The Debut Pictures of The 74th Hunger Games Tribute

Wanna know how all of Katniss' rivals in the book looks? In the  trailer, we found a new hashtag, #HeadForTheSquare, that will lead us to TheCapitol.pn's Facebook page. Check it, and find out. But, that's not really advised. Because they're already in front your eyes, aren't they?
Several tributes are still unnamed, though. But no worry, you'll know it after you read The Hunger Games Tribute Guide that will be launched in February 2012.

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People Magazine Released Some New Photos of The Hunger Games

 After the trailer, there are some pictures from itself and the set of The Hunger Games released by People Magazine. Started from Katniss and Gale talking in the woods. Then, Katniss' stage moment at The Reaping with Effie Trinkett, a stills showing Haymitch, Peeta, and Cinna together, until Gary Ross, the director himself.

Elizabeth Banks credits the crazy hair that helped her get into character as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games movie.

"I would be in the hair and makeup trailer and I was Elizabeth, and then the wig went on and very suddenly I was Effie," Banks told People magazine. "Every day I would have that aha moment, like, 'We did it! We found Effie!'"

Banks, who famously fought for the role, seems to have a firm grasp on Effie as a character. "She's a spinner. She spins everything into something positive. These kids have been pulled from their loved ones to compete on television in this horrible event in which they will likely lose their lives."

But the biggest challenge of playing Effie? Banks says it was the shoes!

"All of my shoes in the movie are completely amazing but highly uncomfortable. I said to [director Gary Ross], 'You better be shooting these shoes, because they're killing me.'"

Josh Hutcherson, the actor who has the role of Peeta Mellark, says that the costumes of Hunger Games are practical.

"They had to be," Hutcherson told MTV, "not only for the purpose of the characters but also for us as actors because sometimes it was 95 degrees in the forest, and you're running around and you want to make sure you're wearing the right clothes and the appropriate attire and the right kind of shoes and everything."

Like other cast and crew before him, Hutcherson won't say much about the flaming costumes his character and Katniss (played by Jennifer Lawrence) wear earlier in the film.

"You'll have to wait for it," he said. "It's very cool, I promise you. It's very cool."

Hutcherson also took a moment with MTV to reflect on the fan frenzy for The Hunger Games, which doesn't hit theaters until March.

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The Hunger Games Official Trailer

Good Morning America has debuted the official trailer of The Hunger Games at Monday, Nov 14, 08.00 a.m. It is 02:30 in duration, and Lionsgate has confirmed that it'll be featured in the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1. The movie itself will have a premiere at November 18.

No more chit-chatting, here we go. The Hunger Games trailer.

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Recents of The Hunger Games

Some news are brought to you this week from our beloved series, The Hunger Games. Including: Katniss' new still, issue about The Hunger Games official trailer, and the hairstyles of the casts revealed by the head hairstylist herself.

1. Katniss is shooting her bow
 Her outfit is the same as what she wore in the picture shows herself and Gale sitting in the forest.

2. The Hunger Games trailer in Breaking Dawn is now being issued

It's a theory that fans of The Hunger Games have been tossing around for months now -- and it's looking more likely that the first full-length trailer for The Hunger Games will, indeed, debut with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1.

The first part of The Twilight Saga finale hits theaters in less than two weeks, on November 18th. A new flier has made its way online via Tumblr, which shows Lionsgate requesting theaters play The Hunger Games trailer along with Breaking Dawn: Part 1.

It specifically mentions "The Hunger Games Trailer Version 2 (2:30)," which corraborates earlier reports that the full-length trailer would have a running time of two minutes, thirty seconds.

Of course, this information has NOT been confirmed by Lionsgate, but I'm working to do just that. We hope to have official information from the studio about The Hunger Games trailer very soon.

3. Hunger Games hairstyles inside-out

InStyle magazine is managed to get the head of the film depatment, Linda Flowers to unveil the secrets of the hairstyles of the casts that is surely extreme, by the descriptions in the books. See the whole at news.instyle.com

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Another Hunger Games Unofficial Companion Book to be Released

Smart Pop Books, the publisher of The Girl Who Was on Fire, is now working on another Hunger Games unofficial companion book, titled Panem Companion.

The Panem Companion is described as an unofficial guide to the series by Suzanne Collins, "From Mellark Bakery to Mockingjays." The book, by V. Arrow, is set for release in December 2012, however a sneak peek will be made available in January.

According to Smart Pop, the new book will include "a full lexicon of character name etymologies and an updated, fully illustrated, fold-out reference map of Panem." Arrow will also explore "how Panem could have evolved from the America we know today" as well as "textual clues as to socioeconomics, ethnicity, culture, sexuality, and more in the districts and the Capitol."

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New Gorgeous Photos of Hunger Games Cast Members

As our wait towards the upcoming adaptation movie gets more heart-pumpin', Vanity Fair released some gorgeous stills of Hunger Games young actors. Not only the trio of Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth is there, they also include: Jackie Emerson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Dayo Okeniyi, Alexander Ludwig, Jack Quaid, Leven Rambin, and Amandla Stenberg.

The interactive photo lets you scroll over the image to learn about each actor's character and their reactions to landing their coveted roles in The Hunger Games. Here are a few highlights.

Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss):

I auditioned, which was a long process and a lot of improv. And then waited a month or something, where I was convinced I didn’t have it—then I got the phone call while I was in London. I was then terrified. I knew it was going to be huge, and that’s scary. I called my mom. She said, ‘This is a script that you love, and you’re thinking about not doing it because of the size of it?’ And I [didn’t] want to not do something because I’m scared, so I said yes. And I’m so happy that I did

Liam Hemsworth (Gale):

I’d heard about how popular the books were, but I wasn’t quite aware of how dark and gritty the story was. It started me thinking and asking questions like, Could something like this actually happen to us one day? When you think about the fast-growing popularity of reality TV today, and the crazy premise of many of the reality-TV shows that are currently on the air, is it really that far off for us to consider something like this being possible? I think it’s a mind-blowing thing to think about.

Josh Hutcherson (Peeta):

I got to meet [Hunger Games author] Suzanne Collins at the first meeting, which was very exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. But I had a great read-through, and then came back to do a test screening a few weeks later. I also hit it off with Jen—the chemistry between the two of us really worked. A couple of weeks went by where I couldn’t say a single word about it … then I got the call. It still didn’t even hit me, until I walked on set for the first day.

Amandla Stenberg (Rue):

I showed up to my audition with Gary wearing a muddy T-shirt and khakis. In my hair were twigs and leaves, as if I had been living in the woods for weeks. … [Gary Ross] joked that I came with my own hair-and-wardrobe team.

Alexander Ludwig (Cato):

I was traveling that summer with my buddies, right after I graduated high school, so I made it my goal to get into great physical shape for the part. After that summer, I was asked to come read with Gary [Ross] at his house. I read for him twice, and then they called and offered me the part.

See the rest at Vanity Fair.

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