The Movie: bound to be even more depressing than Mockingjay
A friend of mine linked this article to me, and apparently it is My Job to bring in the movie cynicism around here, so here you go: Casting Katniss: Is Hollywood Whitewashing The Hunger Games?
I don't think it's possible to have enough backlash to stop them from filling all the major roles with Anglos. Even The Last Airbender, based on a series explicitly set in an Asian fantasy world, did exactly that (except the brown-skinned menace on the bad side, so hey, maybe they'll get a black guy to play Snow). Though I'm gonna lay it on the table right now and say I don't care what color eyes the actress they get for Katniss has. So there you go, Hollywood. Feel free to cast a brown-eyed actress. You have my okay. That should make things easier for you.
I find it interesting that they mention a lot of the European editions of the book showcase a very white model for Katniss on the cover, since the US is usually the place that takes all the crap for being full of racists.
I don't think it's possible to have enough backlash to stop them from filling all the major roles with Anglos. Even The Last Airbender, based on a series explicitly set in an Asian fantasy world, did exactly that (except the brown-skinned menace on the bad side, so hey, maybe they'll get a black guy to play Snow). Though I'm gonna lay it on the table right now and say I don't care what color eyes the actress they get for Katniss has. So there you go, Hollywood. Feel free to cast a brown-eyed actress. You have my okay. That should make things easier for you.
I find it interesting that they mention a lot of the European editions of the book showcase a very white model for Katniss on the cover, since the US is usually the place that takes all the crap for being full of racists.