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Tributes Cast Grows for ‘Hunger Games’
Chris Mark and Jacqueline Emerson have landed roles as the District 5 tributes in Lionsgate’s upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, writes THR. Mark will portray the unnamed tribute boy, while Emerson is set as Foxface, described as a girl with red hair and a slim face.
Hunger Games is led by Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. Elizabeth Banks will play Katniss’ handler Effie, Paula Malcolmson has signed on as Katniss’ mother and Willow Shields as younger sister Prim.
Rounding out the cast so far is Amandla Stenberg, Dayo Okeniyi, Leven Rambin, Jack Quaid, Ian Nelson, Kalia Prescott, Ethan Jamieson and Tara Macken.
Still left to be cast are the tributes from District 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, along with pivotal characters including Haymitch and Cinna.
The film, to be directed by Gary Ross, will be in theaters March 23, 2012.
The fifth installment in the late George A. Romero’s zombie franchise, found footage horror movie Diary of the Dead is getting a new SteelBook Blu-ray on July 2 from Lionsgate.
Lionsgate lets us know in a press release this afternoon, “This gruesome fright flick is only available at Walmart on SteelBook Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of $24.99.”
In Diary of the Dead, Romero continues his influential “Dead” series, this time focusing on a terrified group of college film students who record the pandemic rise of flesh-eating zombies.
Luiz H.C. wrote about the 2008 zombie movie here on Bloody Disgusting a few years back, calling it an underrated movie in Romero’s filmography. Luiz wrote, “Diary of the Dead is far from Romero’s greatest work, but it’s still worth watching after all these years.”
His article continued, “The subtext is still on point, the zombies are still scary and there’s no beating that chilling apocalyptic atmosphere. So, whether you’re a zombie enthusiast, Found Footage fan or just a casual horror hound up for some socially conscious thrills, I wholeheartedly recommend digging this one up. The revolution may not be televised, but if the late, great George A. Romero is to be believed, it might just show up online.”
“And I think that’s a relevant message for these troubling times,” Luiz added.
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