Josh Hutcherson chats with Access’ Shaun Robinson about auditioning for Peeta in “The Hunger Games.” Also, is there a rivalry with the “Twilight” cast? Plus, he talks about gaining 15 pounds of muscle for the role, but how hard was it to do? Lastly, when will they start filming “Catching Fire,” which is the second book in the series?
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Lionsgate have released a series of interviews with the cast in costume whereby they talk about their characters, pivotal scenes, what fans should look forward to and the overall feel of “The Hunger Games”. Josh’s six minute interview can be seen here. In it, he talks about a variety of topics including: his motivation to get the coveted role of Peeta; the relationship between Katniss and Peeta; on his co-stars, Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson; filming in North Carolina; his impression of the books; and the overall scope of the film.
A six-and-a-half-minute long video with b-roll and behind-the-scenes footage has been released and is now available on Youtube. There’s some really great footage from the first part of the film, including: footage of Josh performing stunts during training; Jen and Willow before The Reaping; Woody drinking in the Capitol; and Jen and Lenny getting Katniss ready for the Games.
A new featurette, this time from E!Online, has surfaced with new clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Again, there are some spoilery type scenes from the Arena but that does include an awesome Peeta and Katniss hug! You can check out the video below, or the screen captures here in our galleries.
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Entertainment Tonight aired an exclusive mini-featurette last night. The featurette includes a whole heap of spoiler-y related material, such fan-favourites, the Cave Scene and the initial nightlock scenes, as well as new interviews with the cast in costume. You can check out the video here on Youtube, as well as screen captures in our photo galleries.
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