Burrell, I did read Katniss as basically white, but a little darker than Jennifer Lawrence -- olive-skinned, possibly with some nonwhite heritage. Some Native American blood seemed a strong possibility. But I also read Prim as very fair-skinned, and I think we're meant to assume they have the same father, so it doesn't really bug me that she's cast as white.

It does seem odd, as you point out, that Rue and Thresh might be the only tributes of any race other than white (as far as we've seen, anyway). *That* contradicts my image of the characters and the world of Panem pretty strongly.

I wonder who they'll cast as Finnick? I can't think of any young actors I know who'd be pretty enough for the character. In my head, he looks sort of like Jude Law circa "Talented Mr. Ripley" -- like an impossibly golden god.

It was interesting to see Jude Law and Matt Damon again in "Contagion" and see how they aged. Damon's become sort of stocky and solid, but in a good way, whereas Law became skeevy and squirrely, although that may have just been the roles.

I just watched "The Conspirator" and I think it's a film made for Buffistas in that it's sort of a procedural for West Wing geeks. highly reccommended.

Damon's become sort of stocky and solid, but in a good way, whereas Law became skeevy and squirrely, although that may have just been the roles.

That lines up with their personal lives, too....

And I think we all agree on Ripley-era Jude as Finnick. At least, the two of us do!

Law became skeevy and squirrely, although that may have just been the roles

I don't think he fulfilled his angelic potential, but that's due to not staying blond and also balding. But his Holmes isn't skeevy to me at all. He's delish. I also think he was hot in that Repo Man movie.

I'm currently stuck at Zac Efron or Steven McQueen for Finnck, although Steven's way too young. He's the age of the current tributes.

I'd like to see some Asian tributes. That would be, you know, NICE.

seems like it.

I'm currently stuck at Zac Efron

Oh dear God NO. Finnick is dynamic and super-charismatic. Efron is made of plastic.

I got all confused about Steven McQueen being too young because I was like, "isn't he dead?" I googled him and still don't know who he is. I fail at my second job as a media junkie! (I guess I need to catch up on Vampire Diaries at some point....)

I'd like to see some Asian tributes. That would be, you know, NICE.

Yes, please!

He is Steve McQueen's grandson!

HA! I was just thinking how inconvenient it would be for him to have the same name as one of the biggest movie stars EVER.

I love Jude Law. I just ignore everything about his personal life. Or I cling to Paul Bettany when I really need a blonde.