports that Taylor Kitsch, Armie Hammer and Garrett Hedlund are the three men in the running to play "Hunger Games" heartthrob Finnick Odair in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," don't get too excited just yet -- sources close to the production tell Zap2it that casting has just begun for the role, and that the three All-American dudes are by no means the only ones in the running.E! Online reports that Kitsch, Hammer and Hedlund are the names Lionsgate wants, but Zap2it's source says nobody's in the lead just yet considering talks only began on Tuesday (May 29). Actors are still reading for the role, and the studio is strongly considering bringing in an unknown to avoid ego clashes on set. It's easy to understand the mix-up -- someone probably got their hands on the confidential memo going around that reveals the three men are currently on the shortlist of dudes we'd love to marry in a fantasy dream world. (Honestly, any list with those three guys on it is a win-win-win situation.)The scenes the actors are reportedly reading for the role include the sugar cube scene where Finnick first meets Katniss and the scene where he hears Annie's scream.
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| Armie Hammer, Taylor Kitsch, Garrett Hedlund |
Fans of onscreen heroics should get their fingertips ready to tear up Twitter because that's where they'll be voting for their favorite onscreen do-gooder in the new category of Best Hero for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards.Beginning Tuesday (May 29) and right on through to the live show on June 3, fans can vote and track the nominees for Best Hero, presented by Sprint, via Twitter using hashtags associated with the nominees. Is your favorite hero a contender?Check out the nominees:»Harry Potter, "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (#votepotter)»Katniss Everdeen, "The Hunger Games" (#votekatniss)»Thor, "Thor" (#votethor)»Captain America, "Captain America" (#votecaptain)»Jenko, "21 Jump Street" (#votejenko)The new nods for "Harry Potter," "The Hunger Games" and "21 Jump Street" add to those films' already hefty tallies. And the nomination for Katniss of "The Hunger Games," played by Best Female Performance nominee Jennifer Lawrence, pushes that film ahead of "Bridesmaids" to become the most-nominated film this year with nine nominations. The bump gives "Deathly Hallows, Part 2" seven different chances to walk away with the Golden Popcorn (and remember, the franchise still unbelievably has never scored the coveted Best Movie prize despite several nominations over the years)."21 Jump Street" now has six chances come next Sunday's show, while the nods for "Thor" and "Captain America" give both of those films their lone nominations for this year's awards. Still, both movies will no doubt be serious contenders for next year's awards given the amazing success and acclaim of "The Avengers," which features the titular heroes in addition to Iron Man, the Black Widow, Hawkeye and the Hulk.The winner for Best Hero will be presented with the Golden Popcorn statue during the live show on MTV, Sunday, June 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
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| Armie Hammer, Taylor Kitsch, Garrett Hedlund |
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| William Levy |
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| Garrett Hedlund as Finnick Odair fan art |
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| Armie Hammer as Finnick Odair fan art |
"I woke up this morning and saw all these things about me being cast in The Hunger Games," Pattinson tells USA TODAY. "I was kind of curious for a second. So I called my agent."
The response?There you go. Just keep calm and wait for Finnick to be announced.
"My agent was like, 'No,' " Pattinson reports.
"(My agent) was like no one's going to offer you that part," Pattinson says, breaking into a laugh. "I was like, thanks for the reassurance."
The official companion app for THE HUNGER GAMES from Lionsgate Entertainment will get you exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the disc production and keep you informed as the date approaches.Fannotate posted an exclusive first look at the app on their Facebook page – go here to watch the video. And you can download the app for FREE in the iTunes App Store now!
++ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. Go back stage with the development of special features for the app that will be added as the release date approaches.
++ FANNOTATE. Be the first to create and share viewer commentary tracks with your friends.
++ Gestures. Flick your device to navigate the Blu-ray onscreen menus, or drag-and-tap our natural replacement to the traditional 5-button compass.
++ Discovery. Know more about what you’re watching. Get detailed notes, actor information, dates and more.
To celebrate The Hunger Games DVD / Blu-Ray release, we are starting a weekly countdown where you can win prizes! Each week we will provide you with a different mission to create fan art.
For this week, the theme is the Mockingjay. Your submission must include the hashtag #HungerGamesDVD, as well as the text "11 Weeks and Counting". Email your work to HungerGamesDVDCountdown@gmail.com and next week we will post submissions in our album and announce the winner each Friday. You could win some of these great prizes!
When it came to creating brand recognition, Summit Entertainment really nailed it with the Twilight franchise. When the sequels were being produced they didn't simply call them Eclipse or New Moon, but rather extended the title but putting The Twilight Saga: in front of it. Needless to say, it's been expected that Lionsgate would be doing the same thing with their Hunger Games series. Because many wouldn't recognize the connection between the first movie and the sequel, Catching Fire, the studio has made an alteration to the name of Suzanne Collins' second novel.
Lionsgate has announced that the official title for Catching Fire is now The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The film is expected to begin production this fall, with stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth all returning as Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and Gale Hawthorne, respectively. Francis Lawrence, who is best known for directing the films Constantine, I Am Legend and Water For Elephants, will be directing the movie, replacing Gary Ross, who both wrote and directed the first film. The studio has given the title a November 22, 2013 release date. As of now it has no direct competition on its opening weekend, however, Thor 2 is scheduled to be released on November 15th.
So what do you think of the new title? Do you wish they had gone for something bigger - like The Hunger Games Legend: Catching Fire - or do you like that they kept it short and simple? Let us know in the comments section below.
“The motion picture event of the year is poised to become the home entertainment event of the year, and with a midnight launch and midnight retail events scheduled at stores around the country, we expect to replicate the same level of consumer excitement generated by the film’s theatrical debut.”
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| the road is filled with roses thrown by the Capitol people to the tributes during the parade |
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| the roses were no longer seen, the road is clean |
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| hair on her left eye |
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| no hair on her left eye |
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| Clove, Cato and Marvel were watching Peeta fell down the rope (before he threw the medicine ball) |
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| Cato, Marvel and Glimmer were seen after Peeta threw the medicine ball at the spears (where's Clove?) |
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| the cannon fire was missing when Rue and Marvel died in the arena |
