Jennifer Lawrence and Lenny HUNGER GAMES – Two Heads Are Better

A new Hunger Games pic!  Lenny Kravitz gives you another reason to watch the up coming film The Hunger Games. Kravitz has long dominated the musical scene but he is no stranger to the stage. Kravitz admitted to being an actor as a boy but once he discovered music, he left the acting life to focus on his musical career, giving himself over to a life of rock and roll. Kravitz was never tempted to take any movie roles offered to him during his 22 years of making music until he accepted the role of Nurse John in the 2009 feature-film Precious. Now, Kravitz will be seen alongside Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptation of the hugely popular novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

The book takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem. The yearly highlight in this world is the Hunger Games which is a bloodthirsty reality TV show. Twenty-four teenagers chosen by lottery (one boy and one girl from each District) fight each other in in an arena specially built for the event in an unidentified location that changes on an annual basis. The winner gets a life of ease; the losers get death.

In this story we are introduced to sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) who is the central character throughout the book. Katniss takes the place of her younger sister in the Hunger Games when her name is called from the lottery.  According to Rolling Stone, Kravitz plays Cinna, stylist and confidant to the rebellious Katniss. Creating the outfits for Katniss wasn’t much of a stretch for Kravitz who, like the character, is always dressed with the latest fashions, as shown in the newly release photo (above).   “He’s very streamlined, he’s very quiet. He knows what he’s doing. He’s confident. He’s got a big heart. I just liked the way he moved – very smooth” Kravitz says of Cinna.

He took the role after reading the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy and after meeting with director Gary Ross (Pleasantville). “I thought it was really good storytelling,“ Kravitz says. “I’m very much into stories. The character was interesting. I like Gary’s previous work. And I said, Yeah, let’s go.”

Finding the character of Cinna interesting played a major role in winning over Kravitz. After passing on the chance to be in several feature-films, Kravitz had this to say, “I just didn’t find the roles very interesting – a lot of clichéd type of stuff and really obvious things. I didn’t want to make films because I can. There’s no point in that.”

After completing The Hunger Games, Kravitz will be returning to the recording studio to finish his next album Negrophilia. He continues to keep music at the forefront of his career, however, we should be looking for him in future films as he now considers himself a working actor.

The Hunger Games opens on March 23.