‘I wouldn’t have signed if I’d known’: Hunger Games star regrets starring in saga

The Hunger Games launched the careers of Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. But one of the downsides was the constant presence of paparazzi on every street corner, paparazzi who followed them for years. And one of them was so offended by the invasion of privacy that he regretted taking part in films…

before Hunger games, Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta Mellark in the series of films inspired by the Susan Collins novels, has had several notable film roles, most notably The Terabithian Mystery and Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser. But it was the dystopian science fiction drama that made him known to the general public.

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Celebrity and privacy

In 2012, the huge success of the first Hunger games, which grossed $694.3 million at the worldwide box office, was a mixed blessing for the cast. The three stars of the film then became real celebrities, and the number of paparazzi multiplied as quickly as the film brought them to the fore: in other words, goodbye to private life.

The second part, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was to be released the following year. Josh Hutcherson He openly talks about this topic in an interview with Daily News.

There are times when people wait outside your house for you to leave and follow you wherever you go and then follow you back home. I would not have agreed to all of this if I had known that an American would be deprived of his freedom.

If his notoriety didn’t improve with the success of the three other films in the franchise released between 2013 and 2015, the paparazzi seem to have calmed down since then. Thus, the actor continued his little journey, and we recently managed to find him opposite Morgan Freeman in 57 Seconds, the next starring role in the adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s.

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Saga Hunger gamesIt recently made a comeback last November with the release of its prequel, Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Serpent and the Songbird, also adapted from the novel. Susan Collins. including this last part, Hunger games It is now the 20th highest-grossing film franchise of all time, grossing over $3.29 billion worldwide.

The original Hunger Games saga can still be seen streaming on Prime Video. The Hunger Games prequel: The Ballad of the Snake and the Bird is back in theaters.