*sways to rue’s song*
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I’m not going to get all cutesy with this intro. Instead, I’m going to cut to the chase: WTF is up with Hollywood’s obsession with casting white people as non-white characters? This was almost excusable in the early days of Hollywood, like when Katherine Hepburn–one of the most beloved and badass actresses of her time–was cast as a Japanese woman back in 1944. Still cringeworthy, but not entirely shocking given the time period. So why is it that in 2015 I’m anticipating the release of Pan, a dark Peter Pan prequel starring white actress, Mara Rooney, as Tiger Lily, a Native American character?
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In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t noticed yet, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is being released this Friday, November 21. This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Mockingjay press conference in New York City. Almost the entire cast was there: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Willow Shields, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, and TK TK. When I say it was one of the best experiences of my life, I am not even exaggerating a little bit.
Not only did I get to sit in a room full of amazing actors, but I got to sit less than five feet away from two of my favorite celebrities ever: Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence. Guys, I think I smiled for a straight hour. Every actor and actress there was hilarious, down-to-earth and so, so kind. They obviously talked about Mockingjay the whole time, and as a huge fan ofThe Hunger Games, this was so fun and interesting for me. I truly had the best time, and the only way the afternoon could have been better is if I could have gotten a picture with Jennifer, Josh and Liam (I couldn’t because, bodyguards).
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That's right, we're giving one lucky fan of The Hunger Games a chance to win an iPad Mini with the epic sequel film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, already downloaded onto the device. That's huge! Click here for the deets.
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So are you excited or ridiculously excited?
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