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Photos : Nelson Ascencio shares bts photos from the set of the Hunger Games

Nelson Ascencio who plays Flavius recently shared some great behind the scenes photos from the Hunger Games set on his facebook page.  Check it out!!

You can follow  Nelson on Facebook and Follow him on Twitter

Via : DWTC 

Photos : Hunger Games cast at the Fiction2Film Saturday Night Gala Celebration

Our Hunger Games cast Eric Hennig (Featured extra in the Game center control room ), Nelson Ascensio (Flavius), Kimiko Gelman (Venia), Brooke Bundy (Octavia), Jackie Emerson (Foxface), Amandla Stenberg (Rue) and Dayo Okeniyi (Thresh)  made an appearance at the Fiction2Film Saturday night gala celebration on 6/23/12 where fans were able to interact with the cast members, dance, and just have a GREAT time!!

I have to say all of the cast members were so nice and personable! I even spotted Jackie and Amandla dancing away with fans during the evening!

The Design Team : Nelson Ascensio, Brooke Bundy & Kimiko Gelman at the Fiction2Film Convention

Our design team members Nelson Ascencio (Flavius), Brooke Bundy (Octavia) and Kimiko Gelman (Venia) attended the Fiction2Film Hunger Games convention 6/23/12.  Check out their pics and a summary of our tweets from their fan panel!  These guys are AWESOME!!

1.  Design team is up. Nelson says the horses in the chariot scene emitted some awful smells LOL

2.  Kimiko (Venia) wasn’t sure exactly how she would look till the day of the shoot.
3.  Nelson (Flavius) says took over a week to design his hair style
4.  Kimiko (Venia) says Donald Sutherland didn’t recognize her outside of her costume
5.  Nelson says watching the tribute interviews was a lot of fun
6.  Nelson read the trilogy in a week
7.  Nelson and Kimiko says Lenny Kravitz is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet
8.  Brooke (octavia)says the Hunger Games has opened a lot of doors for her, but still occaisionally babysits :)
9.  Nelson says he is excited to how his character will be incorporated in Mockingjay
10.  Nelson relates the style of Blade Runner to #HungerGames
11.  Brookes favorite part is when the games are about to begin and that’s when it hit her she was in the #HungerGames
12.  Nelson says reaping scene was amazing and Kimiko agrees
13.  The design team will be back for the next movie
14.  Nelson picks Naya Rivera as his Johanna fan casting choice
15.  Kimiko says that the makeup is really hard to take off
16.  Nelson would have loved to be Haymitch Brooke would love to be Annie
17.  Nelson loved Catching Fire and the setting for the arena
18.  Kimiko loved working with Jennifer Lawrence She is so nice and is awesome
19.  Nelson jokes that Jennifer is a terrible driver LOL. Says Josh is a sweetheart
20.  Kimiko said the saddest part of the movie for her was Rues death.
21.  Nelson says seeing hints of the uprising in the movie really touched him 

Meet the Cast: Kimiko Gelman

KIMIKO GELMAN

Born February 20, 1966

Kimiko  will be playing Venia  in The Hunger Games and Catching Fire

Kimiko’s  other recognizable roles: CSI Miami, Rags to RichesAudrey & Dre (video short)

Upcoming projects: Plush

Read news related to Kimiko Gelman  on our site here.

See more about Kimiko Gelman  on her IMDb profile page.

Did you know?

* Kimiko is the granddaughter of American Artist Aaron Gelman

* Kimiko has made a number of appearances on popular tv shows such as The West Wing, Beverly Hills 90210 and Chicago Hope

* Kimiko has acted in various theater productions in the United States

Gallery: ‘The Hunger Games’ Cast

We’ll be doing a weekly introduction to the cast of The Hunger Games. We’ve already done three weeks worth (see Jennifer here and Josh here and Liam here). But in the meantime, we thought you might enjoy this gallery of the cast and who they are playing! It’s a MEGA gallery so get your mouse-clicking finger ready!

Click on Jennifer just below in the red dress and get started. You can arrow left and right through the gallery. Tell us your thoughts on the casting!

Recap of this week’s Highlights – A Must Read!

It’s been a newstastic  week for Hunger Games fans filled with lots of casting news, and pictures.

The biggest news of this  week was the announcement of Lenny Kravitz as our beloved “Cinna”.  Initially, there was  a mixed response to this casting choice, but as time passed by, it appears most of the fans agree that while Lenny is a surprising choice, there is hope that he will surprise us with his performance.

Hunger Games director Gary Ross gave this statement on Lenny Kravitz as Cinna :

Said director Gary Ross of the casting decision, “When I saw Lenny’s work in PRECIOUS I was just knocked out. It was quiet and strong and understated and open hearted; all qualities which define this character. I’m really looking forward to this ride.”

With the announcement  of “Cinna” completed, Lionsgate announced the rest of Katniss’ prep team members by confirming that the role of “Flavius”  will be played by Nelson Ascensio and” Venia”  by Kimiko Gelman !

Nelson Ascencio

Kimiko Gelman

In more casting news, Lionsgate also confirmed the casting of Toby Jones as “Claudius Templesmith” the announcer in the arena’s of the Hunger Games! For you Harry Potter fans out there, you may best know Toby as the voice of “Dobby” the house elf in the Harry Potter movies !

The final casting news this week, was the announcement of the red haired Avox Girl whose name we later come to know is “Lavinia” . She will be played by actress Amber Chaney!!  Based on her appearance alone, Amber looks like a perfect choice!!

In addition to the casting news, this week we got a look at some of the Hunger Games set. Here’s a couple of the pictures that made us excited!

Building with a District 12 sign

A Capitol Train Car?

 

We also learned that the reaping scene was being filmed this week involving hundreds of extras ! This is a pivotal moment in the book and we are looking foward to seeing it  on screen!

 

In celeb sightings we saw great pics of Josh zip lining in  North Carolina, and a peek at a darker haired Liam Hemsworth!

 

In some very exciting news, Lionsgate has confirmed that the current Hunger Games script being used for filming was a direct collaboration between director Gary Ross and author Suzanne Collins. In our opinion , it just doesn’t get any better than that!

Last, we know there were some pictures that came out this week of Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in character on the Hunger Games set. Out of our respect for Lionsgate  and their rights to the images, we did remove them from our site.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and once again THANKS for visiting our site :)

The HG Girl on Fire Team,

Sheila, Angie, Lindsay & Colleen

CASTING NEWS : Meet Our “Flavius & Venia” – Katniss’ Prep Team

May 27, 2011 | No Comments »
Posted by in Kimiko Gelman, Nelson Ascensio

@LionsgateNews just announced they have cast the roles of  Katniss Everdeen’s  prep team members Flavius and Venia.

The role of “Flavius” will be played by Nelson Ascencio , and the role of “Venia” will be played by Kimiko Gelman!

Congratulations Nelson and Kimiko !! We welcome you to the Hunger Games family !

Nelson Ascencio

 

 

Kimiko Gelman

I’m really looking forward to seeing them in character!!

Have I mentioned yet how much I love the diversity of the Hunger Games cast?

Source : @LionsgateNews

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