The Hunger Games Trilogy

[crankykate]

I devoured these books over the course of about a week, and I'm...cautiously optimistic about the movies. I think that they kind of had to age the characters just a hair -- watching a bunch of 14-year-olds who actually look fourteen run around the woods killing one another might be a little too intense for most audiences. Not that it's likely to be a happy smiley feel-good experience as is.

Lawrence can probably pull off Katniss, and if her various suitors look like Generic Teen Heart-throbs #10,009 and 10,010, well, maybe they'll surprise me. I like the adult cast a lot -- I'm not even a fan of Elizabeth Banks (in fact, she annoys the crap out of me) but I think she'll knock Effie out of the park.

I can picture no one other than Ian Somerhalder as Finnick.

[kostgard]

I can picture no one other than Ian Somerhalder as Finnick.

That's a good choice - he's gotta be pretty/handsome.

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Eight new Hunger Games movie posters. They are okay. Tasteful but boring. The only one that stands out to me is Haymitch due to Woody Harrelson's hair. That is not how I pictured him at all.

[angelaudie]

I'm really digging the Effie one. I have a feeling the stand out performances in the movie are going to be Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks.

[kostgard]

Oct 27, 2011 19:28:29 GMT -4 @bronze said:

Eight new Hunger Games movie posters. They are okay. Tasteful but boring. The only one that stands out to me is Haymitch due to Woody Harrelson's hair. That is not how I pictured him at all.

Yeah, my first thought was "That's...not at all how I pictured Haymitch."


I like how young all the competitors look - very fitting. I think Rue's is my favorite, but Effie's and Cinna's look pretty fitting for their characters.

[bitca]

March? FLAIL.

Didn't they have a pic of Woody as Haymitch somewhere else and he was wearing a black hat, or something, with his hair sticking out of it like a crazy person? That's how I picture Haymitch.

Ugh. Peeta. I need a drink.

[badtzmaru]

Oct 27, 2011 21:32:25 GMT -4 kostgard said:

Oct 27, 2011 19:28:29 GMT -4 @bronze said:

Eight new Hunger Games movie posters. They are okay. Tasteful but boring. The only one that stands out to me is Haymitch due to Woody Harrelson's hair. That is not how I pictured him at all.

Yeah, my first thought was "That's...not at all how I pictured Haymitch."


I like how young all the competitors look - very fitting. I think Rue's is my favorite, but Effie's and Cinna's look pretty fitting for their characters.

The actress that they cast to play Rue is so pretty. I also love Effie, that flash of pink is just perfect.

[kostgard]

Picture of the cast who play the competitors...and Gale.

Vanity Fair apparently shot them the exact same way the did the Twilight cast a while ago. Way to show some variety, Vanity Fair.


Gale, Katniss and Peeta

Again, but in black and white


Gale and Peeta

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Oct 30, 2011 12:07:59 GMT -4 @badtzmaru said:

The actress that they cast to play Rue is so pretty.

She is, but I hate the Hollywood casting rule that: Black male = can be dark-skinned. Black female = must be light-skinned. See also: X-Men.

Picture of the cast who play the competitors...and Gale.

Vanity Fair apparently shot them the exact same way the did the Twilight cast a while ago. Way to show some variety, Vanity Fair.

And it's one of the rare cases of Twilight doing something better. Wish they'd gone for a HG cast picture that showed a bit more life and personality.

I am finding Liam as Gale more attractive each time I see him, but Josh as Peeta? No. Still no.

[badtzmaru]

A second, longer trailer