District 4 Location Revealed!

Photo from DWTC

 If you listen to the #HGFiresideChat frequently (If you dont, something is seriously wrong with you) you'll remember the episode in which we discussed The Hunger Games Adventures official map of Panem. We had theories on where District 4 might be located, and it turns out our prediction was correct! Pretty cool!

For those who don't know, Lionsgate has been releasing the official location of the districts through the Hunger Games Adventures facebook game.

If you want to get in on the Hunger Games Adventures action, PLAY HERE!

DIY Interview with Josh Hutcherson

Did you read the books before you got the script?
With these books I read them when I heard they were making the movies, as I hadn't heard of them until that point. I found out they were wildly popular among all ages. I read the whole series in a week, and I couldn't put it down. As soon as you finish each book you have to pick up the next one or you'll go crazy! It's like crack! I read so many scripts - that's my main literature that I read. When I'm not reading scripts I like to read books about psychology and sociology and non-fiction.

How involved was Suzanne Collins in the making of the film?
She was very involved. It was great actually, as she was in the first audition that I had, which was mildly traumatising. To walk into the room and see the author of the book! She gave me a call when I got the part, saying 'if there's anything you need, here's my cell phone, my home number, my email, just let me know'. She's so sweet and she was on set a bunch. It was great to have her there, as it felt it gave the fans a sense of calm to know they weren't just giving it to Hollywood to make whatever version they want. She was great at making us not feel intimidated, she was aware of it. She knows we are actors who make our own interpretation of it, said she can't wait to see what we do with it. Like, excited to see it move into the next medium. She was on board to make little adjustments to make it the best movie possible. She offered herself up for any questions, but the [character] was all in the books. I've never read a character in my life who I've felt was so much who I am as a person, and stood for the same things I stood for. When I was reading it, I thought how has Suzanne written a book that is who I am. Everything about Peeta I believe in 100%.

If you were entered into the Games, how good would you be at surviving?
I'm a modest person, I swear to God, but I think I'd be really good in The Hunger Games, as I'm a very outdoorsy person. I love the wilderness, I grew up playing in the woods, camping and hiking. I'm fast, I play sports, I've done fighting training - I think I'll be all right! I might have a good chance of survival. My downfall would be the Careers, who are trained to kill. They have a disconnect when it comes to killing people, so that would be my biggest problem. I would try to survive as long as possible without having that face-to-face conflict.

How was the atmosphere on set, with all the fellow tributes?
It was great. One of my favourite things about acting is getting to interact with really cool people. Everyone they cast in the movie I love so much. The tributes were incredible. It was strange to go from a scene where you have to be terrified of them, and then be hey, what's up, high five, let's go get some lunch.

Did fans of the book show up on the set of The Hunger Games?
Lionsgate were so tight when it came to security on location. When we walked from our trailers to set, or to our cars, they built like barricades so people couldn't see the costumes. One time we were in North Carolina, and it was the weekend, and I got into the hotel lobby and there were two girls who had driven nine hours on the chance I would be there. They had a bunch of stuff for me to sign and everything. They have their ways! All that pressure was washed away as soon as I got on set as I started acting, and doing what I loved. When I was in in New York City for the premiere release of the trailer on Good Morning America, one of the fans had made me a hand-knitted scarf, and gave it to me out of nowhere. It was one of the nicest things a fan has ever given me, for free!

Can you remember when you first realised you wanted to be an actor?
I honestly dreaded doing school plays. I hated it so much, not because I had stage fright, but because I thought the subjects were cheesy. They were like 1950s shoo-bop showaddy waddy and it made me mad. One time I was doing a grandparents day show at elementary school when I was probably eight years old. They wanted me to sing these horrible '50s songs, and I was okay, fine I'll just go up there and mouth the words 'watermelon' over and over again and pretend you're singing. So I went up there and mouthed 'watermelon, watermelon, watermelon' all angry and pissed off. Afterwards, my grandmother came up and asked 'were you singing watermelon up there?' I loved entertaining people and my family, but I never wanted to do it in a school play. My first movie was Miracle Dogs for Animal Planet, which was about these dogs who could lick people and heal them. I loved doing it, and thought, if they keep on hiring me, I'll keep on doing this. They have, thankfully.

Read the rest of the article HERE

TOO COOL that Josh mentions DWTC people Mary & Flo meeting Josh during production and Shylah giving him her scarf!!

Source: DIY via @JediShywalker

The Day The Fansites Met on ABC Nightline!!

