Jennifer Lawrence Gets Letter of Recommendation from Suzanne Collins
Posted 03.22.11 by reelz
If there were any doubts that The Hunger Games author Suzanna Collins did not approve of the casting of Jennifer Lawrence as the heroine Katniss Everdeen, they were eliminated after the authored penned a letter endorsing the casting of Lawrence.
EW published a letter from Collins, telling fans "we have found Katniss."
In her remarkable audition piece, I watched Jennifer embody every essential quality necessary to play Katniss. I saw a girl who has the potential rage to send an arrow into the Gamemakers and the protectiveness to make Rue her ally. ... Jennifer’s just an incredible actress. So powerful, vulnerable, beautiful, unforgiving and brave. I never thought we’d find somebody this amazing for the role. And I can’t wait for everyone to see her play it.
Lawrence reportedly beat out Hailee Steinfeld and Chloe Moretz, both 14, for the coveted role. When Liongates announced that the 20-year-old Lawrence was picked to play the 16-year-old tribute from District 12, there were some criticism that she was too old to play the part but after the announcement was made, it seemed Lawrence had some support from fans of the books.
Now that she has the blessing of Collins, Lawrence can start preparing for the role, which starts with taking archery classes. Lawrence told EW she had never shot a bow and arrow before. But Lawrence said she is looking forward to pleasing fans of the books.
I couldn’t be happier about being a part of Hunger Games and to play Katniss. I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I don’t take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collin’s masterpiece.
The next step is to cast the roles of Peeta and Gale. Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right) and Alex Pettyer (I Am Number Four) have all publicly discussed their potential casting for the part of Peeta, with Weeds actor Hunter Parrish most recently entering the race.
Next Showing: The Hunger Games opens March 23, 2012