I didn’t think that anything could be more exciting then tickets to the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2″ premiere until I saw the unbelievable opportunity that IfOnly has right now.

In addition to 2 tickets to the premiere, you get 2 passes to the after party AND….

A Meet and Greet plus photo with Liam Hemsworth!!

Can you even imagine? Attending the Hunger Games premiere AND meeting Gale for a photo opp? Then going to the after party that will be attended by the cast and other people in the industry.

The event will take place in Los Angeles in mid-November. Proceeds from the auction will benefit The Charlotte and Gwenyth Gray Foundation. The organization was created to raise money to fund medical research regarding Batten disease.

Visit IfOnly now for more information about the auction and keep an eye out for any other items that you might be able to bid on or buy outright. Even if you don’t end up getting THIS one, the site itself is really cool with all kinds of different opportunities for autographs and celebrity experiences. One of these days I am going to buy something there!

Gale and Peeta, Entertainment Weekly

Just as we got our first peek of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss from Entertainment Weekly, we are now getting a look at  Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale.

The magazine article inside features an interview with Hutcherson, who talks about his experience filming The Hunger Games as well as his new friendship with Hemsworth. Hopefully there are more pictures inside!

What do you think of the duo? Many Hunger Games fans were suspicious of the casting at first, but this picture has us thinking that the director definitely saw something in them that we didn’t.

Since the announcement earlier this week that Peeta will be played by Josh Hutcherson and Gale will be played by Liam Hemsworth, many different sites have weighed in with their reactions. Here are a few of our favorite reads (after the official press release):

THE HUNGER GAMES SNARES ITS PEETA AND GALE

Pivotal Roles In The Lionsgate® Film Based On Suzanne Collins’ Runaway Bestselling Novel Go To Talented Young Actors Josh Hutcherson And Liam Hemsworth

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 4, 2011- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES are pleased to announce that actor Josh Hutcherson (THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT) has been cast in the role of Peeta Mellark, with Liam Hemsworth (THE LAST SONG) joining the film in the role of Gale Hawthorne in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel. Both actors will star opposite Jennifer Lawrence, who it was recently announced will play heroine Katniss Everdeen.

About The Characters

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.

About The Film

THE HUNGER GAMES will be directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Collins’ best-selling novel, which has over 3 million copies in print in the United States alone, is the first in a trilogy of science fiction/action novels which have developed a global following.

“The Hunger Games” chronicles a dystopic Capitol which requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl, forced to participate in the annual “Hunger Games,” a fight-to-the-death live televised event. Katniss Everdeen’s little sister is chosen in the lottery to participate and Katniss volunteers to take her place. Although persevering through hardship is commonplace for Katniss, she must start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home. The Hunger Games novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for over 100 consecutive weeks. Foreign rights for the book, published by Scholastic have been sold in 41 countries.

Lionsgate will release “The Hunger Games” on March 23, 2012.

‘Hunger Games’ Hotties: Experts Weigh In On Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth (from MTV.com)

The Hunger Games Cast – Everything You Need To Know (from TheHotHits.com)

Hunger Games Casting News: Lionsgate Confirms That The Roles Of Peeta & Gale Have Been Officially Cast! (from HungerGamesMovie.org)

Definitely some mixed opinions at this point. What do you think?