Seriously. If I hadn’t been at work, I might have fallen to my knees and started sobbing. Pounding my fists against my keyboard. Pulling out my hair. Throwing myself off of a building somewhere…
Let me get this out of my system, and I promise I will be OK. I will be Team Supportive from here on out when it comes to this movie. I promise. But first…
Josh Hutcherson is Peeta Mellark? Are they crazy!!!
I have to preface this by saying I love Josh Hutcherson as an actor. I always have. I adored him in “Firehouse Dog” and “Bridge to Terabithia.” He’s a young actor whose movies I would see just because I like him and think he’s cute.
But he is not what I pictured for my beloved Peeta. Not. At. All.
Oh, Peeta, who I love more than even Edward Cullen as a character. Peeta, with his golden blonde locks and manly tallness. Josh Hutcherson has short, dark brown hair and is (according to the Internet) 5’ 7”. How is that tall!?! Isn’t Jennifer Lawrence taller than that? Not to mention she’s older than Josh Hutcherson, and Peeta is supposed to be older than Katniss, right?…
Oh, my world feels so off kilter right now.
Breathe, Angie. Breathe.
As for Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, well, granted, I don’t love Gale as much as I love Peeta, but come on now. Liam Hutcherson as Gale?!? Didn’t these people see that godawful movie with Miley Cyrus, “The Last Song,” in which I discovered I know doorknobs who can act better than Liam Hemsworth? And Gale is an important character! Not to mention, Gale has black hair, dark eyes and olive skin. Liam Hemsworth — nope, not even close.
Noooooooo!
Why are you people at Lionsgate ruining my book-to-movie adaptation? I swear, in my mind, it was going to be so good…
My only hope, at this point, is that the angels will come down, the heavens will align, and Robert Downey Jr. will miraculously land the role of Haymitch. Please God, give me something?
OK.
OK.
I think I’ve got it out of my system now.
Breathe, Angie. Breathe.
I will now try to look on the bright side. I will remind myself — wisely so — that I cannot fairly judge this casting decision without having seen their auditions myself. I will also remind myself of the colossal negative feedback Robert Pattinson received when he was originally cast as Edward Cullen in “Twilight,” and that turned out OK, didn’t it?
I will push aside my thoughts that this casting has been part of a strategic formula to recruit popular, up-and-coming young actors rather than actors who are actually right for the roles. Nope, I will not let myself think that way again.
(Gritting my teeth) Congratulations, Josh and Liam. I wish you the best with these roles and look forward to seeing this, er, interesting dynamic play out on screen. I am putting my faith in you boys to do justice to these awesome characters. Please don’t let me down. Seriously, if you let me down, I will kill you.
Breathe, Angie. Breathe.
Well, at least it has been confirmed that “The Hunger Games” is filming in North Carolina (my neighbor state). Can anyone say road trip? (And that bit about killing anyone … ha ha ha, I was joking. I wouldn’t take a road trip to kill anyone. Please.)
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