The Hunger Games franchise amassed an incredible following and remains beloved to this day. So much so that a new prequel movie is one of the most anticipated new releases of 2023.
However, even the most adoring fans might not know all of the behind-the-scenes secrets about the first talented cast.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, the franchise tells its story across four movies. It started with The Hunger Games in 2012 and ended with 2015′s Mockingjay Part 2. Plenty went down in that time.
We did some digging and rustled up 10 secrets from the franchise, including details about Jennifer‘s pay and the scene she hated to film, on-set injuries, roles that almost went to other actors and the moment that resulted in damage to a sacred site.
Take a look and let us know if anything surprised you!
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The Hunger Games fans are in for a treat!
It was just announced on Friday (September 15) that the first movie in the franchise is heading back into theaters for a very limited time this October – only two days.
However, the movie returning to theaters will also come with another special add-on.
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The Hunger Games franchise is now available to stream online!
All four of the movies – The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – just dropped on a major streaming service on Wednesday (March 1).
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It’s been 10 years to the day since the first The Hunger Games movie came out!
The franchise-opener premiered on March 23, 2012 to much success.
Now, on the anniversary of the film, the director Gary Ross, is opening up about the stars’ auditions for the movie, which turns out were more formalities really.
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Josh Hutcherson had a mini The Hunger Games reunion this summer!
The 27-year-old actor recently revealed he met up with his former co-star Jennifer Lawrence a few months ago.
“I saw Jen during quarantine — got to have dinner together,” he told ET. “It was like mid-summer maybe [and] we had a nice socially-distanced dinner together. [It] was good to catch up with her because she’s been off living her life in other places all over the world.”
Josh added that he hasn’t seen Liam Hemsworth since the end of 2019, but added of his co-stars that, “No matter how much time passes, once we see each other again, it’s instantly right back to where it was.”
Josh also opened up about if he would join the upcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
“I don’t know anything about it story-wise, but if it has to do with how we got to the world of the Hunger Games, then I think that’s going to be super-interesting,” Josh said. “I would like Peeta to be in it because I would like to be with these people again and work more in that world.”
“100%, that would be great,” he added. “I love that whole cast and crew. If they can get some of the same people involved, [I would do it] no question.”
Josh Hutcherson is opening up about his experience working on The Hunger Games movies.
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.”
“That naiveté followed me until The Hunger Games slapped me in the face. It’s hard for anybody to digest, especially being a kid from Kentucky,” he continued.
“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.
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Kristine Froseth poses with Charlie Plummer inside the Hulu’s Holiday Party held at Spago on Tuesday night (November 12) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The two Looking For Alaska actors were joined by their co-stars Denny Love and Jay Lee, plus The Act‘s Joey King, Patricia Arquette, and Calum Worthy inside the bash.
Other Hulu stars who stepped out for the party include the cast of Little Fires Everywhere – Gavin Lewis, Liz Tigelaar, Jordan Elsass, Megan Stott, Jade Pettyjohn and Lexi Underwood; Elsie Fisher, Abigail Spencer, Elisabeth Moss, Lizzy Caplan, Maya Erskine, Clark Backo and Dylan Playfair, Josh Hutcherson, Madison Davenport and Allegra Acosta.
Dollface stars Esther Povitsky, Jordan Weiss and Brenda Song were also seen inside the bash.
FYI: Joey wore an Ulyana Sergeenko dress, Amina Muaddi shoes, Area bag, Hirotaka ear cuffs, and Djula earrings and ring.
See over 40+ pics inside of the Looking For Alaska cast, Joey King and more at Hulu’s Holiday Party 2019…