This is an amazing article and I most definitely agree. Spoiler free!
“It’s such an intensely physical role and an emotional one. She carries the entire movie. To be able to do that at that age is so kind of incredible that I was in a little bit of awe. Do I think she should be nominated? Absolutely.”
- Gary Ross
Read this, there are some great quotes from them!
How dark does the movie get? Is it darker than Harry Potter at its darkest?
I think it’s appropriately toned for a PG-13 movie. You have to remember this isn’t a G. It’s not Disney. The book had a lot of adult themes, but we were very cognizant of making sure that what you’re connected to are the characters, that you understand it’s life or death for this girl. She wants to go back to her family and she wants to take this boy with her. And it’s also the message that you matter, that the act of a single person can set off a revolution. I think we’re seeing that all over the world right now. It’s very timely, and I think it’s such a great message to give.
I kind of teared up a little. I loved hearing her understanding of the series and that those helping her put together the vision for Effie are fans as well.
“And then there’s Banks’ special contribution, the voice, which sounds like a demented ’50s schoolmarm: ‘It’s based on my heroes, Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame and Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story.’”
HG fansites chime in with what they think the Hunger Games characters will bring to Thanksgiving.
I gave Movies.com a little blurb on behalf of Victor’s Village about my reaction to the Hunger Games trailer. Check it out! - Tiffany