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As we told you earlier, Josh and his co-stars made an appearance at the Century City Westfield today on the first stop of the “The Hunger Games” mall tour. High quality photos available in the photo galleries.
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Josh’s next appearance will be with Isabelle Furham and and Jacquie Emerson in Chicgao. Details can be seen here.
“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.”
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Josh, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland were in attendance at the very first cast press conference in Los Angeles, California on the 1 March 2012. You can check out photos of Josh at the conference here in the photo galleries.
Thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the high qualities!
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The Hunger Games is out in theaters March 23, but Friday marks the date that Us Weekly’s special issue devoted entirely to the movie hits stands.
Tucked in among the behind-the-scenes photos and details, Us has exclusive, steamy posters of Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson).
Also included: a Hunger Games’ official movie poster where Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is depicted aiming her beloved bow and arrow straight at her target, hoping that the odds may be ever in her favor.
“I wish I was more like her!” Lawrence tells Us about her tough-as-nails character Katniss. “I mean, Katniss is a fighter. She’s a hunter. I’m not similar to her in any way, unfortunately!”
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Collider.com have released a list of malls that will feature on the “The Hunger Games” mall tour to promote the movie. The princple cast, including Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth, along with the other District Tributes, will be stopping at a selection of malls around the States and participate in fan Q&As, interview and autograph sessions.
Josh has been confirmed for four mall stops including Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle. Details can be seen below.
LOS ANGELES
Date: March 3, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: Westfield Century City
Cast: Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth
Meet & Greet Contest Details: Westfield Century City announced that on Monday (February 27), you can enter to win one of three pairs of passes to meet the cast members before the live Q&A, as well as other movie memorabilia. RSVP on the Westfield Century City event page on Facebook to get the latest details and to enter the contest on Monday.
CHICAGO
Date: March 7, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: Westfield Fox Valley
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson
Meet & Greet Contest Details: Westfield Fox Valley announced that on Monday (February 27), you can enter to win one of three pairs of passes to meet the cast members before the live Q&A, as well as other movie memorabilia. RSVP on the Westfield Fox Valley event page on Facebook to get the latest details and to enter the contest on Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS
Date: March 9, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: Mall Of America
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig, Amandla Stenberg, Josh Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson
Signing Details: There will be an autograph signing at 3:00 followed by a Q&A at 4:30. A limited number of wristbands for the autograph signing will be handed out starting at 5:30 AM on March 9. Get all the details on the Mall of America website.
SEATTLE
Date: March 10, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: University Village
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson
Signing Details: There will be an autograph signing at 2:00 followed by a Q&A at 3:30. The first 100 fans in line at 9:00 AM on March 10 will receive a VIP pass to attend an in-store signing with the cast members as well as VIP access in the Q&A area. Get all the details on the University Village website.
Thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the indepth event details and Collider.com for the tip.
