Have you heard of Josh Hutcherson? Maybe you have but with a different name. Maybe you know him as ‘Peeta,’ or ‘The boy with the bread.’ Josh Hutcherson, the 20 year old actor was born on October 12, 1992; he was born and raised in Union, Kentucky. At the age of 9, he started acting through a local agency in Kentucky, and his parents let him go to California and try for one year, then his career took off from there.

    When he went to California, he appeared on several shows, like ‘Becoming Glen,’ ‘House Blend,’ and several more. After appearing on shows, he started getting roles for movies. He appears in many kids’ movies, like ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’, ‘Journey to the Mysterious Island,’ ‘Bridge to Terabithia,’ ‘The Hunger Games’, and many more. Many people think he is a good actor, like Vanessa Pineda (8), She said, “I like Josh Hutcherson because he is cute and a good actor.” So far, he has had a very successful career, hopefully he keeps doing a great job, and hopefully we can see him in many other movies.

Have you heard the news? ‘Catching Fire started filming this September 2012, in Atlanta. But unfortunately we have to wait until November 22, 2013, which is when the movie comes out on theaters.

   What is ‘Catching Fire’ about? It tells the story of a 16 year old girl, Katniss Everdeen, and how she fights to the death in the 75^th annual Hunger Games. The main characters of the movie are, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Finick Odair, and Johanna Mason. Katniss will be played by Jennifer Lawrence, Peeta will be played by Josh Hutcherson, Finick will be played by Sam Claflin, and Johanna will be played by Jena Malone, so be ready! A lot of people can’t wait to watch the movie, like Samantha Zarate (8), she said, “ I am excited to watch ‘Catching Fire’ because the first movie left me wanting more and I love the characters, so I am excited for ‘Catching Fire’.” Some people are excited, but they are really disappointed because it comes out until 2013. Jacely Garcia (grade) said, “I am disappointed because catching fire comes out until 2013. We have to wait more and after the first movie you want to see more.”

   Be ready, mark your calendars, and may the odds be ever in your favor!