So like the rest of the world, I’m pretty darn excited about the Hunger Games movie next month! I’ve even got the hubs ready to go watch it with me. After seeing the promo posters, I have to admit I was a little disappointed in some of the casting, initially. I’m sure once I see them all in action the actors will start to “fit” as the characters. But since this is the internet, in my dream world this is who would play my version of the characters of The Hunger Games movie:
Katniss – Michelle Trachtenberg
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She looks young and innocent but can play a tough girl too. Katniss is no pushover.
Peeta – Ed Speelers (aka Eragon)
Nice, sweet, non-threatening, dead sexy. Team Peeta for life!
Gale - Ian Somerhalder
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Of Vampire Diaries fame. Smoldering? Check. Bad boy? Check. Able to take down a government with a single brow twitch? Double Check! Ian’s got thirty different expressions he can pull off with his eyes alone. If they could make him seem just a bit younger (though VD is supposed to be high schoolers, so maybe it’s not completely off) he is my dream Gale. Please send me off into the woods alone with this sexy beast.
Prim – Elle Fanning
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Perfection.
Haymitch – Chris Bauer
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I see Haymitch as a rather unattractive, beer-bellied alcoholic. If you’re a True Blood fan, Officer Andy Bellefleur is a perfect fit! Grow out his hair a little, toss a bottle in his hand and he’s good to go.
Effie – Blake Lively
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She’s the perfect no-nonsense, career driven lady!
Cato – Paul Wesley
What can I say? I love the Vampire Diaries! Paul looks like he could pretty much kill everybody in about two seconds flat anyway. So why wouldn’t he make the perfect Cato?!
Marvel – Mark Salling (aka Puck from Glee)
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Marvel is the one who kills Rue. I thought Mark would be intense enough to actually pull off killing a little 12 year old girl.
Foxface -Emma Stone
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See it?! Yes. I would only be sad that her part is so small. I love Emma Stone.
Thresh – Djimon Hansou’s hypothetical younger brother
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When I think of a man who can kick some ass, I think of him. Just look at him, he’s a beast! I would not want to be on his bad side. Ever. If only he had a mid-20′s brother who would make the perfect Thresh…
Rue – Willow Smith
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She’s definitely got the will to win. I think she could play sweet and innocent very well, and probably have a killer death scene!
And from the future books/movies…
Finnick – Zac Efron
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I know, High School Musical, really? But I always saw Finnick as the pretty boy in the books, and a major charmer. Zac Efron really has the range to pull that off. Plus, he’s supposed to be totally ripped and in his mid 20′s. Perfect fit!
Johanna – Naya Rivera
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Nobody plays a tough bitch better than Naya.
Who would you have playing your favorite Hunger Games characters? Are you happy with the casting roles?
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6 comments
Cassie says:
February 24, 2012 at 5:56 pm (UTC -5 )
This may come off mean, but I’m glad they didn’t do your cast. At least for the main characters. I think Michelle Trachtenberg is a horrible actress as well as the Eragon kid. Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) is an academy award nominee and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) was in the cast of an academy award nominated film. They are good actors and I think we need that to avoid another horrible debacle that Twilight was. While I love Ian Somerhalder, he is way too old to play Gale. Gale is 18 and he is way beyond playing that age. I’m excited to hopefully see new talent in this movie and not people who get parts just because they are well known right now. I think and hope you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the talent here.
killer b. says:
February 24, 2012 at 6:17 pm (UTC -5 )
Oh I think you’re going to be right that I’ll enjoy who they picked. This is just my “dream cast” of people I would have loved to see. It’s like one of those movies like Valentine’s Day or Love Actually where they have dozens of big name actors and the movies end up sort of “meh”. This list is more like who I envisioned in my head while I was reading the books, body type wise. And sadly I loved Twilight, because of the incredibly awesome awkwardness.
Clare says:
February 24, 2012 at 6:49 pm (UTC -5 )
I totally agree with Elle Fanning, Willow Smith and Zac Efron. I think they fit the characters perfectly. I’m so excited to see the movies!!
Allie says:
February 26, 2012 at 1:58 pm (UTC -5 )
Great picks! I would have loved to see Elle Fanning, Emma Stone and Mark Salling. But I think Elizabeth Banks was a fabulous pick for Effie and can’t wait to see her turn it out!
Mandy says:
February 26, 2012 at 4:59 pm (UTC -5 )
I soooo can’t wait for the movie to come out!
Katie says:
February 27, 2012 at 1:54 pm (UTC -5 )
Ah – I feel like you and I are the same partially! When I was reading the books, the characters I pictured (well, the actors who I thought could play them) were all way too old…like, I was picturing Alexandar Skarsgard as Finnick…and I KNOW he’s far too old for that role, but I just wanted to make him age appropriate for ME…haha!