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History: The nation of Panem arose from the ashes after apocalyptic events and a global war nearly destroyed life as it was known in North America. Over time, 13 districts came under the rule of a despotic Capitol hanging on to the last vestiges of civilization. Approximately 74 years before these Hunger Games, Panem experienced the so-called “Dark Days,” when the districts unleashed a deadly rebel war on the Capitol. The Capitol regained control, obliterating the 13th district completely, and instituted the Hunger Games as a means of intimidating its citizens, lulling them with its unforgiving form of entertainment, and keeping the youth in line.
The Capitol: Located in the area formerly known as the Rocky Mountains, the Capitol is both Panem’s central seat of government and a decadent realm of style, fashion and indulgence. Those who live in the Capitol have their own lifestyle and are largely unaware of the suffering of those who live in the outlying districts. The Capitol is also the home of Panem’s dictator, President Coriolanus Snow.
The Districts: The twelve outer Districts of Panem are industrial centers serving the interests of the Capitol. They vary in wealth and culture, but the iron fist of the dictatorship controls all. No District citizen can visit the Capitol except to play in the Hunger Games. District 1 manufactures luxury goods; District 2 is a gem mining and defense center; District 3 produces electronics; District 4 is dedicated to fisheries; District 5 is involved in science and research; District 6 develops transportation; District 7’s specialty is lumber; District 8 is the textile center; District 9 grows the nation’s grain; District 10 raises livestock; District 11 is focused on agriculture including vegetables and herbs; and District 12, located in the Appalachian Mountains, is the coal mining district that fuels the Capitol.
The Hunger

Games: An annual contest for the last 74 years, in which 24 Tributes ages 12 through 18 – one boy and one girl from each of Panem’s 12 districts – are forced to enter a themed arena contest in which they are forced to fight, until only one person remains. The entire event is broadcast live and is mandatory viewing for the entire nation of Panem.
Tributes: Tributes are aged twelve to eighteen years and chosen for the Hunger Games via lottery. Tributes can also volunteer for the Games or volunteer in place of another person, as Katniss does for her younger sister Primrose.
Career

Tributes: Volunteers for the Games from the richer districts, who have been training their whole lives, entering the Games with incredible advantages in strength and skill. They have been taught to believe there is no greater glory than winning the Games.
Peacekeepers: Panem’s version of police, who work exclusively for the Capitol and patrol 24-7.
Escorts: Often flamboyant Capitol citizens who accompany the Tributes to the Games and serve as their advocates, advisers and PR strategists.
Prep Team: A group of stylists and make-up artists charged with making the Tributes glamorous celebrities for their public appearances and the televised Games.
Tracker

Jackers: Genetically altered wasps created in the Capitol and known for their vicious sting.
Victors: Victors are those few who have won the Hunger Games, after which they attain riches for life, though at a terrible price. Some Victors, such as Haymitch Abernathy, become Mentors, training Tributes from their districts.
Nightlock

Berries: A poisonous fruit that factors into Katniss’ ultimate strategy to beat the rules of the

Hunger Games.






THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY: AWARDS, NOTABLES, & BEST BOOK LISTS

(Updated August 2011)
#1 USA Today Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

3 Apples Teen Choice Book Award (New York) [2011]

Abraham Lincoln Award: Illinois' High School Readers' Choice Award [2011]

Arkansas Teen Book Award 2010 (Level 1: 7th-9th grades)

ALA [American Library Association] Best Books for Young Adults [2009]

ALA [American Library Association] Popular Paperbacks for Teens (“What If…Fantasy and Dystopia”) [2011]

Booklist Editors' Choice List [2008]

California Young Reader Medal [2010-2011]

Children’s Book Council Children's Choice Book Award (short-listed) [2009]

Chelmsford (MA) One Book Selection [2011]

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award [2010]

Cybils Children’s & Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction [2008]

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award [2010-2011]

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers [2010]

Grand Canyon Reader Tween Award (Arizona) [2011]

Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (The Writing Conference, Inc.) [2010]

A Horn Book “Fanfare” Book [2008]

Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) [2010-2011]

Isinglass Award, Barrington Public Library (New Hampshire) [2009-2010]

Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner (Grades 9-12) [2010]

