Elizabeth Banks punch director in the face?

Elizabeth Banks has revealed how she gets what she wants when it comes to Hollywood roles.

The 37-year-old actress is set to be one of the biggest stars of the year thanks to her role in the highly anticipated Hunger Games movie but she may never have got the part had she not been so violent!

“I was a very early adopter of The Hunger Games,” explains Elizabeth.

“I read the books long before they were best-sellers and I’m very friendly with Gary Ross (writer/director). We made Seabiscuit together.

“So, when Gary was going up for the job, we had conversations about the character of Effie which I was like, ‘If he doesn’t say I’m playing Effie I’m gonna punch him in the face!’ But he said, ‘All right. If you want to do it, you can do it.’”