Comments on: Jennifer Lawrence Finally Locked In For ‘The Hunger Games’

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

The book was crap — manipulative, sleazy knockoff of Battle Royale with a completely unbelievable dystopian future society. But Hollywood will milk the love story angle and make a mint.

By: happy

happy — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

Awesome choice! Read and loved the series and can\’t wait to see Jennifer\’s turn as Katniss.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

I hate this choice. She\’s lovely but the whole point of this story is children killing children, and she\’s just too old. The danger element won\’t be as exciting as it should be. After all, there are millions of violent adult films with adults killing eachother. I don\’t think she looks like Katniss to me, and this means that they are going to have to cast an older Peeta as well. They\’re missing the whole demographic- YA is not 20 something. Hey, Harry Potter made billions, right? And they stayed true to the characters. That\’s it.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

Superherogirl- yeah she doesn\’t look \”20\” to me. She vibes older. Maybe it\’s the way she poses on the red carpet? That\’s kinda\’ why I wanted Katniss to be casted as someone younger than Katniss in the book, to get the whole \”holy crap! These are young kids!\” And if the poster is 2 posed sexed out people I will be irked. This is gritty, raw, and powerful… which is why I think the cover of the books was so interesting. You have these high tech looking covers and yet the book is mostly yet in the wilds and dirty gritty settings.

By: superherogirl

superherogirl — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

What\’s funny is that I totally agree that she can act. I loved Winter\’s Bone (never bought her as a teen – she just reads older to me), but she is a wonderful actress.

Obviously the feel of a character is subjective. But JL doesn\’t have the feel I envisioned of Katniss. I\’m already seeing posters in my head of curvy Jennifer and muscled Pettyfer/Parrish in scanty ripped Arena clothing on posters – so not the point of the movie but I\’d bet money that\’s how it\’s marketed.

Reading these books I was just really excited about them being made into movies. I thought they would translate well with someone behind them who understood the books. The age of the Hunger Games contestants was just an integral part of the premise that it doesn\’t seem possible they will get the feel right.

So yes while Jennifer is a great actress I\’m really dishearten because I\’m so scared that Hollywood is going to ruin another book series for me.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

Well being that Barack Obama is just as white as he is black, that wouldn\’t be too far fetched. Hair, makeup and clothes can do wonders. All that matters is that Jennifer is an excellent actress and she will do a good job. She will make this movie much better than the Twilight trainwreck, bc she can ACT

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

So dye her hair, make it less shiny. I haven\’t seen \”Winter\’s Bone\’ but I heard that she is great in that.

Heads up: Katniss is white. She has olive skin, grey eyes, dark hair. She apparently doesn\’t know/think she\’s pretty because she\’s too busy surviving. But her mom and sister are blonde haired blue eyes. If I remember she looks likes her dad. Could be worse casting.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

Give me a break, Katniss is Caucasian. Her mother and sister are both pale skinned and blonde while she has olive skin in the book. Sorry, I\’m all about racial diversity but I don\’t think we should be shocked that they cast a white person. I just want the best actress, and from what I\’m hearing about her, she\’s good.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

I have no problem with her being 20. Come on, most of the people who play teenagers on screen are in their twenties. Take a look at Glee – most of them are in their mid-20s with a couple of them pushing 30. Buffy was the same way as probably most other shows. When the names of Abigal Brensin, Halie Stenfeld and Chloe Mortez were bantered about I thought that they were way too young. I\’m pleased that they went a little older, but it\’s not like Lawerence is over the hill or something. I really hope they pick the right Peeta. I don\’t like Pettyfer and I hope they don\’t choose him. I don\’t think he\’s humble enough for the part.

By: superherogirl

superherogirl — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:09 +0000

They are going the Twilight route. Make sure everyone is really pretty and white. 20 years from now a white guy in brown makeup will play Barack Obama in a movie.