9. To organize for the physically demanding role, Lawrence underwent various workout methods.
“It’s a lot of training however the training’s actually really fun,” she told MTV News. “I’ve done archery for about six weeks, and mountaineering, tree climbing, combat, running and vaulting. But in addition yoga and things like that, to remain catlike.”
10. Lawrence had an accident on the last day of her six-week training program, hitting a wall during an exercise that just about delayed production.
“I ran at it and my foot didn’t go up, so I caught the wall with my stomach,” Lawrence revealed to The Hollywood Reporter. “My trainer thought I had burst my spleen. I needed to get a CAT scan and go right into a tube where they put this fiery liquid in your body.” Fortunately, nothing was broken and a bruised Lawrence was in a position to proceed.
11. Hutcherson also trained extensively prior to filming, telling Collider in 2012, “I’d never really done that for a movie. I placed on about 15 kilos of muscle, in order that was a number of eating chicken, and a really high protein, low carb weight loss plan.”
12. As for Hemsworth, he revealed his older brother, Thor‘s Chris Hemsworth, offered him some surprising advice to prep for the movie.
“My brother texted me before shooting and told me to shed weight,” Hemsworth revealed to The Hollywood Reporter. “He said, ‘It’s called The Hunger Games, not The Eating Games!'”