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Oscar-Winner Simon Beaufoy Confirmed To Write 'Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire,' Gary Ross Returning To Direct

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • January 17, 2012 9:05 AM
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With any franchise that's based on younger actors, getting a steady stream of films is crucially important; without a "Harry Potter" or "Twilight" film every eighteen months or so, you end up with a lead creeping up on their thirties by the time the series comes to an end. And so it goes with "The Hunger Games," Lionsgate's great hope for the next big teen-friendly franchise. With a ready-made trilogy of books from author Suzanne Collins, there's source material already in place, and even though the first film, written and directed by "Seabiscuit" helmer Gary Ross, won't hit theaters for a couple of months yet, the studio is already making plans for a sequel.
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More: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Hunger Games, Gary Ross, Simon Beaufoy

Watch: Full Trailer For 'The Hunger Games' Is Mostly Convincing

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 14, 2011 9:25 AM
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  • 14 Comments
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If a trailer's going to bow on "Good Morning America," it feels like you're safe in making some assumptions on the content of that trailer. Something frothy, we would imagine, in the vein of "New Year's Eve" or "Eat Pray Love," perhaps. At the very most, something from the latest Disney film, bearing in mind that ABC is a subsidiary of Disney. Not on our shortlist? A violent, dystopian sci-fi film about children made to fight each other to the death for the benefit of the general public. 
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More: Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Gary Ross, Lenny Kravitz

Carey Mulligan Joining Director Gary Ross For Sci-Fi Actioner 'Outback'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • June 28, 2011 3:19 AM
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26 year old British actress Carey Mulligan may want to think about getting a second home down under. The "Never Let Me Go" and "An Education" actress is already set to start filming Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" in Australia later this summer and now she's boarded another picture that will take her down to Oz.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Gary Ross, Campbell Scott, Carey Mulligan

Danny Elfman Makes Peace With Sam Raimi To Score 'Oz The Great and Powerful'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • June 20, 2011 12:55 PM
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  • 4 Comments
Composer Also In Talks For 'The Hunger Games'Update: Movies.com confirms that Danny Elfman will be scoring "The Hunger Games" with T. Bone Burnett. That's pretty awesome.
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More: Films, Composers, Musicians, Sam Raimi, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Genre Films, Danny Elfman, T. Bone Burnett, Oz the Great and Powerful

Bow Selector: Katniss Gets Her Archery On In New Pictures Of Jennifer Lawrence In 'The Hunger Games'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 19, 2011 10:21 AM
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  • 4 Comments
Yesterday's first look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in one of the most eagerly anticipated films of next year (by those who've read the book anyway) wasn't enough for you? Well good news: EW's issue with Lawrence on the cover hits newsstands imminently, and The Film Stage have acquired some scans of more images of Lawrence in costume, which are marginally more action packed. Well, one is, showing the young star wielding a bow like she was heading for the gold medal in 2012.
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EW Debut First Look At Jennifer Lawrence As Katniss Everdeen In 'The Hunger Games'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 18, 2011 7:31 AM
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  • 7 Comments
Our prayers have been answered, and the daily casting updates for "The Hunger Games," for the most part announcing nobodies who'll barely be in the film, seem to have dried up, with the film's 'tributes' -- those competing in the dystopian blood sports of the title -- now fully cast. Does that mean that things will be quiet until the film debuts its first trailer? Don't be stupid.
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'Hunger Games' Helmer Gary Ross Sets Up Cyrano De Bergerac Reworking At New Regency

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • May 13, 2011 3:15 AM
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With the flurry of "The Hunger Games" casting going on in the last few weeks, director Gary Ross is almost set to start filming what seems to be one of the most eagerly-anticipated films of next year, at least to its vociferous fanbase. As long as it succeeds (and, financially, it probably will), Ross will be set to take on any project he wants. According to THR, that film will be a contemporary retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac legend, in which a plain man must seduce his love for a more handsome and richer man. In the kind of move that we're staggered hasn't yet happened, his version would utilize all the social media tools of today in order to provide a modern spin.
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Jennifer Lawrence Finally Locked In For 'The Hunger Games'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 17, 2011 1:20 AM
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The process of casting a high-profile, much sought-after role in a major would-be franchise is a complex one, with the advent of movie blogs such as ourselves. Every stage of the process is now as public as it could be, save some kind of weekly reality show documenting it, and it has the side effect of making the casting process seem endless. It's only six weeks or so since rumors of any kind started flying around regarding Gary Ross' adaptation of immensely popular young adult novel trilogy "The Hunger Games," but it's dominated the news to the extent that we're nothing but delighted that a decision's finally been made on the casting of Katniss, the central role.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Hunter Parrish, Jennifer Lawrence

Josh Hutcherson Wants To Be Peeta Mellark in 'Hunger Games'

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • March 13, 2011 11:29 AM
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Reveals He's Met With Director Gary Ross"The Hunger Games" casting mania has started in full earnest as Oscar-nominee Jennifer Lawrence is almost locked down for the lead female role of Katniss Everdeen. Now her male lead, and main love interest, Peeta Mellark has to be cast, and there's a bevy of new twenty-something males vying for the part.
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More: Actors, Films, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Josh Hutcherson

Jennifer Lawrence Once Again Named Frontrunner For 'The Hunger Games'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 12, 2011 5:56 AM
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Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin & Emily Browning Among The Final ContendersIn what is shaping up to be the hottest role for a young actress in Hollywood since David Fincher's search for Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," the hunt for Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games" continues but it's looking more and more likely that a name long linked to the role, will be signing on the dotted line.
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More: Films, Actresses, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence

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