"The Hunger Games" - film

Rico · August 29, 2011, 04:09:46 PM

Really looking forward to this one. Teaser trailer is now out.

Release Date: March 23, 2012
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Gary Ross
Screenwriter: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley, Elizabeth Banks, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg, Jack Quaid, Leven Rambin, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, Ian Nelson, Kalia Prescott, Ethan Jamieson, Tara Macken, Chris Mark, Jacqueline Emerson, Ashton Moio, Kara Petersen, Sam Ly, Leigha Hancock, Samuel Tan, Mackenzie Lintz, Imanol Yepez-Frias, Annie Thurman, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Latarsha Rose, Brooke Bundy, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Amber Chaney, Kimiko Gelman, Nelson Ascencio, Donald Sutherland
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: TheHungerGamesmovie.com

Plot Summary: "The Hunger Games" chronicles a dystopic Capitol which requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl, forced to participate in the annual "Hunger Games," a fight-to-the-death live televised event. Katniss Everdeen's little sister is chosen in the lottery to participate and Katniss volunteers to take her place. Although persevering through hardship is commonplace for Katniss, she must start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home. The "Hunger Games" novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for over 100 consecutive weeks. Foreign rights for the book, published by Scholastic have been sold in 41 countries.

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=53787

Hunger Games Trailer 2011 Official - MTV VMA's (HD)

turtlesrock · August 29, 2011, 04:31:08 PM

the book won the award for "most checked out book" at the school library last year. i can see why they would make a movie about it.

Geekyfanboy · August 29, 2011, 10:30:19 PM

I've read the first book and about halfway through the second one. It's a very intense story.. I'll be interested in seeing how they adapt it to a movie format.

Rico · August 30, 2011, 05:08:22 AM

Girls/women seem to really enjoy these books especially.

billybob476 · August 30, 2011, 05:42:28 AM

Looks like I have my next audible book once I'm through the last two Game of Thrones books!

Rico · November 14, 2011, 08:38:37 AM

Holy cow - this looks great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fye5Nwe4qeI#

Geekyfanboy · November 14, 2011, 09:56:36 AM

WOW!!! :jawdrop

Rico · January 19, 2012, 05:17:27 PM

New pic of this film from this week's EW.

ChrisMC · January 19, 2012, 05:56:36 PM

I think I'm gonna have to read this book before I see the movie. Sounds too cool.

PortlandJosh · January 20, 2012, 01:30:13 PM

It was a pretty good book. Entertaining certainly, but I will say Suzanne Collins cannot write male characters. All the characters in the book read like girls, and the names... Oh good heavens.. The names are awful. At least Gary Ross didn't cast Tobey MaGuire in this one. I am curious as to how they are going to make a PG13 movie about children slaughtering each other.

ChrisMC · January 20, 2012, 02:07:23 PM

From what I can tell, it seems like a remake of the Japanese flick "Battle Royale" where school kids are on an island killing each other. It's pretty gory. It's about 12 years old I think.

Battle Royale Trailer

Rico · February 03, 2012, 04:02:29 PM

New trailer. Man, this looks so good!

The Hunger Games Theatrical Trailer #2

Geekyfanboy · February 08, 2012, 10:40:23 PM

Yeah really looking forward to this movie.. loved the first two books and 2/3ds of the third book

Rico · March 22, 2012, 03:40:17 PM

Going this weekend to see this with Lynn. Can't wait!!!

WillEagle · March 22, 2012, 03:55:53 PM

The wife and I really want to go see this this weekend as well. Probably just the 2D version. Having never read the books I never really knew what this was all about. I have learned some things over the last couple months and really look foward to seeing this then hopefully Trish and I will get to read the books.