"cast as Effie Trinket, the District 12 escort. Woody Harrelson was cast as Haymitch Abernathy, District 12's mentor. Lenny Kravitz was cast as Cinna, Katniss' stylist. Wes Bentley was cast as game maker Seneca Crane. Stanley Tucci was cast as Caesar Flickerman, Panem's celebrity host. Donald Sutherland was cast as Coriolanus Snow, Panem's President. Willow Shields was cast as Primrose Everdeen, Katniss' younger sister. In July 2012, the cast for the second film was announced. Jena Malone would play Johanna Mason. Philip Seymour Hoffman would play Plutarch Heavensbee, Sam Claflin would play Finnick Odair. It was later announced that Jeffrey"
"Jena Malone Jena Laine Malone (; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress, musician and photographer. Malone made her acting debut in the television film ""Bastard Out of Carolina"" (1996); subsequently, she starred in a number of mainstream and independent films including ""Ellen Foster"" (1997), ""Contact"" (1997), ""Stepmom"" (1998), ""Donnie Darko"" (2001), ""Life as a House"" (2001), """" (2003), ""Saved!"" (2004), ""Pride & Prejudice"" (2005), ""Into the Wild"" (2007), ""The Ruins"" (2008), ""Sucker Punch"" (2011) and ""The Neon Demon"" (2016). She played Johanna Mason in ""The Hunger Games"" film series. Malone is also an indie pop musician in two"
"Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Irene Banks (née Mitchell; born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, director, model and producer. She is known for her starring role as Effie Trinket in ""The Hunger Games"" film series (2012–15) and as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ""Pitch Perfect"" film series (2012–17). She made her directorial debut with ""Pitch Perfect 2"" (2014), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film ""Surrender Dorothy"" (1998). She starred in the films ""Wet Hot American Summer"" (2001), Sam Raimi's ""Spider-Man"" trilogy (2002–2007), ""Seabiscuit"" (2003), ""The"
"based on the last book ""Mockingjay"". """" was released November 21, 2014, and """" was released November 20, 2015. Lawrence, Hutcherson, Hemsworth, and Harrelson were all signed on to the whole franchise. The Hunger Games (film) The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’ 2008 novel of the same name. It is the first installment in ""The Hunger Games"" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody"
"Jacqueline Emerson Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson (born August 21, 1994) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence after she portrayed Foxface in the film ""The Hunger Games"". She is a former member of the teenage pop band Devo 2.0. She appeared in the Video ETA's list of ten up and coming stars predicted to be A-listers by 2015, along with fellow ""Hunger Games"" cast member Willow Shields. In 2011, she recorded her first single ""Peter Pan"", and in 2012, her song ""Catch Me If You Can"" was released on YouTube. Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson was born on"
"Isabelle Fuhrman Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She portrayed Esther in the 2009 horror film ""Orphan"" and Clove in ""The Hunger Games"". Isabelle Fuhrman was born in Washington D.C., on February 25, 1997, but grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Elina Fuhrman (née Kozmits), is a journalist who emigrated from Soviet Russia and has worked for CNN. Her father, Nick Fuhrman, is a former political candidate and business consultant. Fuhrman graduated from Stanford University Online High School in 2015. For high school she was also a student at Buckley School, an exclusive private school"
"Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and was involved in a rendition of Rachel Platten's single ""Fight Song"" with other celebrities at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Irene Banks (née Mitchell; born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, director, model and producer. She is known for her starring role as Effie Trinket in ""The Hunger Games"" film series (2012–15) and as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ""Pitch Perfect"" film series (2012–17). She made her directorial debut with ""Pitch Perfect 2"" (2014), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. Banks made her film debut in"
"""The Hunger Games"" films received a ""Fresh Rating"" (>60%) on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, with the first two films receiving a ""Certified Rating"" rating (>70%). The Hunger Games (film series) The Hunger Games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on ""The Hunger Games"" trilogy of novels, by the American author Suzanne Collins. Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, it stars 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, Stanley Tucci as"
