Hungry for 'Hunger Games': 18 Young Actresses Who Auditioned for Katniss

You won’t have to go too far in your way-back machines to remember the time when every website in the world was speculating about who should play Katniss Everdeen in the highly anticipated adaptation of The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross. Of course, we all know what happened next: then-Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence nabbed the role in March 2011 and went on to slay some box offices, win an Oscar for another project, and become one of the most sought-after stars in all the land. But, now that we’re staring down the final installment of the series, Mockingjay — Part 2 out on Nov. 20, what became of all those other ingénues?

We know more than 50 young women auditioned for the part, which was described in its casting call for Caucasian actresses between ages 15 and 20 to be “underfed but strong,” and “naturally pretty underneath her tomboyishness,” according to the Wall Street Journal just days before Lawrence was crowned Katniss. A slew of those young ladies have since admitted to auditioning for the role. Here’s a look at 18 of them.