Keystone State (Pennsylvania) Reading Association - Young Adult Book Award [2010]

A Kirkus Best Young Adult Book of the Year [2008]

Maine Student Book Award [2009-2010]

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award - High School [2010-2011]

Missouri Truman Readers Award (Grades 6-8) [2010-2011]

Missouri Gateway Readers Award (Grades 9-12) [2010-2011]

Nebraska Golden Sower Award [2011]

Nevada Young Reader Association Award (Young Adult) [2010]

New Hampshire Teen Reader's Choice Award [2010]

New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award [2011]

New York Public Library "Stuff of the Teen Age" [2009]

New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award [2010]



New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice [2008]

A New York Times Notable Book [2008]

North Carolina School Library Media Association Young Adult High School Book Award [2009-2010]

Ohio Buckeye Book Award - Teen Section [2010]

Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award - High School Award (Oklahoma Library Association) [2011]

Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award - Intermediate Award (Oklahoma Library Association) [2011]

Oregon Readers Choice Award [2011]

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award [2009-2010]

PNLA (Pacific Northwest Library Association) Young Reader’s Choice [2011]

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year [2008]

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, Illinois Children's Choice Award [2011]

Rhode Island Teen Book Award [2010]

A School Library Journal Best Book [2008]

South Carolina Junior Book Award [2010-2011]

South Carolina Young Adult Book Award [2010-2011]

South Dakota Library Association Young Adult Reading Program Award [2010-2011]

South Dakota Young Adult Reading Program List - High School [2011]

Teen Buckeye Book Award (Ohio) [2009]

Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award [2010-2011] Texas Lone Star Reading List [2009]

Texas Tayshas Reading List [2009]

Thumbs Up! Award, Michigan Library Association [2009]

Utah's Beehive Book Award (Young Adult) [2010]

Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award [2010]Virginia Readers' Choice Award [2010-2011]



ABOUT THE CAST
A natural talent, with a striking presence and undeniable energy, Academy Award® nominee JENNIFER LAWRENCE (Katniss Everdeen) has established herself as one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses.

Jennifer recently wrapped production on David O. Russell's “The Silver Linings Playbook,” alongside Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Based on Matthew Quick's novel, the film revolves around a former high school teacher who was institutionalized for depression and is then released into the care of his mother. He tries to win back his ex-wife but becomes involved with a bizarre neighbor (Lawrence) who also has a history of mental problems. The film will be released by The Weinstein Company on November 21, 2012.

Jennifer was recently seen in Drake Doremus' “Like Crazy” opposite Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones. The film won the Grand Jury prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

In April, Jennifer will be seen in Relativity’s “House at the End of the Street” opposite Elisabeth Shue and Max Thieriot.  This past summer, Jennifer was seen in Matthew Vaughn's “X-Men: First Class” as Mystique, starring opposite Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. She also starred alongside Mel Gibson and Anton Yelchin in “The Beaver,” directed by Jodie Foster.

Previously, Jennifer's performance in “Winter’s Bone” garnered her a 2011 Oscar® nomination for Best Actress in addition to nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globe® Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and Critic's Choice Awards. Additionally, she was honored with the Breakthrough Actress award by the National Board of Review, the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival, and the New Hollywood Award at the 2010 Hollywood Film Awards. The critically acclaimed film, directed by Debra Granik, also received an Oscar® nomination for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor in addition to winning the 2010 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Other film credits include a lead role in Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut “The Burning Plain,” opposite Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. The film premiered at the 65th Venice Film Festival where Jennifer won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor. She also starred in Lori Petty's “Poker House” opposite Selma Blair and Bokeem Woodbine, for which she was awarded the prize of Outstanding Performance in the Narrative Competition at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.

On television, Jennifer co-starred on three seasons of the TBS series “The Bill Engvall Show.” Written and created by Bill Engvall and Michael Leeson, “The Bill Engvall Show” is set in a Denver suburb and the comedy follows the life of Bill Pearson (played by Engvall), a family counselor whose own family could use a little dose of counseling.

Reigning from Louisville, Kentucky and a childhood of local theatre experience to her credit, Jennifer traveled to New York at age fourteen to explore a professional career in acting. She quickly caught the eye of casting directors and started acting in film and television during the summer of 2005 and hasn't looked back.


