Are you ready for what might be the cutest Hunger Games merchandise ever? Funko is adding to its Pop! Vinyl Figure collection an entire set of figures based on the Hunger Games movies.
Up first are 4 different Katniss figures (Bow and Arrow, Girl on Fire, Mockingjay, and Wedding), President Snow, Effie Trinket, and Peeta Mellark. All of them have amazing details for being only 3 3/4 inches tall. They come packaged in window display boxes for those of you who want to look but not touch.
Although they are supposed to retail for $9.99, a lot of it will depend upon supply and demand. Here are some of the places we have found that you can order them:
Here’s a closer look at the Hunger Games Katniss with Bow and Arrow:
You can see the details of the bow/arrow as well as her spear. She’s dressed in her first movie/book battle gear. The President Snow figure has a rose in his pocked and a glass of champagne. Effie is wearing her pink dress with her big pink flower hat. Each of the other Katniss figures is also completely decked out!
We’ll be anxious to see if more Hunger Games Pop! Vinyl Figurines start popping up soon!
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.
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Gabriel Liotta as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games?
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) is now officially listing Gabriel Liotta as Peeta Mellark in the upcoming Hunger Games Movie. He is the first actor to be listed in the much-speculated-about cast.
Liotta’s biography gives his date of birth as March 17, 1992, and his work includes mainly television including Big Love, Law & Order, Big Time Rush, The Mentalist, The O.C., and Lipstick Jungle.
We’ll post more once we can get a more official confirmation. What do you think of the casting choice?
Read the full IMDb.com Hunger Games listing.
