Where Hunger Games cast are now – from ‘cheating on ex with 14 women’ to child stars’ unrecognisable transformations

IT was the blockbuster that turned Jennifer Lawrence into a superstar - and inspired a new generation of archery fans.

The Hunger Games was a box office smash hit in 2012, catapulting its young stars to dizzying heights of fame and rejuvenating the careers of some veterans.

Following the film's record-breaking triumph, Lawrence, who played the lead Katniss Everdeen, has gone on to win an Oscar.

Julianne Moore and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman were just some of the legends introduced to a fresh audience thanks to the film.

And another is Donald Sutherland, whose performance as the villainous President Snow earned him critical acclaim.

Last night, it was announced by his son and fellow actor Kiefer that Donald had died in Miami at the age of 88 following a long illness.

Writing on X, he said: "With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away.

"I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad, or ugly."

Here, we take a look at what happened to the rest of the cast since the first of The Hunger Games' five films was released.

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson, 31, played Peeta Mellark in the film, and says the movie changed his life and career.

After the fourth film, Mockingjay Part 2, was released in 2015, Josh retreated from the spotlight for a couple of years.

He returned two years later, with the leading role in Seth Rogen's comedy series Future Man.

Although he has had moderate hits with Burn and 57 Seconds, none of his most recent flicks have been able to match the success of The Hunger Games.

Last year, he starred in Five Nights at Freddy's, which grossed £230million worldwide.

He has also dabbled in politics and campaigned for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 and 2020 US elections.

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth, 34, played heartthrob Gale Hawthorne in the movie and gained legions of adoring female fans in the process.

After the movies, he appeared in films such as Independence Day: Resurgence and Isn't It Romantic.

The Australian star also had a hugely publicised relationship with pop superstar Miley Cyrus. The pair began an on-off relationship after starring in a movie together.

They tied the knot in 2018 but separated the following year and divorced in 2020.

At the time, it was alleged that Liam had cheated on Miley with 14 women, a claim he has denied.

Miley's fans have insisted her 2023 hit song Flowers - which won her her first Grammy Award - is about their relationship, but she's never confirmed or denied this.

Liam is now in a relationship with model Gabriella Brooks and is set to appear in the Netflix movie Lonely Planet.

Willow Shields

Willow Shields played Primrose Everdeen, Katniss' little sister.

The 24-year-old has had moderate success with movies such as Into the Rainbow and Woodstock or Bust and became the youngest person to compete in Dancing With the Stars at 14.

She also played Serena Baker in the Netflix drama series Spinning Out, which was cancelled after just one season.

In 2022, she came out as bisexual in an Instagram post.

Last year, she shocked fans by sharing private photos of herself on social media, bravely revealing she had been blackmailed and decided to release the photos herself to take control.

Earlier, this month fans dubbed her "unrecognisable" in a video flexing flexing her muscles, with the hashtag 'body positive.'

Jena Malone

For Jena Malone, 39, the experience on The Hunger Games set was bittersweet after alleging she had been sexually abused by an unnamed co-worker.

Earlier this year, she took to Instagram to share a picture after the film's final instalment, Mockingjay Part 2, wrapped.

In the snap, she is seen in a field in the French countryside.

She says she asked her driver to pull over so she could "cry and capture this moment".

In the caption, she wrote: "Even tho this time in Paris was extremely hard for me, was going thru a bad breakup and also was sexually assaulted by someone I had worked with, I was so full of gratitude for this project, the people I became close with and this amazing part I got to play.

"A swirling mix of emotions I’m only now just learning to sort thru. I wish it wasn’t tied to such a traumatic event for me but that is the real wildness of life I guess. How to hold the chaos with the beauty."

In 2022, Jena came out as pansexual and said she was polyamorous.

While she has ventured more into music now, Jena was last seen in the film Love Lies Bleeding.

Jack Quaid

As the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, it is no surprise that Jack Quaid, 32, caught the acting bug and landed the role of Marvel in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Since then, he has appeared in several movies, including slasher films, Tragedy Girls and Scream VI, while enjoying a breakout role as vigilante Hughie Campbell in the satirical superhero TV series The Boys.

Jack also appeared in the 2023 Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer.

Last year, his mum lept to his defence against claims that he was a nepo baby.

She said: "Jack is really talented. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be. 

"That nepo stuff is so dismissive of his work ethic, his gifts and how sensitive he is to the idea of his privilege."

Sam Claflin

Although he had starred in Pirates of the Caribbean, Sam Claflin's huge popularity came after he appeared as Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games.

Since then, the Brit has had a successful career and has appeared in blockbusters such as Me Before You, The Adrift, and The Nightingale.

The 37-year-old has also played Oswald Mosley in the period drama Peaky Blinders.

While his career has been fantastic since the movies, the same cannot be said about his love life.

In 2013, he married actress Laura Haddock and had two kids with her.

But in 2019, they announced that they had split.