Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth to Costar in ‘The Hunger Games’

Hutcherson is cast in the role of Peeta Mellark; Hemsworth to play Gale Hawthorne.

Lionsgate announced that actor Josh Hutcherson has been cast in the role of Peeta Mellark, with Liam Hemsworth  joining the film in the role of Gale Hawthorne in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel, The Hunger Games. 

  Both actors will star opposite Jennifer Lawrence, who it was recently announced will play heroine Katniss Everdeen. 

Source: The Hollywood Reporter