'The Hunger Games' Auditions - 3 Actors Liam Hemsworth Competed With to Play Gale (Including a Disney Channel Star!)

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson performances in The Hunger Games are a huge part of what made the movies so successful. They simply are Katniss Everdeen, Gale Hawthorne and Peeta Mellark. However, that wasn’t a guarantee. Based on the success of author Suzanne Collins‘ books, the movie adaptations were one of the hottest