The Hunger Games
Sneak Peak at "The Hunger Games"
It's the most talked about book-movie since Twilight and Harry Potter, it also seems like a massive rip off of Battle Royale!
Every
year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of
the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a
teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.
A twisted
punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation
tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which
"Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Pitted
against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their
entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as
well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy.
If
she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible
choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life
against love.
THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a
screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced
by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik.
Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published
by Scholastic that has over 23.5 million copies in print in the United
States alone, has developed a massive global following.
It has
spent more than 160 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years
to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in
September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and
Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
Check it out!
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