Tag: Hunger Games

Before you go all rooting for kindhearted Katniss, consider this: We have our own district tribute in the fight with Atlanta native Stephanie Leigh Schlund, who plays Cashmere. And she’s not just any tribute: She’s from the beautiful, bloodthirsty District One, where career tributes are hardened from birth for vicious war.

Well, here’s one way to get preteens interested in history. Lure them with visions of Katniss and Peeta. The Atlanta History Center’s Capitol Tour Experience showcases the historic Swan House, one of several Atlanta locations in Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second movie in the futuristic (ironic, right?) fantasy series.

If you’ve seen Dayo Okeniyi’s turn as beyond-buff Thresh in last year’s adaptation of The Hunger Games, you won’t be surprised that, when I ask if he’ll split an order of dumplings at RA Sushi in Midtown, he asks if they’re steamed.

The good news? Thanks to Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram, the source of that high-pitched shrieking heard this week throughout West Midtown has finally been identified. Actors Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth (Oh. My. God. So Gorgeous!!), who are here currently shooting "Catching Fire," the second "Hunger Games" blockbuster, were spotted by a young fan taking in a screening of their "Hunger Games" co-star Woody Harrelson's edgy new dark comedy "Seven Psychopaths" at Atlantic Station's Regal Stadium 16. The ever-gracious actors happily posed for a photo with "Hunger Games" fan Rebecca Foust outside the theater. She later became the coolest kid in her Twitter-sphere when she shared the photo on Twitter (photo by @rebeccaaaf at right) and Atlantic Station borrowed it for the retail/residential center's Instagram account.