Hailed by some in the publishing world as "The next Twilight," author Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games has been a source of fierce development interest and casting speculation. Set in a postapocalyptic dystopia, this society has taken its zeal for reality television to the extreme, demanding that each region of the country give up two of their children to compete as gladiators in a televised fight to the death. Speculation over who would play teen huntress Katniss Everdeen ended when director Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) announced that Winter's Bone actress Jennifer Lawrence would be stepping into the arena in what promises to be the first of several films (the books comprise a trilogy).
Hmmm... it may be time to go take another look at Battle Royale.
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