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| Jennifer Lawrence as 'Katniss Everdeen' Photo credit: Murray Close |
"Suzanne Collins’
best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that
has over 23.5 million copies in print in the United States alone, has
developed a massive global following.
It has spent more than 160
consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New
York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and
has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly
bestseller lists. is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary
Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s
Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik.
Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen
volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is
forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of
drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against
highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these
Games their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12,
Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival
against humanity and life against love." Lionsgate
The Hunger Games is now playing in D.C. theaters.
Watch the trailer here:
