relies on the fact that these are children in this competition. Children killing and being killed. In my opinion, the only way to really convey this horror is to really cast kids. Sweet faced, smiling kids. My choices:Katniss is the heroine of our story. She is young, just barely 16 years old. She is abrasive, independent, smart, resourceful and one heck of a shot with a bow and arrow. I think AnnaSophie Robb is the girl for this part.
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She's done action, so I can believe her running around and camping out and being all resourceful-like. Plus, wouldn't that face be absolutely chilling with a bow and arrow pulled up close? **SHIVERS**
Peeta is the other tribute to the games from District 12, so we get to see a lot of him throughout the story. He's just a deep down, good-to-the-core type of guy. William Moseley
Gale is Katniss' friend in District 12. He is a bit older than Katniss, also fiercely independent and takes care of his whole family. He is tough as nails, and I think he would be a bit intimidating. Someone like Steven Strait
Primrose needs to be young. Very young. Her youth and fragility highlight the cruelty of the games. She needs to be the embodiment of childhood. I think this girl, Hannah Robinson looks the part.
For Rue, there needs to be a superficial resemblance to Prim, and she needs to be youthful and delicate as well. Her character helps us see the cruelty of these games; what kind of government forces a beautiful young girl like her into this situation? I like Evanna Lynch
I don't know, there is just something about her that makes me believe she would actually be flitting around from tree to tree, singing a songbird song and wearing wildflowers in the midst of a killing competition.
Foxface- Ashley Tisdale This is just funny. I think she really does look like a fox, and the moment the phrase "foxface" was used, her face immediately popped into my head.
For the careers, I don't really picture anybody specific, they are mostly just smirking, hulking masses. Although, they look a lot like Channing Tatum and Missy Peregym in my head (both are probably too old, and too famous for non-speaking parts, I know that)
But the adults really are the "fun" characters.
Haymitch- We need somebody loud. Obnoxious. Lovable. And later, we learn, that we need somebody completely capable of true intelligence and subterfuge. We need a guy like Bill Murray
Cinna is superficially from the Capitol. He is much more normal than the other Capitol stylists, but he still maintains a little excess and a certain flair. How about: David Bromstad
I know he isn't an "actor" per se, but, honestly, isn't every person on TV an actor to some degree? My sister suggested this one to me, and I just couldn't agree more.
OK, for Effie Trinket we need somebody who can be equal parts intimidating, shallow, mothering and annoying. We need Jennifer Coolidge
And, lastly, Cesar. The talk show host type character from the Capitol. I like this guy: Fred Willard.
I've also done a list of some of the newer characters featured in Catching Fire .
What do you think?
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