NEWS: Jennifer Lawrence, Francis Lawrence, & Nina Jacobson on the cover of Variety Magazine

Jennifer Lawrence, Francis Lawrence, and Nina Jacobson are on the cover of the latest issue of Variety Magazine where three talk about the whole experience of bringing The Hunger Games to life.
Nina Jacobson on Jennifer Lawrence’s audition

Rewind to March 2011, when casting director Debra Zane, director Gary Ross and executive Rob Bissell were conducting auditions for more than 50 actresses for “The Hunger Games,” which was due to come out a year later. Zane was reading the scene in which Primrose Everdeen bids farewell to sister Katniss as she heads off to near-certain death at the 74th Hunger Games. Jacobson still remembers Lawrence’s performance. 

“I teared up,” Jacobson recalls. “We had a lot of wonderful actresses at the audition, but it was game over at that point.”

Jennifer Lawrence on returning as Katniss

“She really is the reluctant hero,” Lawrence says of her character. “She’s brave, but she’s also scared, and she knows that things may wind up being far worse.” 

On the set, the actress is anything but reluctant about returning to the role, despite the pressure of portraying a screen personality that’s become iconic. “I love being here,” she allows. “It’s like going back to school where it’s a really fun school.”

NEWS: New quotes & photo outtakes from Josh Hutcherson's Seventeen Magazine cover

Seventeen Magazine released new quotes and photo outtakes from their Josh Hutcherson November issue.

On Being Josh:
“Such a part of me is just being myself, and even if it’s goofy and stupid and weird and people disagree with it or think it’s ridiculous at times, I know that people that are close to me care about me and love me.” 

Who He Hangs With (Besides Liam & Jen!):
“I have the best friends in the world, and they’re all so smart! They’re like the next generation of extremely talented filmmakers, which is cool to be friends with.”

What’s On His Playlist:
“I’m very much caught up in the whole world of Americana rock—like The Lumineers and The Avett Brothers. But I also listen to Top 40s, hip-hop, rap, electronica, classic rock—I really like everything.” 

Why Even Josh Gets Lonely Sometimes:
"I like to be with people like 80% of the time and having a roommate is awesome 80% of the time. But then there's that 20% that you really just want to be alone and be able to do whatever you want. But living alone definitely has lonely moments—a dog really helps."

NEWS: 'Catching Fire' featured on Total Film's December Issue

Total Film's December issue features The Hunger Games: Catching Fire that includes interviews with the cast where they share some of their thoughts about the movie and the story. Check out some highlights from the interviews as well as some scans from the issue.
Francis Lawrence on having a new costume designer and cinematographer:

“I thought there could be more sophistication to the clothing, and my version of naturalistic is very different … I like handheld but I’m not into that shaky cam look. I tend to use wider lenses. I think viewers will have much more of a sense of what makes up the arena, and what the boundaries are.”

Francis on the level of violence and the Quarter Quell Arena: 

“The arena is more of a threat to the characters so, because of that, there’s a lot less person-to-person killing in this one … The important theme is the idea of allies and having to work with people you don’t necessarily trust. Reliance on others versus reliance on self. It’s still intense but there’s less violence. I’m more interested in somebody’s reaction to violence or the consequence of it than the blood itself.”

Jennifer Lawrence on Katniss Everdeen:

In my opinion, it’s such an important statement in these movies, what one voice can do. I mean, all of these people, they only need one person to do something different and then they can say, ‘OK, we’re not alone, we have a leader.’ Also, what I like about her is that she never set out to be this Joan of Arc. She got into the games in the first place to save her sister, and then made it through just to save herself, and that turned into saving Peeta, and now, in the second book, she’s got a much larger body of people that are depending on her.

Josh Hutcherson on Peeta Mellark in Catching Fire:

“He’s got a fire inside of him in this movie, different to the first … As the Victory Tour goes on, Peeta sees how horrible it is, and when he’s put back into the games, he has an anger. This time he’s a much more active person in the physicality of the arena.”

Josh Hutcherson on Katniss & Peeta's relationship:

'Catching Fire' is about the slow tension building beneath the surface, with the relationships as well as the rebellion. In this movie you see more of Peeta and Katniss together than you ever did in the first one. It intensifies, the feelings become stronger.

