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Josh Hutcherson is Peeta & Liam Hemsworth is Gale in 'The Hunger Games' movie

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It's official -- Lionsgate announced today that it has cast Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale in The Hunger Games movie.

News came out over the weekend that the two actors were frontrunners for the role, but on Monday Lionsgate confirmed to The Hunger Games Examiner that the casting was official.

Hutcherson and Hemsworth will star opposite Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games, due in theaters on March 23, 2012.

Hutcherson and Hemsworth were not the first choices of many fans (who preferred Hunter Parrish as Peeta and Drew Roy as Gale, in multiple online surveys) -- but Gary Ross and producers at Lionsgate clearly saw something in the audition process that swayed their decision.

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The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins was heavily involved in the audition process for Katniss, and has complete faith in Lawrence. Fans should hope that Collins feels equally strongly about Hutcherson and Hemsworth as Peeta and Gale, respectively.

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It's official! Lionsgate has cast Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale in 'The Hunger Games' movie
It's official! Lionsgate has cast Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth as Gale in 'The Hunger Games' movie
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Sara has a Bachelor of Arts in English and over ten years experience in print, online and TV news. She has a love of all-things Young Adult lit and runs the education-based YA website Novel Novice. She can be reached at here.

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