"Nina Jacobson Nina Jacobson (born November 30, 1965) is an American film executive who, until July 2006, was president of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. With Dawn Steel, Gail Berman and Sherry Lansing, she was one of the last of a handful of women to head a Hollywood film studio since the 1980s. She established her own production company called Color Force in 2007, and is the producer of ""The Hunger Games"" film series. Jacobson was born in Los Angeles, to a Jewish family. In 1987, she graduated from Brown University. She"
"Latarsha Rose Latarsha Rose is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Portia in the 2012 film ""The Hunger Games"". Rose is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Georgetown University. From the University, she performed in Theater productions for several years, before being chosen to be a part of Bravo TV’s ""The It Factor"", a show which followed her and eleven other hopefuls as they ""tried to make it in the entertainment business"". Rose had roles in shows such episodic series as ""Law & Order"", """", ""Bones"", """", ""All My Children"", and ""The Cape"", as"
"Latarsha Rose Latarsha Rose is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Portia in the 2012 film ""The Hunger Games"". Rose is from Brooklyn, New York and attended Georgetown University. From the University, she performed in Theater productions for several years, before being chosen to be a part of Bravo TV’s ""The It Factor"", a show which followed her and eleven other hopefuls as they ""tried to make it in the entertainment business"". Rose had roles in shows such episodic series as ""Law & Order"", """", ""Bones"", """", ""All My Children"", and ""The Cape"", as"
"Wright was cast as Beetee, Alan Ritchson as Gloss, Lynn Cohen as Mags, and Amanda Plummer as Wiress. In August and September 2013, it was revealed that Stef Dawson would play Annie Cresta, Natalie Dormer would play Cressida, Evan Ross would play Messalla, and Julianne Moore would play President Alma Coin in the final two films. Principal photography for ""The Hunger Games"" began on May 24, 2011 and concluded on September 15, 2011. The entirety of filming for the first movie took place in North Carolina including the following cities; Asheville, Barnardsville, Black Mountain, Cedar Mountain, Charlotte, Concord, Hildebran and"
"Wright, Jena Malone, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Amanda Plummer, Alan Ritchson, and Meta Golding. Filming began on September 10, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Hawaii. The plot of ""Catching Fire"" takes place a few months after the previous installment; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts. ""The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"" was released on November 15, 2013, in Brazil; November 20 in Finland, Sweden, and Norway; November 21"
"Hunger Games: Catching Fire"" was to be released on November 22, 2013, as a sequel to the film adaptation of ""The Hunger Games"". In April 2012, it was announced that Gary Ross, director of ""The Hunger Games"", would not return due to a ""tight"" and ""fitted"" schedule. Francis Lawrence was officially announced as the director for ""Catching Fire"" on May 3, 2012. The film's cast includes Jena Malone as Johanna Mason, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, Lynn Cohen as Mags, Alan Ritchson as Gloss, Sam Claflin as Finnick, and Jeffrey Wright as Beetee. Production officially began on September 10,"
"""Hunger Games"" books were printed in North America alone. ""The Hunger Games"" was on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list for more than 60 weeks in a row. Lions Gate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of ""The Hunger Games"", produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. Collins adapted the novel for film herself. Directed by Gary Ross, filming began in late spring 2011, with Jennifer Lawrence portraying main character Katniss Everdeen. Josh Hutcherson played Peeta Mellark and Liam Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne. The subsequent two novels were adapted into films as well, with the"
"Anna Faris Anna Kay Faris (; born November 29, 1976) is an American actress, voice artist, producer, podcaster and author. Faris rose to prominence for her work in comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the ""Scary Movie"" films (2000–2006). Her other films include ""The Hot Chick"" (2002), ""Lost in Translation"" (2003), ""Just Friends"" (2005), ""Smiley Face"" (2007), ""The House Bunny"" (2008), ""What's Your Number?"" (2011), ""The Dictator"" (2012), and ""Overboard"" (2018). Faris has also had voice-over roles in the film franchises ""Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"" (2009–2013) and ""Alvin and the Chipmunks"" (2009–2015), as well"
