While the major characters have already been cast, news continues to filter out from the set of "The Hunger Games" on the latest additions to the the production.
First up is Toby Jones ("The Rite," "Your Highness") as announcer Claudius Templesmith, who provides blow-by-blow commentary for the thousands watching the Hunger Games live on television throughout Panem. The games are an annual fight to death involving two children chosen from each of the 12 districts of the country.
Jones is also known for voicing Dobby the house elf in the "Harry Potter" films.
The other casting announced this week was newcomer Amber Chaney, who will be the Avox girl Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") encounters in the Capitol. Avoxes are people punished by the government by having their tongues removed and then forced into servitude.
Chaney has appeared mostly in television, including "Somebodies" and "Meet the Browns."
They join Lenny Kravitz ("Precious"), Woody Harrelson ("Zombieland"), Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty"), Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
"The Hunger Games" is being directed by Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") based on a screenplay from Bill Ray ("State of Play"). It is set for a March 23, 2012, release and is expected to be rated PG-13.
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Jones is also known for voicing Dobby the house elf in the "Harry Potter" films.
The other casting announced this week was newcomer Amber Chaney, who will be the Avox girl Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") encounters in the Capitol. Avoxes are people punished by the government by having their tongues removed and then forced into servitude.
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| Amber Chaney |
They join Lenny Kravitz ("Precious"), Woody Harrelson ("Zombieland"), Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty"), Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
"The Hunger Games" is being directed by Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") based on a screenplay from Bill Ray ("State of Play"). It is set for a March 23, 2012, release and is expected to be rated PG-13.
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