PHOTOS: Scans of Seventeen Magazine's November Issue Josh Hutcherson

We just posted pictures, interviews, and videos from Josh Hutcherson's Seventeen Magazine Issue. Check out these scans of Seventeen Magazine's November Issue via Tumblr.

NEWS: Josh Hutcherson on the cover of Seventeen Magazine (Photos, Videos, & Interview)

The November 2013 Issue of Seventeen Magazine features Josh Hutcherson on the cover. Check out excerpts from his interview, a behind-the-scenes video of his photoshoot, and more.

On who is funnier on set, himself or Jennifer Lawrence?
“We have this debate all the time—I think it’s me! This sounds mean, but its true, and Jennifer would agree. Her thing is being shocking, goofy, and silly—which is amazing, and it takes a talented person to do that. I like to be more clever and witty. But if you had to go on who gets more laughs, I’d say she’d be the winner.” 

On whether he’s dated girls with the wrong intentions:
“Definitely. I was blind at first by looks, by love, whatever. I’ve been known to fall hard and quick for girls, which I think is better than not falling at all.” 

On whether he's ever had his heart broken:
“I think getting broken up with is worse than breaking up with somebody… For me it hurts more when you're ready for something to keep going and the other person isn’t.” 

On having girl friends:
"I think the most important thing is being upfront about what the relationship is. If I just want to be friends with a girl, I'll establish that early on by talking about other girls, so she know that I’m not interested in her like that." 

On making a relationship work:
"I’m good at fighting. Not that I like to fight, but when there's a disagreement, I’m good at finding a solution, or knowing when to just let it go and make up."

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NEWS: Jennifer Lawrence on the November Issue of Harper's Bazaar Magazine (INTERVIEW)

Harper's Bazaar Magazine's November 2013 issue will feature the gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence. Check out her interview for the magazine along with a few pictures from the issue below.

...the Oscar winner that she was often harangued over her weight during her early years in show business. “I was young. It was just the kind of s–t that actresses have to go through,” Lawrence, now 23, told the magazine (via Just Jared). “Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didn’t lose a certain amount of weight. They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked, and told me to use them as motivation for my diet. It was just that.” Just because she’s become a superstar by toplining a mega-successful franchise and winning a Best Actress Academy Award for Silver Linings Playbook, that doesn’t mean Lawrence has forgotten how she was treated by image-obsessed folks in the industry. “[Someone brought up] that because of the way my career had gone, it wouldn’t still hurt me. That somehow, after I won an Oscar, I’m above it all. ‘You really still care about that?’ Yeah. I was a little girl. I was hurt,” said J.Law in no uncertain terms. “It doesn’t matter what accolades you get. I know it’ll never happen to me again. If anybody even tries to whisper the word ‘diet,’ I’m like, ‘You can go f–k yourself.”

PHOTOS: Four NEW Catching Fire covers featuring Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, & Gale released by EW

Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly teased us about their Catching Fire surprise and today they released four new Catching Fire covers featuring Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, & Gale. They also revealed what we can expect from the cover story.

After a special report from the sweltering set in Hawaii, we head to Santa Monica, where EW reconvened the stars — along with new director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson — for a rollicking conversation about the new movie. Among the subjects? Everything from the decision to “man up” Peeta’s character for the movie to Lawrence’s spectacular fall in Katniss’ wedding dress while the cameras were rolling. The filmmakers also talk about creating new scenes for Plutarch Heavensbee (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman), and actress Jena Malone talks about the thrill of playing the ax-wielding tribute Johanna Mason. Despite the easy camaraderie of the crew, everyone took seriously their mission to respect the pained heart of author Suzanne Collins’ sequel. “In every scene we asked ourselves, ‘How would these people feel if they came back to the Hunger Games,’” says Jacobson. “What happens when you come back from these experiences of war, not what happens in a movie when you’ve kicked a lot of ass?”

You can grab a copy of this issue this Friday, October 4th. 

