Thanks to a profile with DuJour Magazine, Josh Hutcherson shared some delightful behind-the-scenes insights into the making of “The Hunger Games.” In a surprise to no one, Woody Harrelson is apparently really good at basketball, which I’d hope is the case considering the entire plot of “White Men Can’t Jump” is that Woody’s got skills. Hutcherson said that the thing he’ll miss most about filming the franchise is what he called “summer camp adventures,” where he, Lawrence, and Liam Hemsworth (who plays Gale in the series) would visit local bars and restaurants wherever they were shooting. As for what he won’t miss? Dyeing his hair blonde.
Hutcherson is a natural brunette, which meant he needed to bleach and dye his hair consistently for years to keep Peeta’s memorable look. As DuJour described him, he’s the type of guy who “proudly washes his hair once a week,” and when the film finished shooting, Hutcherson’s first stop was the hair and make-up trailer. Rather than wait to have someone dye him back to his natural shade, he instead had them cut most of the blonde out. Chances are, he made the right choice, because consistently bleaching your hair does some serious damage after a while, and putting more dye on top of already damaged hair is even worse. “My hair was [an] orange-brown color for a while,” he said. “It was almost like frosted tips back in the ’90s.”
Fortunately, Hutcherson hasn’t returned to the blonde since the franchise wrapped, giving his scalp a much-deserved break.
