Hunger Games March 23, 2012

The Hunger Games

Release Date: March 23, 2012

Storyline: 

Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.

Runtime: 142 minutes

Rating: PG-13

Genres: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Taglines: 

• May the odds be ever in your favor
• The world will be watching
• The Games will change everyone

Director: Gary Ross


Screenwriters: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray

Cast:

• Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
• Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
• Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
• Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
• Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
• Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
• Paula Malcolmson as Mrs. Everdeen
• Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
• Alexander Ludwig as Cato
• Amandla Stenberg as Rue

Filming Locations: North Carolina

• Asheville, North Carolina, USA (Arena scenes)
• Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (Capitol scenes)
• Concord, North Carolina, USA (Capitol scenes)
• DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA
• Hildebran, North Carolina, USA (District 12)
• North Fork Reservoir, North Carolina, USA
• Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA
• Shelby, North Carolina, USA (District 12)