"American Woman" singer Lenny Kravitz is heading to Panem to portray Cinna in the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games."
The singer had a role in 2009's "Precious," and will appear in two other films in 2012, "The Blind Bastard Club" and "Selma."
Cinna is Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") stylist who is tasked with creating costumes for the tribute to wear at the public events leading up to the games. Unlike most capitol citizens, he appears almost normal, forsaking the usual over-the-top clothing and makeup.
His compatriot Portia, who is Petta Mellark's (Josh Hutcherson, "Bridge to Terabithia") stylist, was cast yesterday with Latarsha Rose ("CSI: Miami, "Bones") landing the role. Brooke Bundy ("Without") will be Octavia, a member of his team, with Venia and Flavius yet to be filled.
Cinna was the final major character to be cast for "The Hunger Games," which is based on the first book on Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy.
Kravitz joins 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").
I have to say, of all the casting decisions thus far, this is the most far out there. I'm betting nobody predicted it for sure. I personally was hoping Aaron Eckhart ("The Dark Knight") would get the role, but I'll give this one a wait-and-see approach. It reminds me of when Mos Def was cast as Ford Prefect in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," which turned out to be an inspired decision.
Filming is underway on the adaptation, which 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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Cinna is Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") stylist who is tasked with creating costumes for the tribute to wear at the public events leading up to the games. Unlike most capitol citizens, he appears almost normal, forsaking the usual over-the-top clothing and makeup.
His compatriot Portia, who is Petta Mellark's (Josh Hutcherson, "Bridge to Terabithia") stylist, was cast yesterday with Latarsha Rose ("CSI: Miami, "Bones") landing the role. Brooke Bundy ("Without") will be Octavia, a member of his team, with Venia and Flavius yet to be filled.
Cinna was the final major character to be cast for "The Hunger Games," which is based on the first book on Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy.
Kravitz joins 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").
I have to say, of all the casting decisions thus far, this is the most far out there. I'm betting nobody predicted it for sure. I personally was hoping Aaron Eckhart ("The Dark Knight") would get the role, but I'll give this one a wait-and-see approach. It reminds me of when Mos Def was cast as Ford Prefect in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," which turned out to be an inspired decision.
Filming is underway on the adaptation, which 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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