"The Hunger Games (film series) The Hunger Games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on ""The Hunger Games"" trilogy of novels, by the American author Suzanne Collins. Distributed by Lionsgate and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, it stars 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, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, and Donald Sutherland as President Snow. Gary Ross directed the first film, while Francis Lawrence directed the next three films. The first three films set"
"filming by December 2012 to fit Jennifer Lawrence's schedule. When """" lost its original director and shooting for the film was delayed till April 2013, Jennifer Lawrence was no longer needed to be filming in January 2013 and the shooting timeframe for ""The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"" was extended to March (including several breaks due to the holidays and awards season). The film featured sequences filmed in the IMAX format. In July 2012, it was announced that Jena Malone would portray Johanna Mason, that Amanda Plummer would portray Wiress, and that Philip Seymour Hoffman would portray Plutarch Heavensbee. Following this,"
"said she was bisexual and pansexual. In June 2018, in an interview with ""Wonderland"" magazine, she came out as gay. Stenberg is dating singer King Princess. In a July 2017 interview Stenberg stated that she had stopped using a smartphone due to its effects on mental health, and took a long break from it. Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She portrayed Rue in ""The Hunger Games""; Madeline Whittier in ""Everything, Everything""; and Starr Carter in ""The Hate U Give"" (2018). Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the child of Karen Brailsford, an"
"Nafessa Williams Nafessa Williams (born December 4, 1989) is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film ""Streets"", her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera ""One Life to Live"", and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama ""Code Black"". Since 2018, she plays Anissa Pierce in The CW's ""Black Lightning"". Williams was raised in West Philadelphia. She attended Robert E. Lamberton High School. Williams studied criminal justice at West Chester University and interned in the homicide unit of the District Attorney's"
"of drama and stuff like that, I didn't get to really pursue it. I recently signed with a new agent and I signed with managers a couple of months ago, so I'm really beginning this journey. It'll be a lot of fun."" Her father, John B. Emerson, served as a White House aide during the Clinton administration and later as United States Ambassador to Germany during the Obama presidency. Jacqueline Emerson Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson (born August 21, 1994) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence after she portrayed Foxface in the film ""The Hunger Games"". She"
"Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She portrayed Rue in ""The Hunger Games""; Madeline Whittier in ""Everything, Everything""; and Starr Carter in ""The Hate U Give"" (2018). Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the child of Karen Brailsford, an African-American spiritual counselor and writer, and Tom Stenberg, who is Danish. Her paternal grandmother had Greenlandic Inuit ancestry. Stenberg has two older half-sisters on her father's side. Her first name means ""power"" or ""strength"" in the South African languages of IsiXhosa and Zulu. At the age of four, Stenberg started doing catalog modeling shoots"
"the dark comedy ""Salvation Boulevard"" (based on the novel by Larry Beinhart), with an ensemble cast that included Pierce Brosnan and Marisa Tomei, and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Also in 2012, Fuhrman voiced genetically enhanced assassin Victoria in """". In 2012, Fuhrman played Clove, a career tribute who tries to kill the main character, Katniss, in the film ""The Hunger Games"". Originally, she auditioned to play Katniss Everdeen but was too young to play the part as she was 15 at the time. She was called back to audition for Clove, and successfully got the part. On"
"added to the cast, in the roles of Peeta and Gale, respectively. Production began in late spring 2011 and the film was released on March 23, 2012. The film's opening weekend brought in a non-sequel record $152.5 million (USD) in North America. """", based on the second novel in the series, was released the following year on November 22, 2013. The Hunger Games (novel) The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America."