INTERVIEW: Francis Lawrence talks 'Catching Fire' with Total Film Magazine: "The story’s much more complex"

In an interview with Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence in the latest issue of Total Film Magazine: "10 Coolest Movies Being Made Right Now (see cover below), he talks more about how different Catching Fire is in comparison to the first film.

PHOTO: Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of Dior Magazine

Our Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence looks absolutely gorgeous on the cover of Dior Magazine. Check it out below.

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NEWS: Francis Lawrence on Catching Fire: "It’s still really Katniss’ story...no diversions from her"

Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview issue, which hits newstands today, has a feature on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Apart from the new still of Katniss from the movie, there is also an article that has quotes from an interview with the Catching Fire cast and director Francis Lawrence in the new issue. Here are the highlights (via our friends at TheHob).

• Francis Lawrence on taking on the role of director: ”Lionsgate knew I could handle the size of the movie, and we were all in agreement of what the movie should be … It’s still really Katniss’ story – there are no diversions from her. I wanted to be true to the book, and I didn’t want to reinvent it in any way. It just needed an adaptation.”

MAGAZINE COVER: Elizabeth Banks graces the cover of Women's Health Magazine September issue

Our Effie Trinket - Elizabeth Banks is on the cover of Women's Health Magazine September 2013 Issue. Check out the behind-the-scenes video from her photo shoot below!

INTERVIEW: Jena Malone on her Johanna Audition: "I blew them out of the water"

Lady Gunn Magazine has a new lengthy interview with our Johanna Mason - Jena Malone (and some stunning photos). In the interview, she talks about Catching Fire, her career as an actress and how her audition for the coveted role of Johanna Mason went down.

Congrats on THE HUNGER GAMES, by the way. 

Thank you! Can’t comment on it yet, but I’m allowed to say how excited I am to be working on it. It’s a f–king dream! My little sister recommended I read it like two years ago and now she is dying. 

Having been a child actress who’s managed to lead a pretty normal life among the oddity of celebrity, how to you balance the normalcy within the parameters of fame? 

It’s like asking a native how he survives, how he is not susceptible to a modern society. He doesn’t know any different. The idea of fame is more of a construct than a reality. I don’t know, the only metaphor I can give you is high school. Everyone is going to be having weird shit happen or not happen, and I just happen to have a good head on my shoulders. I tried a bunch of things when I was younger, none of them really worked for my appetite. I never really had an inkling to go wild you know, in front of a camera. I feel like what’s so different about some of these women growing up in Hollywood today.

VIDEO: Behind-the-scenes video of Sam Claflin & Jena Malone's Photoshoot for Glamour Magazine

Check out the behind-the-scenes video of our Finnick and Johanna - Sam Claflin and Jena Malone, respectively, for the September 2013 issue of Glamour Magazine. In the video, Sam and Jena also talk about Catching Fire and describe their characters in three words. If you haven't seen scans of the magazine that feature the two, we've updated our post with HQ versions and you can view them all HERE.

PHOTOS: Sam Claflin (Finnick) & Jena Malone (Johanna) featured in Glamour Magazine September Issue (UPDATED)

Our Hunger Games: Catching Fire cast members, Sam Claflin (Finnick) and Jena Malone (Johanna) are featured in the 8-page fashion spread of Glamour Magazine's September 2013 issue. Check out scans from the mag below including a brief Q&A.

Glamour: Those are some really major eyelashes in the movie.
Jena: I wish I could rock them in real life! They were like five inches long. 

Glamour: Was your part in The Hunger Games tough to get?
Jena: I know they saw every single actress from here till Tuesday. They wanted to find someone who didn’t just physicalize this character, but could also scare people. I don’t know what I did – I guess I scared the hell out of them. 

Glamour: Was getting this role like its own Hollywood Hunger Games?
Sam: Finnick is supposed to be this godlike creature. I remember sitting in the audition room and this kid walked in. He was seriously one of the most handsome men I’ve ever seen. And I was just, Nah, this is never going to happen. 

Glamour: How did you transform yourself into an Adonis?
Sam: I had chicken and asparagus every day for three months. My girlfriend was quite happy.

