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Jena Malone will play Johanna Mason in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." (Lions Gate®) Digital art by Tracee Orman, original images by TheCapitol.PN (Lionsgate) and MovieWeb.com. |
I remember Malone from "Stepmom" and she definitely had the snotty, bratty kid part down. I think she's an excellent actress and while she may seem too young looking, I think she's perfect. Lionsgate continues to amaze me with their casting choices, so I have complete faith that she was the best candidate for the part.
I cannot wait to see who they choose for Finnick Odair. There was some buzz about Hunter Parrish playing the part, but nothing is confirmed. If you have used my Catching Fire Teaching Unit, then you know that Parrish was the actor I had pictured in my head when I read Catching Fire in 2009.
The only other visions I had were not of anyone specific. I pictured Beetee and Wiress as more Asian-looking and Seeder and Chaff with darker skin. The one actor for Chaff who comes to mind is Michael Clarke Duncan. Enobaria has to be a woman who you would not want to mess with...perhaps a Grace Jones type? (I actually pictured Grace Jones for Atala's part, but since it's such a small part, a lesser-known actress makes sense.) I can't wait to see how they do her teeth, whoever gets the part. And it probably won't be long before we are talking about who should play Boggs and President Coin.
What do you think? Are you happy with the casting choices so far?
(See my post about Plutarch Watch 2012: Philip Seymour Hoffman...)
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Perfect choice, especially based on that picture of her. I can picture the elevaot scene already! My students made me laugh when they told me that the "Tribute Guide" would not be nearly as desirable for Catching Fire because of the "elderly."
ReplyDeleteHahaha...the elderly!!? I am cracking up! Your students have a pretty good sense of humor ...and we had similar discussions about Mags and Chaff in their "wetsuits." Yikes. It will be interesting, but yep, probably not *hearthrob* worthy like the 74th Games. I do wonder how they will portray that elevator scene. They need to include it, but I'm sure they'll just show her from the neck up and/or her bare legs. I hope they don't cut it all together - it does show how bold Johanna is and how naive and jealous Katniss can be. Oh, why do we have to wait over 500 days for this!!??
DeleteThanks for commenting, Erin!