Entertainment Weekly has the first picture of Jennifer Lawrence as the lead in Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins'
Hunger Games. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic country called Panem--the former North America. The ruling government takes the questionable path of instilling the 'Hunger Games:' a series of televised death matches between a young girl and boy, due to the past uprising of the twelve districts that at one time threatened the government. Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen (George Lucas would be proud), who takes the place of her sister in the Games.
Lawrence exploded onto the scene with her Academy Award nominated performance in last year's
Winter's Bone. Here she supposedly plays a sixteen year old, which is kinda creepy because in reality she's twenty and looks like
this and
this. Lawrence is joined by Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci.
Sit tight, 'cause
The Hunger Games doesn't arrive in theatres till March 23, 2012.
The whole TV and Movie industry is like this with using older sometimes MUCH older actors/tresses to portray young adults or youth. It is my biggest problem with todays industry. We wonder why our kids want to grow up so fast and think its ok to be sexual etc?
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