Katniss is on the cover of the March issue of UK magazine TotalFilm, which hits newsstands today and is also available on iTunes. TotalFilm is also going interactive for the first time with this issue, allowing you to place yourself on the fiery cover of the magazine if you buy the online version through their Blippar app.

Get a preview of the interactive issue here. In the meantime, here’s a short quote from Jennifer Lawrence:

And just how gory is The Hunger Games (which has narrative similarities to Battle Royale and The Running Man) actually going to be?

Lawrence confirmed: “There’s blood, death, stabbing, spears and arrows going into people, but you can have the impact of violence without being gory.”

In a new interview with Lenny Kravitz, Rolling Stone revealed a new image of Cinna and Katniss in the launch room. This is no doubt that point when Katniss says they stop speaking to each other and they simply wait. Goosebumps!!!

Kravitz took the role after meeting with director Gary Ross (Pleasantville) and reading the first book of the best-selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins. “I thought it was really good storytelling,“ Kravitz says. “I’m very much into stories. The character was interesting. I like Gary’s previous work. And I said, Yeah, let’s go.”

In The Hunger Games, his character creates a series of striking outfits for the young warrior, which isn’t exactly a stretch for the stylish rocker. “He’s very streamlined, he’s very quiet,” Kravitz says of Cinna. “He knows what he’s doing. He’s confident. He’s got a big heart. I just liked the way he moved – very smooth.”

As a musician, Kravitz is used to being in total control of his work – writing, performing and producing – and that control reflects on him as an artist. “It’s about me, as it should be,” he says. “But in this case, it’s got nothing to do with me. It’s about a director’s vision, a character, and I really like that.”

Here are more images from the upcoming March issue of Empire Magazine, which shows a fiery page with Katniss’ character poster pose and another of her standing by the fence. See new photos of the named tributes below the cut!
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Allure Magazine, which boasts quite a few Hunger Games fans on staff, has examined Katniss’ Opening Ceremonies look and talked with The Hunger Games makeup artist Ve Neill on you can accomplish the same look on your own. (though it seems we’re all still in the dark about her hair!)

Eyes: Neill used M.A.C. Eyeshadow in Orange to create the flare in the outer corners before lining her eyes in black cream liner. She added Urban Decay False Lashes in Lure for extra intensity. “The more makeup you put on a beautiful woman, the more exotic and mature she looks,” said Neill. “We wanted to keep her looking really youthful.”

Cheeks: Neill drew attention to her “beautiful, heart-shaped face” by highlighting her cheekbones with M.A.C. Lustre Drops in Sunrush (a liquid gold highlighter).

Lips: Those lips (which spend the last half of the Games kissing Peeta) were amped up with L’Oréal Infallible Lipgloss in Fiery (a bronzey pink). “We wanted it to be clean, crisp beauty with touches of color,” Neill said.

Lionsgate has uploaded the three latest images in high resolution to their press page, which includes a “new” old one of Katniss and Caesar Flickerman after her interview! You can download the 300 dpi version here.

Lionsgate has released a hi-res, non-watermarked version of the still Entertainment Weekly revealed last week of Katniss, Peeta, and Cinna before the opening ceremonies!

Check out this really awesome new image of Katniss, Haymitch, and Effie (in her green wig!!) watching what’s either the recap of the chariot scene or the announcement of their training session scores. There’s a whole lot going on in this image, so let’s break it down!

• This is a much better look at what we now know is the training center room where they watch TV events and meet for strategy.
• A new outfit and wig for Effie, with a very poofy shoulder area of a bright aqua blouse with matching miniskirt.
• We see a bit of Haymitch’s attitude in the way he’s “sitting” with a drink on his belly, watching with a mixed look of concern, hostility, and nonchalance.
• Katniss is curled up and looking up at the TV with anxiety.
• Peeta’s legs! Ooh la la! (kidding)
• Two light blue drinks sit on top of the counter. What could they be?! I should start looking into this for Fictional Food!
• An odd glass (?) decoration can be seen behind them. Just part of the room?

Lionsgate has released the hi resolution version of the photo of Katniss and Peeta in the Capitol Training Center! Download the 300 dpi image here.

Thanks to our reader Kati for sending us this photo of the really cool 2012 movie gift card she received for Harkins Theatres!