Josh Hutcherson does not crave the sort of fame that came with “The Hunger Games”.
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Hutcherson, 27, was only 19-years-old when the original film in the franchise premiered. He reached immediate stardom alongside fellow young actors Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Hutcherson has learned a lot since then about what he wants as an actor.
“It was worlds apart from anything I have ever experienced. It’s like a double-edged sword,” he said of the “The Hunger Games” fame. “Obviously the benefit of having more projects come your way is great. But when I set out to become an actor at 8, being famous and being recognized was not on my radar. I just wanted to make movies.”
“That naiveté followed me until ‘The Hunger Games’ slapped me in the face. It’s hard for anybody to digest, especially being a kid from Kentucky,” Hutcherson adds. “It made me realize the kind of actor I wanted to be. The idea of doing big, big projects that make you even more well-known doesn’t sound as appetizing. If that opportunity came up again, I would have to think about it more.”
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Hutcherson most recently starred alongside Suki Waterhouse in “Burn” and with James Franco, Courtney Love, Giancarlo Esposito and Ashton Kutcher in the unreleased indie drama “The Long Home”.
