Franchise producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing the prequel alongside Lawrence, who helmed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2. Michael Arndt and Release Date 2013-11-15. Director Francis Lawrence. Cast Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Taylor St. Clair, Woody Harrelson, Jack Quaid, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence. Rating PG-13. Main Genre Action The Hunger Games' prequel movie The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is building its cast with the addition of Tom Blyth as a young President Snow. The film franchise based on Suzanne Collins' novel trilogy first launched in 2012 with Jennifer Lawrence leading the cast as heroine Katniss Everdeen as her life is upended when she enters the titular survival competition and becomes the symbol of a We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. "The Hunger Games" film franchise burst onto the scene back in 2012.The first four movies, which adapt Suzanne Collins' three main "Hunger All of the book's recognizable characters are well cast, including Elizabeth Banks as the Capitol's representative in District 12, Effie (who's very much drank the Kool-Aid), Amandla Stenberg as Box office. $695.2 million [5] 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. Other key cast members include Viola Davis as Dr. Volumnia Gaul, who serves as the Head Gamemaker of the 10th Hunger Games; Jason Schwartzman as Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman, the host of the 10th The new Hunger Games movie is released 17 November 2023 – and the only place to watch this first fight-to-the-death is right here at ODEON. With the huge stakes, searing action and dreaded buzz of Tracker Jackers simply made for our big screen and surround sound, it’s no surprise The Hunger Games movies so far have grossed $3 billion at the The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy. The book, which was released in May 2020, is set 64 years prior to the events of The Hunger Games . The From cast and crew announcements, to poster and trailer releases, it’s all lead up to the release of the movie on March 23, 2012. September 14, 2008: The Hunger Games is published by Scholastic WEKEZ.