19-year-old JOSH HUTCHERSON (Peeta Mellark) has been one of Hollywood's most accomplished young actors for almost 10 years. 

Josh will soon be seen in the sequel to “Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: Mysterious Island.” The film, which co-stars Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson, focuses on Josh’s character as he partners with his mother’s boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is allegedly missing on a mythical island. 

Upcoming films also include an independent feature film “Detention,” which made its debut at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Hutcherson also served as Executive Producer on this film. Additionally, Josh will be seen in “Red Dawn,” a remake of the 1984 classic about a group of teenagers trying to save their town from foreign soldiers, and an omnibus film entitled “Seven Days in Havana,” which includes 7 shorts directed by 7 different directors. Benicio Del Toro directed Josh’s portion of the film in which he follows Hutcherson as he explores the culture of the island for the first time.

Josh was most recently seen in Lisa Cholodenko’s Academy Award® nominated feature film “The Kids are All Right.” The film, which costars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a couple negotiating the newfound presence of the sperm donor of their children, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Focus Features in one of the festival’s biggest deals and premiered to rave reviews.  The film went on to garner the feature film prize at the Berlin International Film Festival’s Teddy Awards in addition to Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit Awards and Golden Globe® nominations.

Additional film credits include “The Vampire’s Assistant,” opposite John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek; “Carmel;” “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D,” the first ever high definition 3-D live performance feature; “Bridge To Terabithia;” “Winged Creatures;” “Firehouse Dog;” “RV;” “Little Manhattan;” “Zathura;” “Kicking and Screaming;” “Howl's Moving Castle” and “The Polar Express.”  Josh won Young Artist Awards for “Leading Young Actor” for his roles in “Zathura” and “Bridge to Terabithia.”
LIAM HEMSWORTH (Gale Hawthorne) recently completed production on “The Expendables 2,” starring opposite Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, amongst several others. He also stars as ‘Wright,’ in the independent feature film “AWOL,” opposite Teresa Palmer. This April, he will begin production on the feature film “Empire State,” with Dwayne Johnson.

Hemsworth’s break out role as ‘Will Blakelee’ in Disney’s smash hit “The Last Song” earned him a 2010 Young Hollywood Award as well as three Teen Choice Award nominations, and the win for Choice Movie: Male Breakout.  Starring opposite Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear and Kelly Preston, “The Last Song” is based on best-selling author Nicholas Sparks’ novel, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

In television, Liam has played several roles on Australian series, including ‘Josh Taylor’ on the longest running popular drama series entitled “Neighbours.”

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, he and his family relocated to Phillip Island, off the coast of Melbourne, when Liam was eleven years old.

In 2009, Liam moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides with his older brother Chris, also an actor.
WOODY HARRELSON’s (Haymitch Abernathy) rare mix of intensity and charisma consistently surprises and delights audiences and critics alike in both mainstream and independent projects. His portrayal of a casualty notification officer, opposite Ben Foster, in Oren Moverman’s “The Messenger” garnered him a 2010 Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was previously nominated for an Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award in the category of Best Actor for his portrayal of controversial magazine publisher Larry Flynt in Milos Forman's “The People vs. Larry Flynt.”

Harrelson currently stars in “Rampart,” which reunites him with Moverman and also stars Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, Ben Foster and Robin Wright. The film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival and earned Harrelson a 2012 Independent Spirit Award nomination in the category of Best Male Lead.

Harrelson recently completed production on writer/director Martin McDonagh’s Seven “Psychopaths” starring alongside Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell and Christopher Walken. Additionally, he will lend his voice to the animated film “Turkeys” with Owen Wilson.

On the small screen, Harrelson will star opposite Julianne Moore and Ed Harris in HBO Films’ “Game Change” for director Jay Roach, which chronicles John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and will debut on March 10th.

Harrelson also starred in Will Gluck’s “Friends with Benefits” alongside Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake and Patricia Clarkson; and was the on screen host for director Pete McGrain’s powerful political documentary “Ethos.”