"place) despite receiving consistently high scores from the judges throughout the season. Willow Shields Willow Shields (born June 1, 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Primrose Everdeen in ""The Hunger Games"" film series. Willow Shields was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Carrie and Rob Shields, an art teacher. She has a fraternal twin sister, and an older brother, both of whom are also actors. Shields' first job was in 2008 narrating the short film ""Las Vegas New Mexico 1875"". She portrayed Lisa Rogan a.k.a. Lisa Royal in a 2009 episode"
"Jack Quaid Jack Henry Quaid (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Marvel in the 2012 science fiction film ""The Hunger Games"". Quaid was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. In 2012, Quaid made his film debut as Marvel in the film ""The Hunger Games"". In an interview, Quaid explained how he auditioned for the role: ""We had torrential downpours, flooding, scorching heat and then a bear would wander onto the set. But it was an amazing bonding experience. We definitely all had a great"
"Gina Philips Gina Philips (née Consolo; born May 10, 1970) is an American actress. She had recurring roles on David E. Kelley's ""Ally McBeal"", as Sandy Hingle, and ""Boston Public"", as Jenna Miller. She starred as Patricia ""Trish"" Jenner in the 2001 horror film ""Jeepers Creepers"", and reprised her role in a cameo in ""Jeepers Creepers 3"", released in 2017. Philips was born in Miami Beach, Florida. She attended the University of Pennsylvania but dropped out halfway through her senior year with only one class away from her degree, in order to pursue acting. However, they allowed her to walk"
"Louisiana State University's production of ""Dionysus of the Holocaust"". Sarah Reid Vinyard Sarah Reid Vinyard (born September 12, 1991) is an American actress of screen and stage. She gained attention for her role as Hermione in the 2013 film ""The Starving Games"". Vinyard has also had an extensive career on stage, and graduated in performance theatre at Louisiana State University. Sarah Reid Vinyard was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Her mother, Sharon Vinyard, is a teacher and homemaker, and her father, Herschel T. Vinyard, Jr., is a Texas native and works as an attorney. She is the oldest of"
"Sarah Reid Vinyard Sarah Reid Vinyard (born September 12, 1991) is an American actress of screen and stage. She gained attention for her role as Hermione in the 2013 film ""The Starving Games"". Vinyard has also had an extensive career on stage, and graduated in performance theatre at Louisiana State University. Sarah Reid Vinyard was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Her mother, Sharon Vinyard, is a teacher and homemaker, and her father, Herschel T. Vinyard, Jr., is a Texas native and works as an attorney. She is the oldest of two children, with a younger brother, Thomas. Her ancestry"
"Quentin Tarantino – ""Django Unchained"" Tony Kushner – ""Lincoln"" Wreck-It Ralph Skyfall Daniel Craig – ""Skyfall"" as James Bond Jennifer Lawrence – ""The Hunger Games"" as Katniss Everdeen Silver Linings Playbook Bradley Cooper – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Patrizio ""Pat"" Solitano, Jr. Jennifer Lawrence – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Tiffany Maxwell Looper ""Amour"" • Austria / France / Germany Searching for Sugar Man Sarah Greenwood (Production Designer) and Katie Spencer (Set Decorator) – ""Anna Karenina"" Claudio Miranda – ""Life of Pi"" Jacqueline Durran – ""Anna Karenina"" William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor – ""Zero Dark Thirty"" Cloud Atlas John Williams –"
"Morena Baccarin Morena Baccarin (; ; born June 2, 1979) is a Brazilian-American actress. She is known for portraying Inara Serra in the series ""Firefly"" and the follow-up film ""Serenity"", Adria in the series ""Stargate SG-1"" and the follow-up film """", Anna in the 2009 version of the series ""V"", Vanessa in the superhero comedy film ""Deadpool"" and its sequel ""Deadpool 2"", and Jessica Brody in the Showtime series ""Homeland,"" for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. She currently portrays Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox series ""Gotham""."
"of ""Nip/Tuck"" (2005); in the lead role of the science fiction/action film ""Doomsday"" as Major Eden Sinclair (2008); as Sonja in """" (2009); as Major Rachel Dalton on the second and third seasons of ""Strike Back"" (2012–2013); as Dr. Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of ""The Last Ship"" (2014–2015); as an assassin in the Netflix film ""Game Over, Man"" (2018); and as Mercy Graves in The CW series ""Supergirl"" (2018–present). Mitra was born in Hampstead, London, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a cosmetic surgeon, and Nora Downey. Her father is of Bengali Indian descent, while her mother is"
"a Comedy Series for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2012, Banks also starred in the film ""What to Expect When You're Expecting"" alongside Jennifer Lopez. Also that year, she appeared in ""Man on a Ledge"", as police negotiator Lydia Mercer. She starred in the film ""The Hunger Games"" (2012), playing Effie Trinket, a woman from ""The Capitol"" who escorts the District 12 tributes to the annual Hunger Games. She reprised the role in the sequel films """" (2013), """" (2014), and """" (2015). Banks co-starred in the 2014 movie ""Every Secret Thing"", playing Detective Nancy Porter investigating the disappearance"