Hunger Games Casting

Speaking as a rabid Hunger Games fangirl (though I was quite disappointed by the ending of Mockingjay) I feel like the casting of the movie is incredibly important. One thing I feel strongly about is that there should be a couple big-name actors (not for Kat, Gale or Peeta, but for the smaller roles) to draw in non-fans of the book. If they exist. Previously I'd thought something like Robert Downey Jr. or Johnny Depp as Haymitch, or maybe Kristen Chenoweth as Effie. I'd heard terrifying rumors about Kristin Stewart playing Katniss, which THANK GOD are not true. But recently I'd been stalking the blogs and I came upon a genius idea: Taylor Swift as Glimmer, the district 1 girl tribute. The looks are right, the size of the role is reasonable but not too big- enough to give the singer a start in a movie career (no pun intended), if she wants. Perhaps she's a little old, but if Percy Jackson is any indicator, they don't have a problem casting actors years older than the characters.

My point is, having a couple well-known stars in the movie would draw in audiences, and I've heard enough replays of You Belong With Me and Fearless to be totally okay with a hive of tracker jackers attacking a certain pop singer.