'Hunger Games' Auditions: 4 Actors Considered to Play Peeta Before Josh Hutcherson (Including a Costar)

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth play such a key role in the Hunger Games franchise that we can hardly imagine the movies without them at the center of it all.

However, none of them were guaranteed their roles in the blockbusters.

Believe it or not, nine other actors auditioned to play Katniss before Jennifer was cast as the arrow-slinging star. Liam faced off against three other actors, too.

After Jennifer joined the movie, five stars were in the running to play Peeta Mellark, the boy with the bread. Of course, the role ultimately went to Josh, and he played it exceptionally in all four movies.

But if things had gone differently, who might have starred in the movie alongside Jennifer?

We got a little curious and decided to round up Josh‘s four main competitors. Interestingly, one was cast in a different role, and two of them starred in other movies with Jennifer.

Scroll through the four stars who were being considered for the role of Peeta Mellark before Josh Hutcherson was cast…