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More ‘Hunger Games’ Casting To Devour
Over the past month and a half, things have really been heating up on Lionsgate’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series, which is set to hit the big screen on March 23, 2012. With news of Elizabeth Banks’ possible involvement surfacing earlier this week, today the studio announced that newcomer Willow Shields has been cast as Primrose Everdeen, Katniss’ (Jennifer Lawrence) younger sister. I haven’t read any of the books (yet), but word is that this is a fairly important character – at least in the first entry. Rumor is that the film will begin principal photography late next month in North Carolina.
Set in post-apocalyptic America, Hunger Games introduces 16-year-old heroine Katniss Everdeen, who must participate in a fight-to-the-death annual event called the Hunger Games. The battles are televised, and pit youths from each of the Capitol’s 12 Districts against each other.
Robert Eggers (The Witch, Nosferatu) is back later this year with new horror movie Werwulf, and the very first teaser image from the hotly anticipated movie has surfaced tonight.
Oddly enough, this first look comes courtesy of the NBC Store, and it gives us a glimpse at a chilly Winter landscape from the film. Is there a werewolf hiding in the photo? Maybe…
Set in 13th century England, Werwulf sees a mysterious creature stalk the land as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality. The film hits theaters on December 25 via Focus Features.
Robert Eggers recently teased, “It’s the darkest thing I’ve ever written. By far.”
Eggers directs from a script he penned with his The Northman co-writer Sjón.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu), Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), and Bodhi Rae Breathnach (Hamnet) star.
Robert Eggers and Sjón produce alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title. Maiden Voyage’s Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus are executive producing.
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