Over the past month, the 17-year-old actress-dancer has posted a series of tweets expressing her deep desire to star in the YA adaptation. One pic showed Alyson climbing a wall to prepare for battle, while another found her dressed in Katniss' signature garb. She's also tweeted back and forth about the role with fellow Disney darling Debby Ryan, who told Alyson earlier this month, "you're the most intense chick alive. you own, Katniss."
Obviously, when we ran into Debby at the premiere of Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" recently, we had to ask her why she thought Alyson would be such a great fit for Katniss.
"She read them a few years ago, and I know that she's been very much in the mental place of the role," Debby said about BFF Alyson reading the series. "She and I spend pretty much ever weekend together. She's literally helped me through so much, and I've helped her through so much. Knowing her better almost than I know myself, she has this dedication and this hardcore-ness."
Debby went on to say that although Alyson has yet to headline a film, she definitely has a leading lady inside her. "If you spend 45 seconds around her, you know she can carry a film. She can kick butt in an arena, so I think she would be an insane Katniss. She's been training. She's like climbing rocks and walls and trees. She's insane."
Here's hoping we won't have to wait too much longer to see if the odds are ever in Alyson's (or Hailee's or Malese's or Kayla's or...) favor.
Source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com