It will live in infamy: The day the fansites met. It was a glorious day, and one I will not soon forget. Sunday March 11th, 2012. The fansites explored the Hob campground, interviewed campers, took photos with cast, and even met some too! But what happened afterwards was quite interesting indeed. We had a "barbecue" at one of the coolest places, the #CapitolShore. Interestingly enough, Nightline swung by the party! Fast forward to tonight, when Nightline showed a bit on The Hunger Games. It talks about the growing fandom, the fansite "barbecue", and a bit on Emily Ansara Baines, the author of The Unofficial Hunger Games cookbook.

You can watch the whole Nightline episode HERE at the ABCNews website. Skip to the second section of the video.

Check out some screencaps from the episode!

Kimmy from Mockingjay.net

There's Courtney with the headband, AJ, and Tiffany at the table.

WAY more pictures including awesome fansite people, and famous Adam Spunberg and Shylah Addante UNDER THE CUT!

WOW! DWTC's Arianna to Co-Host Livestream of Premiere with Josh Horowitz!

This is incredible news! One of our friends over at DWTC, Arianna gets a golden opportunity! She is going to co-host the MTV livestream of the Hunger Games premiere red carpet with Josh Horowitz! Check it out:

Earlier today, MTV tweeted that it would be livestreaming the Red Carpet premiere for The Hunger Games this Monday:

Well, we are very proud to announce that our own admin, Arianna, will be co-hosting the event alongside MTV’s own Josh Horowitz!
The livestream will run from 5:30 PM PST (8:30 PM EST) through 7:30 PM PST (10:30 EST) and MTV is looking for your input! Tweet your questions for the cast using the twitter hashtag #AskHG or leave Arianna some talking points in the comments below!

Source: DWTC

Arianna, we are so happy for you!

WtoD12's Effie Desktop Wallpaper

I made a desktop wallpaper with the Effie image from the Capitol Couture page and wanted to share it with you all. Click to enlarge.

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Please do not repost anywhere. Comment here or like/reblog the tumblr post if you would like.

Captiol Couture: Welcome To District 12 Receives Something From the Capitol!

Tiffany and I both received these in our mailboxes!

While we were out at the People's Choice Awards, Someone HAND DELIVERED this letter to my address. I didn't even know the postal service still did hand delivered things! Anywho, the letter was addressed to me along with a return address with the Capitol seal. Inside was the single business card shown above for Capitol Couture. We had been wondering what the password was for Capitol Couture and unfortunately, couldn't join in on the recent developments as we were too busy keeping an eye out for Jen, Josh and Liam. (Post on that adventure to be available soon!)

I want to take a moment to impart the quality of this business card. It is top notch quality, and there is even a "Capitol Sanctioned" water mark on the back. TOO COOL! I really have to say that The Capitol PN has done way more than I thought they were going to do with this viral marketing campaign. They have far exceeded expectations and are providing the coolest fan experience I have ever seen. Kudos to you, Lionsgate!

CapitolCouture.PN Password: #lookyourbest

 Okay for the record, I totally tried #lookyourbest as the password when an image pulled from the source code was found. However, maybe The Capitol wasn't anticipating people to see that image that early so it wasn't able to entered. Anyway, onto Capitol Couture. How amazing is this image of Effie? I am really flabbergasted by this image. So beautiful, so outrageous, so.....Capitol! Seeing all this silk fabric reminds me of a moment in Mockingjay when Katniss buries herself in silked fabrics in a closet, I won't say where so as to not spoil anyone. But really if you can't be spoiled, why haven't you finished reading the series? Okay back to the subject. I love this detail, and LOVE the fact that it is a Tumblr site! You see so many different things on Tumblr, and even better we are on Tumblr as well! That is were Welcome to District 12 first started. So if you won't listen to me, at least listen to The Capitol PN! Get on Tumblr!

We can't wait to find out what Capitol Couture holds!

www.capitolcouture.pn

We've also heard that Mayors and Recruiters have gotten cool packages as well! Down With the Capitol made a post about it, so you should check that out HERE

Thank you so much to The Capitol for gracing our mailboxes with these super cool Capitol Couture business cards!

TheCapitolPN: #HeadForTheSquare to Wish Your Tributes Luck On Their Way to the Capitol

Lately, TheCapitolPN twitter has been saying something will happen today. This morning they have directed all of Panem's citizens to their respective district Square page to comment and wish their tributes luck as they depart for the Capitol. Have you commented yet?

The Capitol PN

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Congratulations to Down With The Capitol on being The Hunger Games Fan of the Week!

Click HERE for the interview!!

What's this? Our absolute favorite fan site, Down With The Capitol, is the OFFICIAL Hunger Games Fan of the Week! 

CONGRATULATIONS you guys, you totally deserve it!!! DANCE PARTY!!

Now go celebrate by getting your Haymitch on.