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Effie Trinket Is Resplendent In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’s Capitol Couture

By:  Katey Rich The heroine of the Hunger Games franchise, the inimitable Katniss Everdeen, is a girl who couldn’t care less about makeup and jewels and clothes. She’s forced to wear them, of course, in both The Hunger Gamesand especially Catching Fire, in which she and Peeta are sent on a victory tour to “celebrate” their wins in the Hunger Games that claimed the lives of all the kids who … Continue reading Effie Trinket Is Resplendent In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’s Capitol Couture

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Sticks With Writer Danny Strong

By:  Kelly West With two Emmy Awards under his belt for his writing contributions on the HBO miniseries Game Change, Danny Strong has taken on a number of feature projects, among which is the adaptation of the final Hunger Gamesbook Mockingjay. Strong penned the screenplay for the first part of the planned two-part adaptation and he’s now been approved to move forward on Part 2. Much in the way Breaking … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Sticks With Writer Danny Strong

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Warm Bodies Is The New Twilight: A Surprise Hit Driven By Teen Girls

By:  Katey Rich The Twilight saga is finally over. I know it seemed like it was never going to happen, but we made it through together, and the hordes who obsessed over sparkly Edward and hairy Jacob for years will have to move on to something else. Conventional wisdom says that next big thing will be Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic and critically reviled novel currently on its … Continue reading Warm Bodies Is The New Twilight: A Surprise Hit Driven By Teen Girls

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500 Days Of Summer Scribes Up For Where’d You Go Bernadette

By: Kristy Puchko Writer and producer Maria Semple is best known for her work on such celebrated sitcoms as Mad About You and Arrested Development. But her writing is soon to move into movies as her acclaimed comedic novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? sparked a bidding war in Hollywood. When the dust settled, it was Annapurna Pictures that had snagged the book’s movie rights; producer … Continue reading 500 Days Of Summer Scribes Up For Where’d You Go Bernadette

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Jena Malone Confirmed As Johanna Mason In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

By: Katey Rich A few weeks ago at Comic Con I was chatting with some Lionsgate PR people, and they asked me what I thought of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s casting as Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I told them I thought it was a perfect move, and also said I was down with the idea of Jena Malone as Johanna Mason– at … Continue reading Jena Malone Confirmed As Johanna Mason In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Reportedly Confirmed For The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

By: Katey Rich UPDATE: Lionsgate has confirmed the news, in an press release that also includes the film’s first synopsis. Check it out below! THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking … Continue reading Philip Seymour Hoffman Reportedly Confirmed For The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire May Have Found Its Johanna Mason

By: Kelly West With the success of the first film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ popular young adult series The Hunger Games, it’s no surprise that there’s plenty of buzz surrounding the cast additions for the sequel Catching Fire. Among the characters set to be introduced in the adaptation of the second novel in the trilogy is Johanna Mason, a girl who has one major thing … Continue reading Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire May Have Found Its Johanna Mason

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Director Francis Lawrence To Be Offered The Hunger Games Sequel

Earlier this week, there were reports that the search for a Hunger Games sequel director had been narrowed down to two candidates. Those two filmmakers were Bennett Miller, director of Moneyball and Capote, and Francis Lawrence, who made Water For Elephants, I Am Legend and Constantine. When reporting the news, I noted that it would be strange for Miller to take the job, as he … Continue reading Director Francis Lawrence To Be Offered The Hunger Games Sequel

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Lionsgate Has Lost Faith In Miley Cyrus’s LOL

LOL was meant to be the next step for former tween queen Miley Cyrus to break out of her child star phase. Here, in her first PG-13 effort, Cyrus plays Lola, a high schooler exploring the tricky terrain of teacher’s crushes, teen sex, alcohol use and other content too hot for the Disney Channel. However, it now seems Cyrus will have to look elsewhere for … Continue reading Lionsgate Has Lost Faith In Miley Cyrus’s LOL

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Hunger Games Actress Joins Percy Jackson Sequel In Major Role

Former soaps and Disney channel star Leven Rambin got a huge break when she was cast in The Hunger Games, and even though she was only onscreen for a few brief minutes as the vicious and beautiful Glimmer, a rising tide as big as The Hunger Games really does raise all boats. Rambin’s newest role won’t just be in another big, effects-heavy potential blockbuster, but … Continue reading Hunger Games Actress Joins Percy Jackson Sequel In Major Role

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