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  1. The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian action film directed by Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay with Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Collins. It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series.

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    • 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
    • Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow
    • Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
    • Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane
    • Amandla Stenberg as Rue

    The main protagonist of the franchise, Katniss Everdeen is a resident of District 12 which lives in poverty. She lives with her mother and twelve-year-old sister. Katniss is a keen hunter, using a bow and arrows as her weapon of choice. Even hunting is controlled, so she often has to conduct her activities in secret to avoid arrest. Katniss is horr...

    Peeta Mellark was the son of a baker and previously proved to be a quiet character who just kept his head down. He knows Katniss from their days at school together and has always harbored a secret crush on her. He also once showed her a moment of kindness that kept her and her family from starving. Peeta is chosen as the male tribute from District ...

    A rebel like Katniss, Gale was previously her best friend and the pair often hunted together in District 12 before Katniss volunteered to take her sister's place in the games. The pair initially share a lot of romantic tension and it's uncertain whether Katniss and Gale may actually have feelings for each other. Related: Was The Hunger Games the La...

    As one of the few previous winners of the Hunger Games from District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is something of a folk hero in his district. However, the years since he miraculously managed to survive and win the games haven't been kind to him or his district. District 12 has never had a winner since Haymitch, and he suffers from a kind of PTSDfrom his...

    Effie Trinket is an administrator from the Capitol and one of the more complex characters in the franchise. Her role as an escort of the tributes leads her to being one of the central advisors and public relations persons for Katniss and Peeta. Effie, in some ways, represents everything that is hated about the Capitol. She's prim and proper, dresse...

    Cinna is the personal stylist assigned to Katniss when she has to get ready for the public relations campaigns for her part in the Hunger Games. While his job was to create a fashionable look for her, he takes this role more seriously as he also uses it as a means of creating a persona around her that people can rally around. Cinna is easily one of...

    As the President of Panem, Coriolanus Snow is the ruler of the Capitol and the main antagonist of the franchise. He is known as an autocratic leader and scenes with him generally show him to be a conniving and ruthless leader who will use whatever means he can to crush resistance and the idea of revolution against the Capitol. Given that Katniss sp...

    Caesar Flickerman is the host for all the televised portions of the Hunger Games. He's a member of the Capitol but usually cuts a somewhat likable figure since he's a consummate talk show host who always plays to the camera. He treats Katniss, Peeta, and all the tributes respectfully, and even goads people like Katniss out of their shells in order ...

    One of the more ruthless members of the Capitol, Seneca Crane is the head game maker for the 74th annual Hunger Games, which is when Katniss and Peeta first compete. As the lead designer and director of the games, Seneca is in charge of how the arena will look, what obstacles it will have, and can order changes as the contestants are competing. Rel...

    Rue is something of a tragic figure from the franchise. Playing a major part in the first book and film, she is one of the tributes from District 11. She is 12-years-old and therefore at an immediate disadvantage due to her age and size compared to other contestants. Despite this, she proves very smart and manages to outwit many of the older contes...

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    • Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus Snow. Industry veteran Donald Sutherland is President Snow, the calculated, regal villain of the film series. President Snow resided at the Capitol, where he maintained political power over the 13 districts.
    • Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. A hero who needs no introduction, Katniss Everdeen is one of the best female characters of her ilk. A vehicle for the impact of trauma and war on young people, Katniss is a hunter trying to make ends meet when she selflessly volunteers as tribute in the place of her younger sister.
    • Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark. Peeta Mellark is the franchise’s softy — a kind-hearted boy who would rather camouflage himself than fight. Peeta’s name is drawn at the same time as Katniss, and their fates are intertwined from that point on, eventually developing into a romance.
    • Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne. Gale was one of the sides of the aforementioned love triangle, and a rather dull part of the movies. To be fair though, he quite often seemed the better fit for Katniss as her long-time childhood friend, although that might be controversial to say.
  4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian action film that is the third installment in The Hunger Games film series. The film is based on the first part of Mockingjay, the third novel in the underlying book trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

  5. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson starred in this movie, costarring Liam Hemsworth (as Gale ), Elizabeth Banks (as Effie ), Woody Harrelson (as Haymitch ), and Donald Sutherland (as President Snow ). The movie had a budget of $78 million and earned $694 million in Box Office. Contents. 1Plot. 2Development. 3Cast. 3.1Tributes.

  6. The series feature an ensemble cast including 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.