Yesterday, EW brought you the exclusive first look at Elizabeth Banks in all of Effie Trinket’s garish glory. Now Lionsgate has revealed seven other profile shots of the biggest players in its adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ YA masterpiece The Hunger Games — you can see them all together here.
The sight of Lenny Kravitz in Cinna’s gold-tinged eyelashes is what most got my blood pumping. I’ve never really quite been able to shake my idea of Cillian Murphy in the role of gentle, lovely Cinna — series heroine Katniss Everdeen’s stylist in the Games — until now. Kravitz looks so delicate here, and so elegant. Consider me a believer. And my heart swelled at the sight of Amanda Stenberg’s down-turned gaze. The newcomer will play precious Rue — the Games’ youngest tribute — and this shot of Stenberg suggests she’ll bring just the right sweet vulnerability to the role.
Some slight hiccups to my buzz: I do hope Woody Harrelson’s Haymitch isn’t actually saddled with Tom Cruise’s hair from Interview with a Vampire. (Harrelson’s casting thrilled me most of all and I expect he’ll be every bit as wonderfully rough and slovenly in the movie as I dreamed.) And surely the similarity in appearance of Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) and Alexander Ludwig (Cato) is merely a product of the amber lighting in these profile shots, yes? EW had the first look at Liam Hemsworth and Hutcherson — who’ll play Katniss’ staunchest allies at home and in battle — over the summer. Hemsworth had some of Gale’s intensity in that henley on our cover, but he might as well be selling Nautica cologne here in the poster.
Finally, Katniss. Good grief, Jennifer Lawrence’s face always kind of breaks my heart it holds so much. (In May, EW had the first look of a steely-eyed Jennifer Lawrence in the guise of Collins’ warrior hero.) Interestingly, she’s the only character facing a different direction in the new Lionsgate posters. That’s our Katniss: Forever on the side of right. The Hunger Games will hit theaters on March 23, 2012.
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Oy! No more tweenie “twilight” “harry potter” cash-cow nonsense! Go see a Woody Allen film or some other fine mensch’s movie. Nobody but EW and tween ditz’s wanna see this! Oy!
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I’m acually redinag the trilogy on my Kindle, and one of my questions is (I haven’t read the whole first book yet, although please don’t tell me- I’m just going to ask) why does Haymitch get drunk all the time? I thought it was really funny when he vomited then fell into his vomit gross! I thought it was hysterical when he did that. I also loved the costumes Peeta and Katniss were wearing. EEEK! I’m so excited to read these awesome books!
Haymitch look terrible. Nothing really good about his.
Absolutely lovely!! (Katniss poster is my favorite with Rue a close second) and the rest are wonderful. I cannot wait to see this film!!. I also agree about the Katniss poster/ Jennifer Lawrence; it’s so true her face holds so much in this poster. It completely breaks my heart and yet, she also appears so brave as well.
I like the posters but they sure did airbrush them all within an inch of their life didn’t they? They all seem to be a bit plastic. Why is it suddenly unfashionable for actors to have any pores? But overall in look the characters are spot on to how I imagined!
Ita on Cinna. He being my favorite character, I couldn’t imagine Lenny Kravitz playing him till I saw the pic. These are great, and I cannot wait.
Great book i listened to it last night on Mixvid, cant wait for the movie!
I Love Katniss Everdeen because she and I share alot in common!
I agree with you about that: anything that gets kids rdnaieg should be a plus. I wouldn’t ban any book personally, but I think my school board would not approve this series as part of the rdnaieg curriculum. At least not for elementary school. It would probably be fine in the middle and high school grades. Let me know what you think after you’ve read it!
Haymitch looks horrible! I loved the idea of casting him as Haymitch, until I saw his hair in this poster.
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