The Saturday Post: Shadowhunters, Vampires & More

There is a TON of news this week, so be sure to scroll down to get everything!

* This week, it became official! Josh Hutcherson has been cast as Peeta and Liam Hemsworth has been cast as Gale in The Hunger Games movie. Here are a few articles about the news:

* At long last! The Harry Potter books may finally be getting released in electronic format:

LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling stirred a publishing phenomenon with her “Harry Potter” books. Can she do it again on the e-book market?

The best-selling author is considering making the fantasy books available electronically, her London-based agent said Monday — meaning that Potter fans may soon be able to download the popular series about a boy wizard to their Kindle or iPad.

“We are currently actively looking at all the various options for Harry Potter in this space, that is e-books,” Neil Blair, of the Christopher Little Literary Agency, said in an e-mail.

Rowling has sold about 450 million copies of the Harry Potter books worldwide, according to Blair. She has allowed digital audio downloads, but is one of the most famous authors who have stayed away from the e-book market, frustrating parts of her fan-base that have converted to the new format.

Some say the Potter books — which are up to 800 pages thick — are heavy and unwieldy, and publishing them in the electronic format will make them easier to carry around.

Some reports say Rowling is holding out because she is concerned about piracy issues. Harry Potter books are now available for download digitally from illegal websites.

Blair said Rowling has never spoken out against e-books — instead she been watching the developing market and waiting for the right moment to release her books in that format.

* This week, City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare was finally released, and so was the book’s final (official) book trailer:

* Speaking of The Mortal Instruments, some exciting news about the first movie adaptation in the series via The Mortal Instruments Examiner:

* Red Glove by Holly Black also came out this week, and we ADORE this unique spin on a book trailer:

* Filming of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is nearing an end, but the Twilight Examiner offers a unique perspective on the final movies in an exclusive interview with cast member Judi Shekoni:

Did being a fan make auditioning for the role that much more intimidating or was it easier because you had confidence in your knowledge of the story?

I felt more confident than usual because of my knowledge of the story and the characters; Twilight has a definite feel and style to it that would be hard to pick up from one scene. I felt I was already inside the world and had lived the lives so I definitely felt I had a good advantage!

See more at the Twilight Examiner!

* After long last, The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide is coming to stores next week, and check out this awesome sneak peek from EW of Bella as a vampire and Bella in her wedding dress:

* Captain America is back! Before the new movie hits theaters this summer, Marvel Comics is bringing back the original Cap to comic book pages:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The original Cap is coming back. Marvel Comics says that Steve Rogers, the young man who tried but failed to join the Army during World War II only to take a super-soldier serum that turned him into the agile, strong and daring Captain America, will return to the role in “Captain America” No. 1 in July.

Nearly four years ago, Rogers abandoned the costume, and the job, after he was gunned down on the steps of a courthouse and thought dead. Since then, his former sidekick, Bucky, has been sporting the shield.

But with a new film due this summer from Marvel Entertainment, the original Cap is returning to his roots in comics with the story written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Artist Steve McNiven.

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