Zoe Aggeliki In Talks To Play Johanna Mason In ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
One of the big new characters in theHunger GamessequelCatching Fireis Johanna Mason, and for the past few weeks we’ve seen quite a list of actresses who have been considered for the role. HugeHunger GamesfanKristen Bellwanted the gig, but actresses likeMia Wasikowska,Jena Malone, and model/actressZoe Aggelikiwere the ones whoseemed to have the best chance of getting the job.
And now Aggeliki is in talks for the role.
Deadlinesays that, as we knew, the choice was coming down to a decision between Malone and Aggeliki, and that the latter is in “the most serious talks” after both women auditioned forCatching FiredirectorFrancis Lawrence. This would mark the second big role that Lawrence has cast, as he also smartly chosePhilip Seymour Hoffmanto play Plutarch Heavensbee.
And while Aggeliki may seem new to some audiences, she has already shot a role inR.I.P.D., which features Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges as dead/supernatural law enforcers, and she is also set for a part inPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
Because Angie knows far more than I do aboutCatching Fire, I’llquote heron the role that Johanna plays in the story:
Johanna is a former Hunger Games victor who’s a few years older than Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). Crafty and fierce, Johanna won in her year by feigning weakness so her competitors would underestimate her. The character develops a prickly relationship with Katniss, but the two eventually come to respect each other on some level.
While we’re on the subject ofCatching Fire, starJennifer Lawrencerecently saidthat Lawrence “isn’t trying to reinvent anything” as he takes over the series, and also explained,
The new movie will be very real, which is what I’m excited about. I really like his take, which is a lot of what I liked in Gary Ross. It’s the realistic grasp of the story instead of all the details of the imaginary things.
