There is a moment in just about every workday when we come across something sexy, gratuitous and completely pointless that we wish we could post but don’t under the auspices of there being nothing lesbian about it and often there being no redeeming value. Well, we at SheWired have made an executive decision to just throw any of our pseudo-feminist caution to the wind and to just post our fave shot of the day, whether it be sexy, salacious, or just because…
As anticipation for the film adaptation of the hit book The Hunger Games continues to rise, EWreleases this striking cover featuring up and coming star Jennifer Lawrence in character for the lead role, Katniss Everdeen.
Spoiler alert: She's one smokin' broad with a bow and arrow.
In the cover feature, Entertainment Weekly reports Lawrence hesitated to assume the iconic role. “I knew that as soon as I said yes, my life would change,” she says. “And I walked around an entire day thinking ‘It’s not too late, I could still go back and do indies, I haven’t said yes yet, it’s not too late.’”
Ultimately, she couldn’t resist: “I love this story and if I had said no, I would regret it every day.” She already gained author Suzanne Collins’ seal of approval. Once Lawrence locked in, Collins called to tell her, “I feel like when you said yes, the world got lifted off my shoulders.”
The young Winter’s Bone and X-Men: First Class isn’t the only draw for lesbian fans of the popular Hunger Games series. The effervescent and hilarious Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Effie Trinket, and IMDB describes her character as: “Effie escorts the tributes from District 12 to the capital for training and media interviews and then to the games. She's fashion-forward and likes wearing wigs, even bubble-gum pink ones. At first, she detests her job, doing her best to be promoted to a better, richer district. But as time goes by, Effie gets attached to her District 12 acquaintances.”
Here's a bonus shot of Banks!
For more on The Hunger Games, including photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and a guide to the film’s other characters, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands May 20.
