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In a new discussion ofHEADLINESTitled “Actors to Actors”, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks reunited to discuss their shared history on THE HUNGER GAMES, and their ongoing roles in I LOVE LA and MINIATURE WIFE, respectively. The two also offer insight into sudden fame, the power of love in their shows, the creative processes of acting and directing, and more.
Hutcherson and Banks during their “The Hunger Games”:
Banks: My first memories of “The Hunger Games” – I remember seeing you in the first few days, but then I left and came back, because you went into the forest.
Hutcherson: Yeah, they were drawing me on rocks and in the wild.
Banks: I remember coming back, and you guys were a gang of young people.
Hutcherson: I was 19 years old. I didn’t go to college, so my college was shooting those movies and I grew up with them. It’s very old.
Banks: I felt like your aunt. I was everybody’s aunt. And then I got really relaxed in the second one, because there were a lot of old people my age.
Hutcherson and Banks on Hutcherson claim credit:
Hutcherson: It was crazy. It was such a great machine, and it was a formative moment in my life. We all went through many changes together. We depend on each other, we are strong. It was really scary. I’m from a small town in Kentucky. I started acting at a young age because I liked the idea of making films. Fame was never on my radar – and I was thrown into that world in a big way. It was a lot.
Banks: It was like watching a supernova take off.
Hutcherson: I resented you for a long time, because I didn’t want that kind of attention.
Banks: There is a big influx in your life.
Hutcherson: So I was mad at my shoulder about it. Over the years, I have come to appreciate you more.
Hutcherson and Banks on Hutcherson landing his “straight man” role in “I Love LA”:
Banks: So you’re here to talk about this new role in “I Love LA” Rachel Sennott, who we both know – it’s from her brain. You play the straight man of the group, a stable and solid presence among the kook-a-doo crew, don’t you?
Hutcherson: It’s a dynamic that I’ve experienced many times. I was attracted to the crazy. I have always been there. But I personally tend to be more down to earth vibes. For a show that provides a direct snapshot of a world that most people don’t touch, having a specific character for the audience’s sounding board is important.
Hutcherson and Banks on Banks play a woman who was distraught and alone on set:
Hutcherson: In “The Miniature Wife,” I find the dynamic relationship you have very interesting. I have always seen you play very strong characters. Being cut down by this man – I wonder how that felt for you.
Banks: I loved the dynamic. It was as if we were going to use this metaphor to talk about big issues. I felt that it was very relatable, this idea of being made to feel small. I thought it was going to be comedy and really fun. My husband likes to say that this was the least mentally prepared I’ve ever been for a job because I didn’t quite understand how I was going to be alone when I was six inches tall. I had my own stage. I had a whole green box.
Hutcherson: That’s amazing.
Banks: I had a doll, and I was alone. I had never been with Matthew. There was danger.
Banks with information and guidance benefits:
That’s a good start. I think it makes you a very patient actor, because you understand everything. I really enjoy the days when I don’t have to answer a lot of questions and I can just take care of the character I’m there to play that day. I don’t have to worry about choreography and camera angles. But I like to be surprised by something. I like to cooperate. I love solving problems. I hope to do more with it. I think I will.
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