The 27-year-old actor starred as Peeta Mellark in the film series, and recently dished on how it shaped the way he thinks about taking on future roles.
“It was worlds apart from anything I have ever experienced. It’s like a double-edged sword,†he told EW. “Obviously the benefit of having more projects come your way is great. But when I set out to become an actor at 8, being famous and being recognized was not on my radar. I just wanted to make movies.â€
“It made me realize the kind of actor I wanted to be. The idea of doing big, big projects that make you even more well-known doesn’t sound as appetizing. If that opportunity came up again, I would have to think about it more,†Josh said.
In case you missed it, find out all about the new Hunger Games movie that is in the works!
Need something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered!
Or rather, Freeform has you covered, because they will be having TWO The Hunger Games marathons.
Starting Saturday (May 30) at 1:15pm EDT/PDT, the network will air all four movies – The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 – back to back.
On Sunday (May 31), Freeform will once again air all four movies starting at 10:45am EDT/PDT!
We highly suggest you get in on one of these marathons (or both!) as The Hunger Games are not available to stream on any platform. The only way to watch the movies is to rent or buy, or if you have Hulu Live TV, you can watch that way.
In case you missed it, there will be a new The Hunger Games movie to add to the lineup – Get all the details!
Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Deadline reports.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes centers on Coriolanus Snow at age 18, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. Young Coriolanus is handsome and charming, and though the Snow family has fallen on hard times, he sees a chance for a change in his fortunes when he is chosen to be a mentor for the Tenth Hunger Games… only to have his elation dashed when he is assigned to mentor the girl tribute from impoverished District 12.
The filmmaker also directed all four of the series’ previous films for Lionsgate, and the production company will also be bringing back quite a few of the creative team from the film franchise.
The prequel book was announced last June, and will be released by Scholasticon May 19th in print, digital and audio formats in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Via Deadline, Scholastic has announced that a prequel novel from author Suzanne Collins is on its’ way and set to debut in 2020.
The novel is said to be set in the world of Panem, 64 years before the events of the original “Hunger Games” trilogy on the morning of the reaping of the 10th Hunger Games.
As fans of the novel know, the eventual winner of the games was Griffin Naysmith from District 2.
Suzanne shared about returning with a new book, “I wanted to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival. The reconstruction period ten years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days—as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet—provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity.â€
It also seems there will be a movie tied to the book, as well.
Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, shared that “we’ve been communicating with her during the writing process and we look forward to continuing to work closely with her on the movie.”
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“Instead of having a war that will lose thousands and hundreds of lives to see which clan gets the bunker, they decide on having one final conclave,” she tells EOnline.
“So one member from each clan fights on the streets of Polis, almost in a Hunger Games fashion.”
She adds that you really need to watch this tonight.
“It kicks ass,” Marie says. “When I watched it, I thought it felt like a movie. It didn’t feel like television.
“Die All, Die Merrily” airs TONIGHT @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.
The four-film collection — which features The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1 and Mockingjay Part 2 — will debut on Digital HD, March 8th and on Blu-ray and DVD, March 22nd.
If you only want the final film, Mockingjay Part 2, you can also grab that on the same days.
The final film will include audio commentary with director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson, “Pawns No More: Making The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2″ 8-Part Documentary, and bonus features like Walking Through Fire (Concluding the Saga), High-Value Targets (The Acting Ensemble), From Head to Toe (Costume, Make-up & Hair), and Collateral Damage (Stunts, Special Effects & Weapons), plus more.
Check out the trailer below!
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2″ Bluray Trailer
Wipe those tears away about the end of The Hunger Games – some prequels may be coming!
According to Variety, Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns confirmed at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday (December 8) in New York City that the studio is “exploring developing prequels” to the franchise. He said it “will live on and on.”
Michael said that if they went back to how they did the previous films, they would all contain some arena action, since that’s what fans missed in the second two movies.
Lionsgate has yet to officially announce anything.
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