Fans didn’t seem too impressed when Kevin The Hunger Games. Today it seems they’re just going to have to get over it as the two have officially joined the production.
In a press release Lionsgate announced Hutcherson and Hemsworth will join the previously cast Jennifer Lawrence in the adaptation that takes place in a society in which districts pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl who are forced to fight to the death on live TV.
The release gave the following character descriptions for Peeta and Gale:
Peeta accompanies heroine Katniss Everdeen into the 74th annual Hunger Games as the male tribute chosen from their native District 12, the most remote and marginalized district of all the subjugated districts of Panem. At the outset of the Games, Peeta publicly confesses his longtime feelings for Katniss, setting up one of the most fascinating fictional rapports of all time with his supposed arena rival.
Though Katniss and Gale have never had a romantic relationship, they share a transcendent bond, often of few words. When Katniss volunteers to participate in the 74th Annual Hunger Games in her younger sister’s stead, they both presume that bond will carry her far through the horrors she will face in the arena, and they each silently hope they’ll be reunited in safety on the other side of the ordeal.
Production on the film will get underway this summer under the direction of Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) with a script from Billy Ray (Breach) for a March 23, 2012 release.
