Tag: Gary Ross

Hunger Games Oscar Chat and Catching Fire

Hunger Games Oscar Chat and Catching Fire

Director of The Hunger Games, Gary Ross couldn’t be more proud of Jennifer Lawrence playing the lead role of Katniss.  Ross has told EW that it’s possible that she could come up for a nomination at next year’s Oscars. “It’s such an intensely physical role and an emotional one. She carries the entire movie. To be able [...]

January 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Gary Ross talks The Hunger Games with Fandango

Gary Ross talks The Hunger Games with Fandango

Fandango has had a chat with The Hunger Games director Gary Ross.  He tells them how perfect Jennifer Lawrence is in the role as Katniss Everdeen, how much the books affected him and as well as his collaboration with Suzanne Collins on the script. Source: Fandango via Mockingjay.net

January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Why The Hunger Games means business

Why The Hunger Games means business

We’ve seen the new Hunger Games images contained in the UK magazine Empire, now here’s some of what it contains. The article’s author caught up with Jennifer Lawrence and Gary Ross to talk to them about what went into making the movie and then spells out just what kind of movie it will be. As [...]

January 30, 2012 | 4 Comments More
Hunger Games Oscar Connections

Hunger Games Oscar Connections

Next Movie takes an excellent look at all of the Oscar connections that The Hunger Games has, from director Gary Ross to makeup artist Ve Neill: Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss): One nomination Josh Hutcherson (Peeta): No nominations, but starred in Best Picture Nominee, The Kids are All Right. Woody Harrelson (Haymitch): Two nominations Stanley Tucci (Caeesar [...]

January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Behind the scenes look at being a District 12 Peacekeeper

Behind the scenes look at being a District 12 Peacekeeper

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an extra on a film?  The Hunger Games had a huge cast and hundreds of extras to make up the citizens of Panem.  Our friends at  HGGirlonfire have had a chat to Jesse Lewis, who lives in North Carolina and made it into the movie as a [...]

January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Woody Harrelson on why he’s glad he’s Haymitch

Woody Harrelson on why he’s glad he’s Haymitch

Woody Harrelson, who plays Haymitch in The Hunger Games movie has had a chat with Fandango, about why he eventually took on the part. He explained that he originally turned down the role when he was first sent the script but was looking forward to working with director Gary Ross.  He then went about reading the [...]

January 15, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Gary Ross on The Hunger Games

Gary Ross on The Hunger Games

 LA Times journalist Nicole Sperling was lucky enough to catch up with Gary Ross, the director of The Hunger Games as he was working at the edit bay in  Hollywood. It’s a fantastic piece that gives us all a really interesting insight into the man behind the film. Sperling describes how Ross has a picture [...]

January 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Steven Soderbergh Worried “I Blew It” While Filming The Hunger Games Scenes

Steven Soderbergh Worried “I Blew It” While Filming The Hunger Games Scenes

E! Online spoke to Steven Soderbergh, the second unit director on The Hunger Games, about filming certain scenes in The Hunger Games film. He says: “Gary Ross and I have known each other for a longtime…I went down for a few days, but that made me really nervous. “If I’m shooting for me, I know when [...]

January 11, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Katniss and Peacekeepers in a new photo

Katniss and Peacekeepers in a new photo

Lionsgate has released three new photos from The Hunger Games movie and the shoot. The first one is of Katniss and the Peacekeepers.  While we’ve seen this one in the trailer, it’s  great hi-res shot of Katniss, as she waits her time before going into the Arena.  The second shot is one of director Gary Ross [...]

November 20, 2011 | 0 Comments More
The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross chats with Vanity Fair

The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross chats with Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair continues its series of interviews on The Hunger Games – this time with director Gary Ross.  He talked to the magazine’s West Coast editor, Krista Smith about his vision for the movie, working with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as well as collaborating with author Suzanne Collins. Here’s some of what he had [...]

November 13, 2011 | 1 Comment More