HUNGER GAMES Shaping Up
The library world knows that The Hunger Games will be a big movie, but so do a few others. Hollywood news sites breathlessly report each new actor joining the cast. The latest is Stanley Tucci in the supporting role of TV announcer, Caesar Flickerman (the National Post offers a handy who’s who). UPDATE: Woody Harrelson has signed on to play Haymitch.
A Web site with a very specific focus, On Location Vacations, reports that Hildebran, NC will be one of the first filming locations, where casting calls for extras have been drawing crowds.
The movie is scheduled to release in March, 2012.
Just a few short years agom Scholastic introduced the book at BEA with the following quote: