It was a toss up between several young hot Oscar-nominated actresses but it appears that the gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence (‘Winter’s Bone’, ‘X-Men: First Class’) has edged out both Halee Steinfeld (‘True Grit’) and Abigail Breslin (‘Little Miss Sunshine’, ‘Zombieland’) to the lead role in the Suzanne Collins adaption of her novel ‘The Hunger Games’. Lawrence will play Katniss Everdeen, a character which in the novel is in fact just 16, not sure as yet as to whether the character will stay that age or they’ll modify it slightly to fit with Lawrence’s actual age of 20. The sexy Jennifer Lawrence (below) will be seen next in ‘X-Men: First Class’ where she’ll play the sexy naked blue mutant Mystique.
“HUNGER GAMES – the first in a novel trilogy by Collins – takes place in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of North America, in a nation known as Panem. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol, every year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected at random and forced to participate in the Hunger Games, a televised event where the participants, or “tributes”, must fight to the death in a dangerous outdoor arena until only one remains.
The story follows fatherless 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Games in place of her younger sister, Primrose. Also participating from District 12 is Peeta Mellark, a boy whom Katniss knows from school and who once saved Katniss’s life by giving her bread when her family was starving.”
Amazingly already set to release on 23 March 2012.
Sweetie Jennifer Lawrence Nabs ‘Hunger Games’ Role
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