Peeta preparations: Josh Hutcherson goes back to blonde, likely for ‘Catching Fire’ [photos]

By Andrew Sims (@Sims) at 11:45 am, August 2, 2012

It looks like Josh Hutcherson is preparing to slip into the role of Peeta once again for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

The start of shooting for the film has long been rumored to begin this month, and this photographic evidence provides concrete support.

Hutcherson was snapped practicing at LA Live for his 3on3 basketball charity game which benefits Straight But Not Narrow. The game itself will be held tomorrow, August 3.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be released November 22, 2013.

Thanks, Girl on Fire!

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HungaGurl

:O hey there hottie!!!!
http://twitter.com/CassiopeiaDrake Cassie Drake

Ooooh that is a bad bad dye job >_< lol Hopefully they'll touch it up before they actually film. Right now, it just looks like he's bleached his hair. Hopefully they'll dye it a nice golden blonde with tones and shades to make it look more natural.

I remember seeing pics of him before filming really began for THG and being like "omfg what is wrong with his hair???" but it ended up looking really good in the film, so I'm sure this will turn out the same =)
Liderc

Good lord he’s short.
- Kim
  
  To be fair, that tall dude is 6’11″ so anyone standing next to him will look tiny. Josh is average height at 5’7″, not tall at all, but hey I’d still do him.
  - Liderc
    
    Average height? He’s 5′ 5”. And that guy isn’t 6′ 11” lol, he’s 6 foot maybe. Look at him compared to the girl, if he was 6’11 then the girl would be easily 6 foot.
    - Kim
      
      LOL. That tall guy is UFC fighter Stephen Struve and he is listed at 6’11″. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Struve
      The female reporter took her heels off at the end of the interview and she was at least a couple of inches shorter than Josh. Josh and Jennifer Lawrence are the same height when she doesn’t wear her heels and she’s listed at around 5’7″, so I believe that Josh really is 5’7″ and he’s said it in his interview this morning also.
      - Liderc
        
        Did you just quote from wiki? lol
        
        Hutcherson is 5.5. I’m not a “shortophobe,” it’s called pointing out facts.
      - Kim
        
        LOL. Fair enough. Here’s Stephen Struve’s bio at the official UFC site. http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Stefan-Struve/
        
        It just cracks me up that people act like Josh is 4 ft tall and it’s not like it’s something you can change about yourself. I’m only 5’1″ myself and I get all the short jokes and it sucks but whatever.
    - Kim
      
      This amuses me because Josh clearly doesn’t let his height bother him, but it surely does bother shortophobes. I personally think he’s adorable at that height.
d3erudite

I am so excited for them to start filming ! I’ve already sent in photos to try to be an extra and if that doesn’t work out I’m just going to camp out near the set.
- Jasmine-dixon
  
  that’s awesome!!! where did you send emails too?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1534802836 Kaley Eidson

They look like the ATT bars
guest

i think he’s so much hotter as a blonde
- Glaciusx
  
  Amen to that!!
Rhiannon

Josh just said on the radio with Ryan Seacrest that filming begins in Atlanta in 2 weeks. :O
Goodfellow408

Who’s the tall guy? He should be Finnick haha
Me

“Likely” for Catching Fire? Some of these titles are hilarious.
- http://www.facebook.com/gregory.allen.porter Greg Porter
  
  In what way?
  - Me
    
    You can detect the sarcasm in some of them. Or maybe that’s just my nature. Idk.
Mely

Omg, i just looked at the second picture and though “dat ass”
- peetaluvr
  
  Haha! Me too! Me too!
http://twitter.com/altonium Alton de Jesus

That other guy is ridiculously tall. Josh looks good as a blonde.
Glaciusx

DAT ASS.

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