Exclusive Interview with Tara Macken of The Hunger Games
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby
The hot new movie this spring is Hunger Games, which opens today in theaters everywhere. The film is based on the first book in a series, written by Suzanne Collins. The film is set in the future in the country of Panem where the Capitol chooses a boy and girl as representatives from each of twelve districts to fight to the death on live television.
The tribute girl of District 4 is played by Tara Macken, who is both an actress and stunt performer. She has worked on projects such as Sons of Anarchy, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and more recently the movie In Time. She also has stunt work in the upcoming films Battleship and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, to name a few.
Macken recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview.
Interview by Jamie Ruby
Written by Jamie Ruby
The hot new movie this spring is Hunger Games, which opens today in theaters everywhere. The film is based on the first book in a series, written by Suzanne Collins. The film is set in the future in the country of Panem where the Capitol chooses a boy and girl as representatives from each of twelve districts to fight to the death on live television.The tribute girl of District 4 is played by Tara Macken, who is both an actress and stunt performer. She has worked on projects such as Sons of Anarchy, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and more recently the movie In Time. She also has stunt work in the upcoming films Battleship and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, to name a few.
Macken recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview.
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By Karen Moul
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