15 December 2013 Last Updated on 15 December 2013 Written by admin
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“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” has filled most of the roles for the two-part finale in the franchise, but add one more name to the list: Robert Knepper.
The movie’s official Twitter revealed that the “Prison Break” star is joining the cast of “Mockingjay” parts 1 and 2 as Antonius:
If you’re a fan of the books, likely your first question is: “WHO?!” Antonius is not a character in the books; rather, he is a brand-new addition just for the movies. The Wrap reports he is President Snow’s minister.
Director Francis Lawrence has been rounding out the cast in the last few months. New faces like Julianne Moore, Lily Rabe, and Patina Miller will join returning stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” is set to fly into theaters November 2014, with “Part 2″ due the following year.
Gallery | 10 Badass Movie Kids We’d Love to See Compete in The Hunger Games
- Hanna From ‘Hanna’
The title character in Joe Wright’s thriller about a young girl (played by Saoirse Ronan) who is trained by her father to be a ruthless assassin, has a motto. That motto is “adapt or die.” Quite frankly, it sounds more fitting to the Hunger Games than to her single-minded quest for revenge. And more than that, she could give Katniss a run for her money in the bow-and-arrow department (in “Hanna,” she fells both a reindeer and Cate Blanchett with the simplistic weapon). If it takes killer instinct to win the Hunger Games, then Hanna has got it to spare.
- The Little Girl From ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’
Remember at the end of the “Jurassic Park” sequel, when the scary raptors were closing in on our heroes (including, for some reason, Vince Vaughn) and a little girl who was supposed to be Jeff Goldblum’s daughter, decided to defeat them using gymnastics? Well, what was laughable back then could be an essential tool in winning the Hunger Games. Anyone with an acrobatic background probably has an edge and considering they’re always unleashing some kind of crazy monster, she would probably do just fine. Can you believe she was cut from the team???
- Kevin McCallister From ‘Home Alone’
One key thing that could shift the entire tenor of the Hunger Games is the participants’ ability and skill with setting booby traps. There’s no one who could do a better job at this than Kevin McCallister, Macaulay Culkin’s character from “Home Alone.” Think about how expertly he set those traps for Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci in “Home Alone.” Now apply that to a giant jungle or whatever obstacle course they’ve dreamed up. It would be insane! We just hope that there are broken Christmas ornaments and old buckets of paint in that giant cornucopia of weapons.
- The Girls From ‘Spring Breakers’
Listen, sometimes to win at the Games, you’ve got to be truly devious. Also, as we learned in the first movie, you have to have a keen sense of fashion (as is evidenced by Jennifer Lawrence’s flaming red gown). The girls from “Spring Breakers” (Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine) fit both criteria to a T. Just think about the way they robbed from that Chinese restaurant and fell in with a bad element in Florida. Now think about their expert use of electrically colored bikinis and ski masks. Exactly. The Hunger Games wouldn’t know what hit it.
- Hit Girl From ‘Kick-Ass’
When you boil The Hunger Games down to its essential element, it’s about kids killing other kids (you know, like a PG-13-rated version of “Battle Royale”). Hit Girl, from “Kick-Ass” (and the regrettable “Kick-Ass 2″) knows how to kill. And it doesn’t matter who. She could probably take out a whole platoon of Hunger Games combatants without so much as blinking. Plus, so far the Hunger Games has been shockingly low in the trash talk department. It could definitely use some more colorful language to go along with those outrageous outfits and hairstyles.
- Ferris Bueller From ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’
Listen, you might need killer instinct to survive The Hunger Games, but you also need the subtle art of psychological manipulation. This is where Ferris Bueller could shine. Can you imagine him sweet-talking the other participants into just offing themselves or walking off a cliff into a cavern that’s filled with poisonous frogs (OK, so we’re a little foggy on the rules and geography of the Hunger Games)? We also like the idea of a Hunger Games combatant sitting around on a large rock wearing oversized sunglasses.
- The Kid From ‘Rookie Of The Year’
A lot of what makes Katniss such an ideal Hunger Games participant is her ability with a bow-and-arrow. So why couldn’t the kid from “Rookie of the Year,” who has a superior ability to throw a ball (so he’s drafted into the big leagues, of course) also be an ace Hunger Gamer? Just think of the way he could pitch large rocks, pieces of jagged metal, or the dead corpse of some fallen Hunger Games combatant. He would be unstoppable.
- Mathilda From ‘Leon: The Professional’
In Luc Besson’s wonderful, often touching “Leon: The Professional,” a young Natalie Portman plays Mathilda, a girl whose family was killed by ruthless drug dealers (led by a crooked DEA agent played by Gary Oldman). We wonder if, as it’s suggested, she would be able to put those skills to use later in life… in the battlefield of the Hunger Games, perhaps? She is demure but lethal and gives Lawrence a run for her money in the adorableness department. Maybe part of the Hunger Games would be devoted to who can wear the best smoldering eye make-up while choking a guy to death?
- Hob From ‘RoboCop II’
One thing that “The Hunger Games” is missing is some big city wise-assery, which Hob, the killer kid from “RoboCop II,” who was a ruthless drug lord and crime kingpin before he could legally drive. Now that’s the kind of can-do spirit that will win you the Hunger Games! He clearly has no problem murdering and must have a devious mind to position himself as the Jay-Z of futuristic organized crime. Also, his slicked-back hair would be a nice contrast to the overdone ‘dos of the Games.
- Jennifer From ‘Jennifer’s Body’
Katniss needs a great opponent, and Jennifer, the supernaturally possessed high schooler from the instantly forgotten masterpiece “Jennifer’s Body,” fits the bill (especially when she’s given beautiful life by Megan Fox). She’s bitchy, lethal, and can sling devastating one-liners like Katniss hurls arrows. Like we said: great opponent. To the max.
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