Amandla Stenberg was named for the Zulu word for “power,” and she’ll get a chance to translate that into her performance as Rue, the District 11 tribute in The Hunger Games in just a few short months. The petite actress recently did a lengthy interview with Publishers Weekly about her role, her history with Suzanne Collins’ books, and summer reading.
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The 13-year-old doesn’t have many credits to her name but will likely be getting tons of attention after the film is released. PW’s Karen Springen, a friend of Amandla’s mother, conducted the interview. She told Springen she first read the original book two years ago when she was in sixth grade and finished it in two nights.
The 4’9 actress said violence is not really a big part of the book/film, “It’s about survival. It’s a warning to the world to not become so desperate and barbaric.”
Incredibly intelligent words from Stenberg, who happens to be a voracious reader. She says she’s anticipating the film’s release just like we are since she hasn’t seen the finished product yet. Though, from what she’s filmed and seen, she is positive fans will be very pleased
I, for one, can’t wait to see her performance. If this interview is any indication, she’s going to be superb.
(via Publishers Weekly)
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Published: Jan 20, 2012 02:45 pm