June Podcast

Listen to the podcast to find out some important summer information.

Hunger Games the movie

After months of speculation, we now know who will be the playing the major characters in the Hunger Games movie. Jennifer Lawrence has been cast Katniss with Liam Hensworth as Gale and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta. Fans of the novel have expressed concern in the casting choices. Gary Ross, however, said casting Lawrence was "the easiest casting decision I've ever made." Just by appearance alone I'd say the director has captured the right look for each character. Lawrence almost seems too pretty until you see her transformation as Katniss that debuted on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. The adult actors are intriguing choices--Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, and Lenny Kravitz as Cinna. Hopefully the actors are up for the challenge. Adapting a successful book to a screenplay can be difficult, and it's practically impossible to please everyone. I'm one of those fans who recognizes that books and movies are different mediums. A movie obviously can't cover the same territory as a book. I'm eagerly awaiting the movie which will open on March 23, 2012. It's rumored we'll get our first look when a trailer for the movie is shown with Breaking Dawn.