'It was a lot': Josh Hutcherson on coping with post-Hunger Games fame

Bang Showbiz12 Jun, 2026 08:20 AM2 mins to readJosh Hutcherson "resented" his fame after starring in The Hunger Games. Photo / Getty ImagesJosh Hutcherson "resented" his fame after starring in The Hunger Games. Photo / Getty ImagesJosh Hutcherson “resented” his fame after The Hunger Games.

The 33-year-old actor became a household name in 2012 when he played Peeta Mellark in the first of the blockbuster movies and while he was thankful he and co-stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth could lean on one another as they