UPDATE: We've updated this post with HQ Versions of the scans from OMTD

MAGAZINE COVER: Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of Gala Croisette Magazine

Our Katniss Everdeen, Jennifer Lawrence is on the cover of Gala Croisette Magazine in France. The picture on the cover was taken at the Cannes Film Festival in France where a Catching Fire photocall and party was held, including a red carpet movie premiere that cast members - Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin & director Francis Lawrence - attended over the weekend.

NEWS: Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins named as one of the Most Powerful Moms of 2013

Mother's Day is this weekend and in celebration of the special day for moms around the world, Working Mother magazine has put together a list of the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2013. And for two consecutive years now, our beloved author of The Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins, makes the list.

Suzanne Collins 

[Entertainment/Literature] 

Author of the Hunger Games Series

Children: 2 Kids 

A former writer for children’s television, this talented and wildly successful writer mom worked on Clarissa Explains it All and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!before trying her hand at children’s books. Her first series, The Underland Chronicles, sold well enough to pave the way for her next series, the multimillion-selling book and movie series, the Hunger Games. Now living in Connecticut with her husband and two children, Suzanne seems to favor a low, grounded profile. We’ll see if she can keep that going when her new book, Year of the Jungle, hits shelves sometime this year!

PHOTO: Alexander Ludwig turns 21, featured in Hero Magazine

Alexander Ludwig who played Cato in The Hunger Games, turns 21 today! Also, he is featured in the April 2013 issue of Hero Magazine, which you can check out below! From The Hunger Gamers staff and all the Tributes around the world, Happy Birthday Xander!

MAGAZINE COVER: Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of 'Fabulous'

Jennifer Lawrence's beautiful face is yet again occupying the magazine stands as she graces this week's cover of Fabulous Magazine! Check out the cover below!

This Sunday it’s the turn of actress of the moment and all-round Fabulous girl Jennifer Lawrence to grace our cover! 

Jennifer, just 22, is Hollywood’s hottest property – an Oscar-winning actress who swears, drinks, and struggles in heels. The girl after our own hearts opens up about being a very normal superstar, and why her parents would never allow her to become a diva.

MAGAZINE COVER: Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of Backstage Magazine

Jennifer Lawrence is on the cover of the latest issue of Backstage Magazine! In her interview, she talks about the time she helped a girl that had passed out near her house in Santa Monica (Photos Here).

“There was a girl passed out in the yard, and I ran over to her, and her eyes were kind of rolling back,” she says. “I tried to wake her up and said, ‘What did you take?’ She just went, ‘Vodka!’ I was like, ‘Hon, I’m a vodka expert; this does not happen from vodka.’ So I tried to get her phone to call her mom, and her phone was dead. That’s when I saw the paparazzi and was like, ‘Really? In a moment like this?’ ” 

An ambulance was called, and the young woman ended up being OK. 

“That’s the story. I didn’t save anyone’s life; I just got her in really big trouble with her mother,” Lawrence says with a laugh. 

“She probably hates me. All her friends are probably like, ‘We’re going to go see “Hunger Games!”’ And she’s like, ‘I’m not—that bitch got me grounded!’ ”

INTERVIEW: Jennifer Lawrence reveals that she almost used her bow and arrows to fight alleged thieves

Jennifer Lawrence graces the cover of the upcoming February issue of Vanity Fair and in an interview that she did with them, she tells the story of how she almost used her bow and arrow skills to take on who she thought were thieves at her house. In addition, she also talks about acting and her idol, Meryl Streep. Read the interview below.

On almost using her bow and arrows in real life

“One time I actually used it for defense. I pulled into my garage and I heard men in my house. And I was like, ‘I’m not letting them take my stuff. I had just gotten back from training, so I had the bow and arrows in the back of my car. I went to my car and I put this quiver on me and I had my bow and I loaded it and I’m walking up the stairs. And I look, and my patio doors were open, and there were guys working right there, and I was like, ‘Heyyy, how you doin’?'” Lawrence’s friends were disappointed by the anticlimactic outcome of the event, the actress tells Windolf: “They were like, ‘We’ve got to stage someone to break into your house and you can kill them!’ That would be the funniest news ever. Katniss Everdeen actually kills someone with a bow and arrow!”