THE HUNGER GAMES

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BOOK

-Year of Publication-Author-Characters-Plot-Background

YEAR OF PUBLICATION

• September 14,2008

AUTHOR

Suzanne Marie Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American television writer and novelist.

CHARACTERS

-Katniss Everdeen-Peeta Mellark-Gale Hawthorne-Haymitch Abernathy-Primrose Everdeen-Effie Trinket-Tributes

PLOT

• The Hunger Games takes place in a nation known as Panem, established in North America after the destruction of the continent's civilization by an unknown apocalyptic event. The nation consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts united under the Capitol's control. District 12, where the book begins, is located in the coal-rich region.

BACKGROUND

• Collins has said that the inspiration for The Hunger Games came from channel surfing on television. On one channel she observed people competing on a reality show and on another she saw footage of the invasion of Iraq. The Greek myth of Theseus served as a major basis for the story.

MOVIE

• Cast

• Production

• Filming

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CAST• Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen

• Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark

• Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne

• Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy

• Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket

• Lenny Kravitz as Cinna

• Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman

• Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow

• Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane

• Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith

• Alexander Ludwig as Cato

• Isabelle Fuhrman as Clove

• Amandla Stenberg as Rue

• Dayo Okeniyi as Thresh

• Jack Quaid as Marvel

• Leven Rambin as Glimmer

• Jacqueline Emerson as Foxface

• Paula Malcomson as Mrs. Everdeen

• Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen

PRODUCTION

• Alli Shearmur and Jim Miller, President and Senior Vice President of Motion Picture Production at Lionsgate, took charge of overseeing the production of the film.The Gamemakers' control center, about which Katniss can only speculate in the novel, was also developed as a location, helping to remind the audience of the artificial nature of the arena.

FILMING

• Production photography took place in North Carolina. Most outdoor scenes, both from the arena and from the outskirts of District 12, were filmed in DuPont State Forest; the Little River, with its multiple waterfalls, provided several locations for shooting the river running through the. For Katniss' neighborhood in District 12, the production team found Henry River Mill Village, an abandoned mill town

SEQUELS

• Catching Fire

• Mockingjay

CATCHING FIRE

Following the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the Hunger Games.

MOCKINGJAY

• The book continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to lead the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.

REFERENCES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games_(film)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Hunger_Games_characters#Katniss_Everdeen

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockingjay

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catching_Fire