Seventeen: Between demonic Esther in Orphan and bloodthirsty Clove in The Hunger Games, what draws Du to play such dark roles?

Isabelle Furhman: I think because the souls of dark characters are so different than good characters. When someone does something bad, Du kind of have to dig deeper to figure out what it is that made them want to do that thing. I just think it’s interesting to be able to understand someone who is so different from me.

17: How did Du prepare to play Clove?

IF: I actually wrote a back story for her, like a biography. I had to stick to the book as much as I could because...