Author Suzanne Collins broke new ground in YA literature with The Hunger Games, her dark yet teen-appropriate meditation on inequality, rebellion and revolution. With compelling characters, page-turning suspense and a fully realized dystopian future, the novel became an international bestseller — as would the entire trilogy. But when Collins joined forces with director Gary Ross and producer Nina Jacobson to take the first book to the big screen, it turned into a global phenomenon. Anchored by Jennifer Lawrence’s riveting performance as the brave, bow-and-arrow-wielding Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games would soon spawn three more films and make stars of its young cast. Now, Collins and director Francis Lawrence have deepened the lore with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel based on Collins’ 2020 book. In this 100-page celebration of all things Panem, relive your favorite moments, hear from the actors and directors, find out where the original cast are now and get a sneak peek at the new movie.
THE HUNGER GAMES THE UNOFFICIAL FAN GUIDE
A MERGING OF MYTH & MATURITY • In 2008, children’s writer Suzanne Collins broke new ground in YA literature with a dystopian novel inspired by both old legends and reality TV
BRINGING THE HUNGER GAMES FROM THE BOOK TO THE BIG SCREEN • An independent production company’s passion for Collins’ novels turned into a mainstream box-office smash, while new filmmakers added their own spins on the sequels
THE CINEMATIC FOREBEARS OF THE HUNGER GAMES
COUTURE FOR THE CAPITOL AND BEYOND
THE MUSIC OF THE HUNGER GAMES
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 2
HER AIM IS TRUE • By picking up Katniss Everdeen’s bow and arrow, Jennifer Lawrence shot herself straight to stardom
DENIZENS OF THE DISTRICT • The actors who represent Panem’s residents in The Hunger Games movies have life experiences as diverse as their characters
CITIZENS OF THE CAPITOL • Whether valiant or villainous, the people who make up the regulators and rebels in the big city were brought to life through brilliant portrayals
DESCENDANTS IN DYSTOPIA • Not only did The Hunger Games become a successful movie franchise, it opened the floodgates for a tidal wave of thought-provoking films based on other future-foretelling YA novels
A PREQUEL TO PANEM • Eight years after a war-scarred Katniss returned to District 12 in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, the origins of her world’s ordeal will unfold in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games - The Unofficial Fan Guide
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