Josh Hutcherson 'resented' Hunger Games fame
Hutcherson said he felt unprepared for sudden success and later faced rejection after the first three films, as the franchise prepares its sixth installment.
- Actor Josh Hutcherson recently revealed he initially felt "resentful" toward the massive fame accompanying his role in The Hunger Games, explaining that the attention was "never on my radar."
- Cast as Peeta Mellark at 19, Hutcherson became a global star when the 2012 film adaptation of The Hunger Games became a pop-culture phenomenon, following his previous work in Zathura and The Kids Are All Right.
- After the franchise, Hutcherson experienced his first taste of professional rejection around age 25, struggling to secure new roles and describing a period of "disappointment, failure, rejection."
- With years of perspective, Hutcherson has grown to appreciate the experience, viewing the film sets as his equivalent to college and telling former co-star Elizabeth Banks the cast "leaned on each other, hard-core."
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in November; Hutcherson called the new book "amazing," noting the series remains relevant to authoritarian governments and youth education.
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'I Didn't Want That Kind of Attention': Josh Hutcherson Admits He Was 'Angry' Over 'Hunger Games' Fame
Josh Hutcherson recently revealed that he initially felt 'resentful' toward the fame that came with starring in The Hunger Games franchise. Hutcherson began acting at a young age, starring in popular films like Little Manhattan and Zathura: A Space Adventure, before landing the career-defining role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games. Released in 2012, the first film became a pop-culture phenomenon and launched Hutcherson, alongside Jennifer La…
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The Independent (US)Josh Hutcherson explains why he felt ‘angry’ about Hunger Games fame
The American actor shot to global prominence alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in the 2012 film
Josh Hutcherson Reveals He Was 'Resentful' of 'Hunger Games' Fame
Getty Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks are opening up about their The Hunger Games experience. The co-stars reunited in a new conversation for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” issue and spoke about their global hit franchise, as well as their latest roles in projects like I Love LA and The Miniature Wife. The two also addressed the fame they received from appearing in their hit franchise, romance on their TV shows, the creative process, and much …
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