The Hunger Games is still 8 months away and Lionsgate have debuted a spiffy motion poster for the film, kind of like a trailer and a poster combined....
Lionsgate are absolutely desperate to shove their adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games down our throats, reminding us that in their minds at least, they believe they have a young adult phenomenon on their lands - something like the next Twilight or High School Musical or something. The film is still 8 months away and Lionsgate have debuted a spiffy motion poster for the film, kind of like a trailer and a poster combined.... Gotta be said, it's pretty cool stuff. The Hunger Games is set in a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government sits on what was once North America, and now controls the behaviour of those states through the distribution of food supplies. These states are then charged with sending a representative child between the age of 12 and 18 to battle to the death to feed their state. Jennifer Lawrence is our lead named Katniss, who volunteers to take the place of her younger sister in the games. We previously had a first look glimpse at her character in the film. Seabiscuit and Pleasentville director Gary Ross helms the book was marketed at late teenagers, but also achieved a loyal adult following throughout the trilogy. Supporting cast includes; Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen Paula Malcomson as Mrs. Everdeen Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket Donald Sutherland as President Snow Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman Isabelle Fuhrman as Clove (District 2) Lenny Kravitz as Cinna Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith The Hunger Games is coming to theaters on March 23, 2012 and Lionsgate will be bombarding you with marketing on a regular basis.