The name ‘Katniss’ comes from the name of an edible plant species, genus “Sagittaria” commonly known as “arrowhead”
Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket) said the worst part of her costume was the lengthy nails because they made everything difficult to do
Half-thawed blueberries were used to portray the ‘nightlock’ berries
Suzanne Collins came up with the idea for “The Hunger Games after watching footage of an invasion for Iraq and a game show
Wes Bentley (Seneca Crane) revealed that the awesome beard was actually made out of his own beard. It wasn’t fake.
The name ‘Panem’ is derived from “Panem et Circenses” or “Bread and Circuses” which refers to the later days of the Roman Empire when the government kept the people satisfied with violent entertainment instead of carrying out public services.
Clove’s actual death in the book was too graphic to be shown in the movie so they just killed her by hitting her head against the wall instead
In the film, District 6 was the first to lose both members
Effie Trinkets name was never mentioned in The Hunger Games movie
While on the set, Jennifer Lawerence accidentally kicked Josh Hutcherson in the head, knocking him out and giving him a concussion
Jennifer Lawerence decided to pursue acting after a boy from kentucky (her home state) had made it big in Hollywood. That boy was Josh Hutcherson.
Jennifer Lawerence finished high school two years early to pursue her acting career
Jennifer Lawerence auditioned for the role of Bella in Twilight
When Liam Hemsworth (Gale) was preparing for the audition, his brother, Chris Hemsworth (Chris) helped him and took on the role of Katniss
Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket) said the worst part of her costume was the lengthy nails because they made everything difficult to do
Half-thawed blueberries were used to portray the ‘nightlock’ berries
Suzanne Collins came up with the idea for “The Hunger Games after watching footage of an invasion for Iraq and a game show
Wes Bentley (Seneca Crane) revealed that the awesome beard was actually made out of his own beard. It wasn’t fake.
The name ‘Panem’ is derived from “Panem et Circenses” or “Bread and Circuses” which refers to the later days of the Roman Empire when the government kept the people satisfied with violent entertainment instead of carrying out public services.
Clove’s actual death in the book was too graphic to be shown in the movie so they just killed her by hitting her head against the wall instead
In the film, District 6 was the first to lose both members
Effie Trinkets name was never mentioned in The Hunger Games movie
While on the set, Jennifer Lawerence accidentally kicked Josh Hutcherson in the head, knocking him out and giving him a concussion
Jennifer Lawerence decided to pursue acting after a boy from kentucky (her home state) had made it big in Hollywood. That boy was Josh Hutcherson.
Jennifer Lawerence finished high school two years early to pursue her acting career
Jennifer Lawerence auditioned for the role of Bella in Twilight
When Liam Hemsworth (Gale) was preparing for the audition, his brother, Chris Hemsworth (Chris) helped him and took on the role of Katniss
- Jaqueline Emerson (Foxface) accidentally gave herself a black while training for the Hunger Games
- To prepare for his role as Peeta, J Hutch read the entire series in 5 days.
- The cast had a swear jar. If an older cast member swore in front of a younger one, they would put a quarter in the jar.
- The actor who played Marvel was actually taller than Liam Hemsworth
- Alexander Ludwig (Cato) modeled for Abercrombie before starring in the Hunger Games
- Both Alexander Ludwig and Liam Hemsworth actually auditioned for the role of Peeta, but were beaten by Josh Hutcherson who, according to Suzanne Collins, nailed his audition
- Isabelle Furnham (Clove) originally auditioned for the role of Katniss, but was too young and ws offered the part of Clove instead
- It took two and a half hours to transform Elizabeth Banks into Effie Trinket
- Vanilla ice cream was served on the set of Catching Fire everyday
- The cornucopia actually spun at 30 mph
- The water was forty-degrees
The name's of what would Katniss and Peeta's kids would be Willow and Rye. Its Cute. Why? Rye is the name of a type of bread. Willow is the name of the actress that plays Prim.