Earlier today, MTV sat down and chatted with singer Taylor Swift, who talked about her love of The Hunger Games, and what it was like to write two songs on the soundtrack.  She also premiered the music video for her lead single (featuring The Civil Wars) from the film, “Safe and Sound” (I added some stills from the video below, since I think they’re quite pretty)!
You can watch all 11 of the MTV First videos HERE!

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We have been challenged to pick a ‘fictional spouse’ for Valentine’s Day, by Krystal, and I can’t tell you how fun it was to narrow this down!  I have always has a hard time picking just one, so I have a long list of guys from my favorite books that I think could be potential hubbies!  Make sure to answer the questions too, in our comments sections below!
Who is your fictional hubby?
To get an extended explanation, please see the video…
 

 
Mr. Darcy ~ Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Ron Weasley ~ …

 
Taylor Swift just Tweeted about her upcoming song on The Hunger Games soundtrack, a track called “Safe & Sound,” featuring The Civil Wars.  You can download the song right now over on iTunes!
What do you think of the new song?  Where do you think it might fit in the movie itself?

Eight new posters featuring the characters from The Hunger Games have been unveiled on various websites, but you can view them all in one place over at Hypable.com!
(There is in fact a Peeta poster, but since I’m unashamedly Team Gale, I chose not to feature it.  Mwahaha!)

What do you think of the new posters?  Are the characters coming to life in the way you had hoped?

The LA Times “24 Frames” blog interviewed Woody Harrelson regarding his role in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hunger Games:
When it comes to Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,” few characters are as darkly comic as Haymitch Abernathy, the jaded, seen-too-much type who once won the macabre “hunger games” competition and reluctantly guides Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in their own bid for survival.
There are several ways to go with a wizened mentor: You could play washed-up for drama or for laughs. Woody Harrelson, who incarnates Abernathy in Gary Ross’ …

Lionsgate Publicity announced today that filming on the first Hunger Games movie had wrapped. Here’s the press release which also includes a short update on the Hunger Games set visit contest:

THE HUNGER GAMES IS A WRAP
Close Of Principal Photography Confirmed
SANTA MONICA, CA(September 15, 2011) – LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, today announced the close of principal photography on the highly anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ runaway bestselling novel The Hunger Games.   Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012.  The film is the first in a series that …

In this first video from MTV, Hunger Games director Gary Ross gives full commentary on the just-released teaser trailer (he also teases us a bit about things like the mutts, and Stanley Tucci’s Caesar Flickman performance!):

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Here Gary answers questions about the film’s score and highly-anticipated scenes:

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Also, Mockingjay.net has the scoop on 13 District Facebook pages that have popped up along with info on how you can download a clip of the “Mockingjay Call” heard at the end of the trailer.

The teaser trailer debuted tonight during the MTV Video Music Awards:

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What do you think of the trailer?

The Hunger Games movie Facebook page has just posted two new stills!

 
What do you think of these photos?!

EW.com has just posted a sneak peek at their upcoming cover, which features the first look at Gale and Peeta from The HungerGames.  The magazine, which will feature more cast images from the film, hits stands this Friday.

What do you think of the new Peeta and Gale?
We sat down wth Josh Hutcherson, the 18-year-old actor whom director Gary Ross fought hard to cast as the deeply decent Peeta Mellark, at a cozy diner in Asheville, N.C., where The Hunger Games shoot was mid-way through filming. His hair was dyed blonde; his newly …