Other highlights from Harrelson’s film career include Ruben Fleischer’s box office hit “Zombieland,” “2012,” “Semi-Pro,” “The Grand,” “No Country For Old Men,” “A Scanner Darkly,” “A Prairie Home Companion,” “Defendor,” “Seven Pounds,” “The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio,” “North Country,” “The Big White,” “After The Sunset,” “Play It To The Bone,” “Battle In Seattle,” “EDtv,” “The Hi-Lo County,” “Transsiberian: The Thin Red Line,” “Wag The Dog,” “Welcome To Sarajevo,” “Kingpin,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Indecent Proposal” and “White Men Can't Jump.”

Harrelson first endeared himself to millions of viewers as a member of the ensemble cast of NBC's long-running hit comedy, “Cheers.” For his work as the affable bartender ‘Woody Boyd,’ he won an Emmy® in 1988 and was nominated four additional times during his eight-year run on the show. In 1999, he gained another Emmy® nomination when he reprised the role in a guest appearance on the spin-off series “Frasier”. He later made a return to television with a recurring guest role on the hit NBC series, “Will and Grace.”

Balancing his film and television work, in 1999 Harrelson directed his own play, “Furthest from the Sun” at the Theatre de la Juene Lune in Minneapolis. He followed next with the Roundabout's Broadway revival of “The Rainmaker;” Sam Shepherd’s “The Late Henry Moss,” and John Kolvenbach's “On an Average Day” opposite Kyle MacLachlan at London’s West End. Harrelson directed the Toronto premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's “This Is Our Youth” at Toronto’s Berkeley Street Theatre. In the winter of 2005 Harrelson returned to London's West End, starring in Tennessee Williams' “Night of the Iguana” at the Lyric Theatre. In 2011, Harrelson directed “Bullet for Adolf,” a play he co-wrote with Frankie Hyman and produced at Hart House Theatre in Toronto.


Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket) has become one of Hollywood’s most sought after and versatile actresses, moving effortlessly between comedy and drama, film and television, and now also taking on a role as a producer. She was most recently seen starring in “Our Idiot Brother” with Paul Rudd, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel; and opposite Russell Crowe in “The Next Three Days,” directed by Paul Haggis. She recently wrapped production on Universal Pictures’ “Pitch Perfect,” which she is producing with her husband, Max Handelman, through their company, Brownstone Productions. The cast includes Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson.

Banks can currently be seen in Summit Entertainment’s “Man on a Ledge” with Sam Worthington. The project focuses on a fugitive ex-cop (Worthington) perched on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living NYPD hostage negotiator (Banks) tries to talk him down. The film was released January 27th, 2012.

She will then appear in Lionsgate’s motherhood comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” Banks portrays an author of a children’s book about breast feeding and owner of The Breast Choice boutique, who is militant in her beliefs about what makes a good mother until she gets pregnant for the first time. The film, directed by Kirk Jones, is based on Heidi Murkoff’s bestseller, and the ensemble cast includes Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Dennis Quaid. The film is scheduled to be released May 18th, 2012.

Banks has also wrapped production on DreamWorks Pictures’ “Welcome to People,” in which she stars opposite Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde and Michelle Pfeiffer. The film follows a businessman (Pine) who returns home after his estranged father’s death and discovers that he has an alcoholic sister (Banks) with a 12-year-old son. The film is scheduled to be released in 2012.

In August 2011, she was seen in “Our Idiot Brother” opposite Paul Rudd.  “Our Idiot Brother” and “The Details” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011 and were purchased for distribution by The Weinstein Company. In “The Details,” she stars as ‘Nealy Lang,’ whose husband’s (Tobey Maguire) efforts to rid his backyard of lawn-destroying raccoons somehow leads him down a path with disastrous results.

In 2008, Banks received critical acclaim for her role as First Lady Laura Bush opposite Josh Brolin in Oliver Stone’s “W.”  The impressive cast included James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Burstyn and Jeffrey Wright.  In Kevin Smith’s “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” Banks (Miri) and Zack (Seth) played two broke friends who decide to cure their financial ills by making an X-rated movie.

