Entertainment Weekly magazine, which this week features Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, is reporting that Games will be filmed in the town of Hildebran, North Carolina. So, if you are a diehard Hunger Games fan, you might want to get your buns over to NC to [...]
Entertainment Weekly magazine, which this week features Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in the big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, is reporting that Games will be filmed in the town of Hildebran, North Carolina. So, if you are a diehard Hunger Games fan, you might want to get your buns over to NC to check out some of the action. Read on for all the known deets about the Hunger Games set as they are known to EW mag.
According to local officials, the small town (its population is less than 2,000) is being transformed into the country of Panem for the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. While Lionsgate won’t confirm that Hildebran is, in fact, one of the locations for Hunger Games, there does appear to be evidence (including a casting call sent to residents) that production is getting underway there. Ella Caudle, Hildebran’s town clerk, tells EW that the town had been scouted as a filming location for the movie earlier this month and that a portion of Henry River Road, a main artery in the area, was scheduled to be closed down from May 18 until May 26 for shooting. Sharon McBrayer, a writer who penned an article about the movie coming to her town for Hildebran’s local paper, the Hickory Daily Record, tells EW that shooting of Hunger Games is supposedly taking place in an abandoned village in the area called Henry Mill River Village. While McBrayer notes that no one from the cast or crew has yet been spotted, she did say that security guards are at the site. Not a bad idea, considering that residents have already showed up to see if they could catch a glimpse of Hunger Games stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, and Liam Hemsworth. (EW contacted the Burke County Sheriff’s office, who said they were not at liberty to speak to speak about Hunger Games filming in the area). But what exactly are fans of the Hunger Games books looking at in Hildebran? Could Henry River Mill Village be the location for District 12? … McBrayer told EW, “People are saying it seems to be a perfect site for District 12.” In fact, on the HRMV Facebook page, fans have also said that a “pastry sign” was seen on a village storefront, where a tree was also placed. (Mr. Mellark’s shop, perhaps?) … most residents and members of Town Hall in Hildebran seem to be looking forward to the affiliation with Hunger Games and how it could benefit the area. Donna Teasley, a consumer horticultural agent working with the Hildebran Farmer’s Market (which will be open during Hunger Games filming) said, “People will put up with a closed road if it means increased spending in the area.” In fact, the effect is already starting to be felt: Sunny O’Connell, a manager at the Barnes & Noble in Hickory, N.C. (a town about five miles outside of Hildebran), said she’s noticed “a steady increase” in sales of the dystopian series. And while Teasley notes that the area hasn’t completely turned into a busy Hollywood hub just yet (“It’s been low key so far… nobody knows what to expect”), most residents are “curious and excited” about the movie. Join the club.
OMG … I love this! Based on what is reported here, it sounds like Hildebran is a great place for District 12. Just reading the descriptions, I can totally envision how the set might look. It remains to be seen if we will get to see anything substantial from the set if and when filming begins there but … it’s gonna be fun keepin’ an eye out. The Hunger Games is gonna be HUGE … just you wait and see :D
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