We both [with Suzanne Collins ] felt strongly that you wouldn't want to age up the characters, no matter the age of the actors playing the roles. They should be playing the age that they are in the [Hunger Games] books. It would let people off the hook, if you said, "Well, instead of 12 to 18, why don't you make them 18 to 25 or 16 to 21?" If you don't stay true to the horror of the fact that they are 12 to 18, you're not doing justice to the book.
[On the racial backlash about Hunger Games casting]: "People should have ignored the five racist idiots. - Nina Jacobson
[On the racial backlash about Hunger Games casting]: "People should have ignored the five racist idiots.
- Nina Jacobson
I think that one of the greatest perspectives that I have, from being a buyer for my whole career until I became a producer, is that I have a pretty … - Nina Jacobson
I think that one of the greatest perspectives that I have, from being a buyer for my whole career until I became a producer, is that I have a pretty …
Ultimately, I am very filmmaker oriented, as a producer. - Nina Jacobson
Ultimately, I am very filmmaker oriented, as a producer.
It's an exciting time, when you can make your movie on a cellphone. If it's good, it WILL get noticed. - Nina Jacobson
It's an exciting time, when you can make your movie on a cellphone. If it's good, it WILL get noticed.
I was focused on The Hunger Games movie with my director, with the studio, and with the cast and crew. We all just focused on making the best possibl… - Nina Jacobson
I was focused on The Hunger Games movie with my director, with the studio, and with the cast and crew. We all just focused on making the best possibl…
We didn't want to dilute or soften the material because that would really be irresponsible, in its own way. The [Hunger Games] books are very intense… - Nina Jacobson
We didn't want to dilute or soften the material because that would really be irresponsible, in its own way. The [Hunger Games] books are very intense…
The most powerful decision-making part of the audience is women. Boys have a lot of impact on the industry, but it's often women who impact what stor… - Nina Jacobson
The most powerful decision-making part of the audience is women. Boys have a lot of impact on the industry, but it's often women who impact what stor…
[On The Hunger Games success]: "It hit on the zeitgeist of the disparity b/w the haves and have nots. - Nina Jacobson
[On The Hunger Games success]: "It hit on the zeitgeist of the disparity b/w the haves and have nots.
I can't imagine Hunger Games, even with its very popular books, being nearly a success that it's been without Jen Lawrence being the perfect person t… - Nina Jacobson
I can't imagine Hunger Games, even with its very popular books, being nearly a success that it's been without Jen Lawrence being the perfect person t…
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