"The Hunger Games" has its flamboyant host, Caesar Flickerman, with Lionsgate announcing actor Stanley Tucci as the latest to join the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel trilogy.
Caesar is famous throughout Panem for his colorful hair and his lively interviews of the tributes who each year are chosen by lottery to play in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which there can only be one winner.
"The Hunger Games" follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson, "Bridge to Terabithia"), the tributes from District 12, who must fight in the 74th games along with 22 others.
Tucci will next be seen in Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger." While many of his roles have ventured on the comedic side, he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2010 for his work in "The Lovely Bones," in which he played a serial killer.
I'll be honest, Tucci is not how I pictured Flickerman, who I saw more as Gilderoy Lockhart, as played by Kenneth Branagh in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Still, there's no denying Tucci's talent, and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the role.
Tucci joins joins Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
The film will be 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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"The Hunger Games" follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson, "Bridge to Terabithia"), the tributes from District 12, who must fight in the 74th games along with 22 others.
Tucci will next be seen in Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger." While many of his roles have ventured on the comedic side, he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2010 for his work in "The Lovely Bones," in which he played a serial killer.
I'll be honest, Tucci is not how I pictured Flickerman, who I saw more as Gilderoy Lockhart, as played by Kenneth Branagh in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Still, there's no denying Tucci's talent, and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the role.
Tucci joins joins Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
The film will be 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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