When it comes to big franchises like The Hunger Games movies, it’s always fun to dive into what other big names auditioned for key roles and what could have been. Jennifer Lawrence obviously was chosen for the role of Katniss Everdeen in the YA movies, but tons of other young actors were in the mix. Cheaper By The Dozen and Step Up Alyson Stoner has just shared their grueling experience auditioning for the role when they were 17, and it highlights some issues the former child actor faced.
Stoner has a memoir coming out next week called Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything, where they recall being a Hollywood actor since the age of six. In an excerpt that was released (via Vanity Fair), Stoner recalled that time they tried hard to win the role of Katniss. As Stoner writes:
