Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 11, 2025 Dear Gossips, One of the big movie releases of 2026 will be The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, based on Suzanne Collins’s book and the second prequel to the initial trilogy after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Songbirds and Snakes was the President Snow origin story and By Lainey • Dec 11, 2025 10:08 am
The Hunger Games Jennifer Lawrence immortalised Jennifer Lawrence was joined by Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth at The Hunger Games hand and footprint ceremony on Saturday in Hollywood. The hand and footprint honour is much more prestigious than having a star on the Walk Of Fame. For The Hunger Games, though, the justification is all in By Lainey • Nov 02, 2015 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julianne Moore: President Coin? Deadline just reported that Julianne Moore is being considered to play President Coin in Mockingjay which will be split into two movies because they’re all money-grabbers now. It started with Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. I’m a Potter fan so you’re welcome to accuse me of By Lainey • Jun 27, 2013 11:43 am
Media Manipulation Oscar Week and The Girl On Fire Jennifer Lawrence is considered one of the favourites for Best Actress on Sunday (even though more and more momentum seems to be shifting to Emmanuelle Riva). Taking advantage of her profile going into the weekend, promotional images from two separate campaigns not related to Silver Linings Playbook have been released. By Lainey • Feb 22, 2013 03:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Finnick... The new cover of Entertainment Weekly -- Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin as Katniss and Finnick in Catching Fire with a still from the movie on the inside. How you doing? You OK with that? The shot from the film is better, I guess, but whatever it is that’s By Lainey • Jan 09, 2013 04:48 pm
Dumbass Worst Undeserved Emmy Smugness – Jena Malone When you show up at an awards show and you are the first on the carpet because, regardless of roles recently landed, you’re not that important and haven’t been for some time? When you scheme and campaign for a high-profile role, and everyone knows that you wanted it, By Duana • Sep 24, 2012 10:09 am
The Hunger Games First look at Finnick Here’s Sam Claflin on the set of Catching Fire with blonde hair as Finnick. After the main three, it was the casting of Finnick that everyone was most angsty about. And? I think the makeup is throwing me off. On screen it won’t be noticeable obviously but right By Lainey • Sep 14, 2012 12:01 pm
The Hunger Games Catching Fire casting and the search for Finnick Casting rumours are just like regular rumours. Everyone reads the first headline but no one ever reads the denial and subsequent dismissal. Take Melissa Leo for example. If you were to google Melissa Leo you’d find several pages of links reporting that she’s to be Mags in Catching By Lainey • Jul 18, 2012 10:34 am
Media Manipulation Jena Malone is Johanna Mason? The Hollywood Reporter reported exclusively the other day that Jena Malone will play Johanna Mason in Catching Fire. Or, rather, they reported that: “Malone has the offer and is in early negotiations for the part, according to sources.” Something about the way this was worded... It reminded me of a By Lainey • Jul 05, 2012 03:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence runs and more Catching Fire auditions Jennifer Lawrence was photographed yesterday working out. At one point it looked like she was sprinting. You know what I hate about sprints the way Hayley makes me do them? First of all it’s never just once. With her it’s usually five times. And it has to be By Lainey • Jun 13, 2012 10:58 am
Maple Leaf Is this your Finnick? E! News reported the other day that Taylor Kitsch, Garrett Hedlund, and Armie Hammer were on the short list to play Finnick in Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. Multiple sources tell me that Armie Hammer is far and away the first choice of director Francis Lawrence. That By Lainey • Jun 01, 2012 12:56 pm
The Hunger Games Is this Johanna Mason? There’s a random rumour circulating that Glee’s Dianna Agron is a potential candidate to play Johanna Mason in Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. Please note however that I can’t find ANY legit source to support this report. Dianna Agron? Would you buy Dianna Agron By Lainey • May 29, 2012 11:31 am
The Hunger Games Catching Fire’s director is not on fire Or, I guess I should say potential director, since the offer has not been officially accepted yet. After Gary Ross exited the franchise a couple weeks ago, speculation began about who would take over the reins of The Hunger Games sequel. I was hoping for someone with some vision and By Sarah • Apr 20, 2012 12:22 pm
The Hunger Games Charlie Hunnam’s leaves town ...as Finnick? Toronto. With a lot of luggage. So presumably he’s wrapped on Pacific Rim, at least in Canada, and is heading home to LA where he’ll soon begin work on season 5 of Sons Of Anarchy. Two Charlie Hunnam sightings in one week! A few of you have written By Lainey • Apr 19, 2012 01:39 pm
The Hunger Games Can you imagine the meltdown... If Katniss wasn’t white? Further to my brief point in today’s open, which we’ll discuss more extensively during the liveblog today at 3pm ET/noon PT with Duana and Sarah, a lot of people read the Katniss character in The Hunger Games to be a visible minority. By Lainey • Mar 27, 2012 12:16 pm
Book Review Buying Katniss Here’s Jennifer Lawrence all over New York the last couple days on a final hard push for The Hunger Games which, as mentioned yesterday, could open as high as $120 million but probably no lower than $80 million which is, obviously, massive. As a result, shares in Lionsgate are By Lainey • Mar 21, 2012 02:35 pm
