Whilst Gary Ross has stressed that the violence of the books won’t be quite so graphic on the big screen, that’s not to say that the action on show won’t pack a hefty punch. A toned and trained Jennifer Lawrence can vouch for that…
“We all pretty much have to get in supernatural shape for this,” she told Access Hollywood of her intensive training regime. “The dieting for X-Men [has been] helpful!”
Describing the fight scenes as, “very intense,” Lawrence goes on to admit that she’s revelling in her new role as a kick-ass action hero. “I love archery! I really love it,” she grins. “And I’m starting to do stunts with the bow and arrow, so I kind of feel like Hugh Jackman. And then I’m doing rock climbing [and] tree climbing…”
All of the above appears to be something of a dream come true for the Winter’s Bone star, who was a Hunger Games reader long before she won the part. “It was great because I was such a huge fan of the books before I even knew about the movies,” she says. “I feel like a fan that gets to dress up… It was really, really great!”
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stephensocks
Nov 1st 2011, 16:12
I was hoping that the films would be split up - maybe randomly cutting through books two and three. Unlike Harry Potter, each book isn't a year of school, the whole affair is less than two years and pretty much non-stop (barring all those intermittent periods in which Katniss on the mend and holed up in various places). I can't think of where they would cut up the books but I always thought the end of the first book was a wee bit lacklustre. If I hadn't read the books back-to-back and not had to wait over a year for book two, I'd have been a little p********f, so hopefully the end of the first film will place somewhere else. I am definitely in the 99% that disliked the trailer as well. On top of not much going on, I got a sickly Twilight vibe (no, not just because there's trees). It felt far too tame. And that's why I don't like the PG13 rating either. Sure the books are aimed at young adults (12+ I guess) but part of the atrocity of the story and message is a lot of its grim events and I reckon that has to be in the films as well and not just alluded to. Though, with the BBFC's recent ratings and some of the things that people get away with in 12A's and the such, this worry may be moot anyway. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of faith in this, I just wish that trailer had been better and Ross wasn't trying to put out fires everywhere by smoothing over his 'PG13' statements. May the odds ever be in this film's favour.
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stephensocks
Nov 1st 2011, 16:33
Ugh. Sorry for looking like I'm spamming the place up.. I didn't realize the comment would be squashed into one big messy paragraph..
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JohnNorris
Nov 4th 2011, 12:03
The third book is called "Mockingjay" not "Mockingbird" Please correct.
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