Banks’ additional feature credits include her breakthrough roles in the award Academy Award®-winning films “Seabiscuit,” in which she starred as ‘Marcela Howard’ opposite Jeff Bridges and Tobey Maguire, and in Steve Spielberg’s “Catch Me If You Can.”  She has also appeared in “Role Models,” “Meet Dave,” “Invincible,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Fred Claus,” “Sisters,” “Slither,” “Heights,” “The Baxter,” “The Trade,” “Ordinary Sinner,” “The Uninvited,” “Daltry Calhoun,” “Sexual Life,” John Singleton’s “Shaft” with Samuel L. Jackson and cult hit “Wet Hot American Summer” starring Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce. She also appeared as journalist ‘Betty Brant,’ a role that director Sam Raimi created for her, in Columbia Pictures’ three blockbuster “Spider-Man” films with Tobey Maguire as the title character.

On the small screen, Banks has recently been seen in a recurring role as ‘Avery Jessup,’ Alec Baldwin’s love interest, on the NBC series “30 Rock.” She earned an Emmy® Award nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance.  She has also appeared on ABC’s “Modern Family” and in a recurring role as ‘Dr. Kim Porter’ on NBC’s “Scrubs.”  In 2007 she appeared in the CBS miniseries “Comanche Moon,” which is Larry McMurtry’s popular prequel to “Lonesome Dove.” 

Banks also produced Disney’s 2009 sci-fi thriller “The Surrogates,” starring Bruce Willis, through her company Brownstone Productions.  Upcoming projects for Brownstone, which Banks runs with her husband Max Handelman, include “Tink,” a Disney live-action romantic comedy in which Banks will star as the title character of ‘Tinkerbell;’ “Forever 21,” a Dreamworks comedy which Banks will star in and produce; “Too Far From Home,” a Universal film about three astronauts who were stranded on the international space station; and the college a cappella group comedy “Pitch Perfect.”

Her extensive theater credits include many roles in American Conservatory Theatre productions, as well as the Guthrie Theater’s production of “Summer & Smoke” directed by David Esbjornson.  In 2006 Banks played Cherie, the female lead in William Inge’s comedy “Bus Stop,” as part of the Williamstown Theater Festival.

Originally from Massachusetts, Banks received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her Graduate Degree at the American Conservatory Theater.  She currently resides in Los Angeles.
Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, LENNY KRAVITZ (Cinna) has transcended genre, style, race and class into a 20-year musical career, one which revels in the rich influences of '60s and '70s soul, rock and funk.

Kravitz’s talents as a writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist have resonated through nine studio albums into a timeless catalog. He has won four consecutive Grammy® Awards, setting a record for the most wins in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for his single “Dig In” (previously winning for “Again,” “American Woman” and “Fly Away”). Additionally, Kravitz has also been nominated for other six Grammy® Awards. Lenny Kravitz’s appeal has also been recognized by his peers; his collaborative efforts are as varied as his own influences, having worked with Madonna, Slash, Aerosmith, Jay-Z, N.E.R.D., Mick Jagger, P. Diddy and Alicia Keys.

Having sold over 38 million albums worldwide, Lenny Kravitz’s musical success has afforded him many opportunities to fulfill his creative vision beyond the recording industry. The artist appeared in a supporting role in the critically-acclaimed film “Precious,” for which he has received a 2010 NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Kravitz and the celebrated “Precious” cast also received a 2010 Screen Actors Guild nomination for "Best Ensemble.” In addition to his supporting role in “Precious,” Kravitz has also appeared in such films as “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Zoolander.”

In 2005 he launched a creative firm, Kravitz Design Inc., which undertakes various high-concept projects with commercial, residential and product design. The firm partnered with Swarovski, to contribute two chandeliers to its ‘Crystal Palace Collection.’ Kravitz Design also conceived the environment and identity for the Florida Room lounge at the Delano for Morgans Hotel Group and is responsible for the luxury recording studio located in The Setai Resort & Residences in Miami Beach. Kravitz Design recently announced a partnership with the SLS Hotel in South Beach to create an exclusive bungalow and penthouse suite for the luxury hotel. The firm has confirmed they will also design a 47-story condominium project, Paramount Bay in Miami, FL.

In 2009, the 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Lenny Kravitz’s debut, “Let Love Rule,” was issued. The project was followed by the release of his most recent studio release “Black and White America.”

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