“You just have to get really guttural. The back of the throat.” That’s “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence’s advice on how to sound like Effie Trinket.
In the blockbuster new film, Elizabeth Banks stars as the peppy Capitol representative for District 12, and the actress said she worked very hard on perfecting her accent. “It honestly happened on the first day,” Banks said during Moviefone’s special “Hunger Games” Unscripted session. “I started talking at the Reaping, and I heard myself projected out.” The rest is history, and Banks-as-Effie provides “The Hunger Games” with some of its more amusing moments.
Above, watch Lawrence impersonate one one of Effie’s signature lines, and learn which “Good Wife” star Banks tried to sound like in one of her early voice tests.
[{“entry_id”:”1303861″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/27\/billy-crystal-black-face-oscars_n_1303861.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211343\/slide_211343_729113_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211343\/slide_211343_729113_small.jpg”,”title”:”Billy Crystal Blackface: Oscars Host Causes Controversy With Sammy Davis Jr. Impression (VIDEO)”,”slideshow_id”:”211343″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1334906″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/09\/notorious-big-death-anniversary-music_n_1334906.html”,”content_type”:”video”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213488\/slide_213488_769696_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213488\/slide_213488_769696_small.jpg”,”title”:”Notorious BIG Death Anniversary: Biggie’s Best Movie Musical Moments”,”slideshow_id”:”213488″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1324107″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/06\/gop-candidate-superheroes-mitt-romney_n_1324107.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/212753\/slide_212753_757120_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/212753\/slide_212753_757120_small.jpg”,”title”:”GOP Candidate Superheroes: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul As Comic Book Characters (PHOTOS)”,”slideshow_id”:”212753″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1307421″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/28\/controversial-kids-movies_n_1307421.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211641\/slide_211641_735597_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211641\/slide_211641_735597_small.jpg”,”title”:”Controversial Kids Movies: ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Toy Story,’ And Other Films With ‘Hidden Messages'”,”slideshow_id”:”211641″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1327170″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/07\/movie-theater-lawsuits_n_1327170.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/212946\/slide_212946_761079_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/212946\/slide_212946_761079_small.jpg”,”title”:”Movie Theater Lawsuits: Commercials, Lack Of Security And More Cinema Legal Trouble”,”slideshow_id”:”212946″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1373632″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/22\/the-bling-ring-nicole-richie-tweet_n_1373632.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216575\/slide_216575_804841_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216575\/slide_216575_804841_small.jpg”,”title”:”‘The Bling Ring’: Sofia Coppola Movie To Open With Nicole Richie Tweet”,”slideshow_id”:”216575″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1276334″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/14\/willy-wonka-where-are-they-now_n_1276334.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/209447\/slide_209447_695624_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/209447\/slide_209447_695624_small.jpg”,”title”:”‘Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’ Cast: Where Are They Now?”,”slideshow_id”:”209447″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1303084″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/26\/microphone-feedback-issue-academy-awards_n_1303084.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211287\/slide_211287_727736_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211287\/slide_211287_727736_small.jpg”,”title”:”Oscars Audio Problems: Microphone Feedback Upsets Viewers and Presenters”,”slideshow_id”:”211287″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1370731″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/21\/box-office-bombs_n_1370731.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216406\/slide_216406_801690_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216406\/slide_216406_801690_small.jpg”,”title”:”Box Office Bombs: ‘John Carter,’ ‘Pluto Nash,’ ‘Heaven’s Gate’ And More (PHOTOS)”,”slideshow_id”:”216406″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1328055″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/07\/sxsw-2012-movie-preview-cabin-in-the-woods-21-jump-street_n_1328055.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213111\/slide_213111_763488_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213111\/slide_213111_763488_small.jpg”,”title”:”SXSW 2012 Movie Preview: ‘The Cabin In The Woods,’ ’21 Jump Street’ And More (PHOTOS)”,”slideshow_id”:”213111″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1341323″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/13\/hunger-games-twitter-reactions_n_1341323.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213904\/slide_213904_776638_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/213904\/slide_213904_776638_small.jpg”,”title”:”‘Hunger Games’ Twitter Reactions: Fans Tweet About LA Premiere”,”slideshow_id”:”213904″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1303032″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/26\/cirque-du-soleil-academy-awards_n_1303032.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211286\/slide_211286_727672_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211286\/slide_211286_727672_small.jpg”,”title”:”Cirque Du Soleil, Academy Awards 2012: Twitter Reactions”,”slideshow_id”:”211286″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1373954″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/22\/godfather-cast-then-and-now_n_1373954.html”,”content_type”:”image”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216682\/slide_216682_806704_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216682\/slide_216682_806704_small.jpg”,”title”:”‘The Godfather’ Cast: Where Are They Now?”,”slideshow_id”:”216682″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1285007″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/17\/the-secret-world-of-arrietty-hayao-miyazaki_n_1285007.html”,”content_type”:”video”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/210083\/slide_210083_705792_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/210083\/slide_210083_705792_small.jpg”,”title”:”‘The Secret World Of Arrietty’ And 10 Other Hayao Miyazaki Films You Must Watch (VIDEO)”,”slideshow_id”:”210083″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1302959″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/02\/26\/academy-awards-2012-funniest-tweets_n_1302959.html”,”content_type”:”tweet”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211272\/slide_211272_727443_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/211272\/slide_211272_727443_small.jpg”,”title”:”Academy Awards 2012: Tweets About The Oscars”,”slideshow_id”:”211272″,”vertical”:”moviefone”},{“entry_id”:”1370190″,”entry_url”:”http:\/\/news.moviefone.com\/2012\/03\/21\/female-archers-katniss-princess-merida_n_1370190.html”,”content_type”:”video”,”image_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216308\/slide_216308_800257_small.jpg”,”thumbnail_url”:”gadgets\/slideshows\/216308\/slide_216308_800257_small.jpg”,”title”:”Female Archers: Katniss, Princess Merida And Other Onscreen Heroines”,”slideshow_id”:”216308″,”vertical”:”moviefone”}]