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Jennifer Lawrence May Add Lionsgate's Adaptation of 'Glass Castle' Memoir to her Impressive Resume

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Jennifer Lawrence's enviable career -- which includes the upcoming "The House at The End of the Street," "The Silver Linings Playbook," "Serena" and sequels to "The Hunger Games" and "X-Men: First Class" -- may get even better.
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  • By Sophia Savage
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  • April 23, 2012 4:05 PM
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More: CASTING WATCH, IN THE WORKS, Jennifer Lawrence, Lionsgate/Roadside, Lionsgate

Why Lionsgate Picked 'Water for Elephants' Director Francis Lawrence for 'Hunger Games'

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If Lionsgate goes with Francis Lawrence to replace Gary Ross for 'Hunger Games' sequel "Catching Fire," it's because he was the best they could get. The reason why Ross left "The Hunger Games" is that any director wants to know going into a movie that they will come out ahead. That was impossible, he figured, due to a combinaton of factors...
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • April 19, 2012 9:46 PM
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More: The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games, Sequel, Jennifer Lawrence

'Serena' First Look: See Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in 1929 Splendor

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Bradley Cooper and current "Hunger Games" it-girl Jennifer Lawrence are starting production on 2929 Productions' "Serena" in Prague. Oscar-winner Susanne Bier (“In a Better World,” “Things We Lost in the Fire”) directing the screenplay by Christopher Kyle (“Alexander”), who adapted Ron Rash's 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction-nominated novel.
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  • By Maggie Lange
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  • April 11, 2012 5:14 PM
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More: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Susanne Bier, Susanne Bier

Ashley Judd, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lawrence vs. Our Toxic Misogynist Culture

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In the past week, actresses and their weight have been front and center. When moviegoers suggested that Kate Winslet was too fat in the 3-D rerelease of the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," she responded that she's now thinner than co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Jennifer Lawrence was described as not hungry enough in "The Hunger Games."
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  • By Sophia Savage
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  • April 10, 2012 5:29 PM
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More: Women in Film, Headliners, Media, Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lawrence, Franchises, Politics

Why 'Hunger Games' Boasts Such Wide Appeal

Box Office
“The Hunger Games” did not devour the boxoffice quite as thoroughly this weekend. At the 10:30 screening at the AMC in Century City Saturday morning, I had my choice of half the seats in every row. But the bodies that filled the other half of the seats should make Lionsgate extremely happy.
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  • By Aljean Harmetz
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  • April 2, 2012 8:09 AM
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More: Lionsgate/Roadside, Franchises, Jennifer Lawrence, Box Office, Box Office, Box Office

Jennifer Lawrence's 'House at the End of the Street' Looks Regrettable (Video)

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It's a good thing Jennifer Lawrence's "The Hunger Games" is a hit, because her horror rite-of-passage, "House at the End of the Street," looks awful and all-too familiar. Lawrence will do far more for the film than it will do for her career when Relativity releases it September 21.
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  • By Sophia Savage
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  • March 29, 2012 3:50 PM
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More: Trailers, Franchises, Horror, Video, Video, Jennifer Lawrence

First Look: Jennifer Lawrence in 'House at the End of the Street' and the Next Four Steps for 'Hunger Games' Star

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Relativity is just one of several distributors looking to capitalize on the new stardom of "Hunger Games" it-girl Jennifer Lawrence.
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  • By Maggie Lange
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  • March 23, 2012 5:01 PM
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More: Jennifer Lawrence, First Look, Franchises, Academy Awards, Bradley Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Robert De Niro, Horror, Thriller, Drama

'Hunger Games' Fans Beware: Scammers Are After You

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Knowing that fans following "The Hunger Games," which is already setting a torrid pace at the box office, are eager for news, scammers and cybercriminals are taking advantage of their searches.
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  • By Maggie Lange
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  • March 23, 2012 4:34 PM
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More: Franchises, Digital Future, New Media & Technology, Jennifer Lawrence

'The Hunger Games' Home Run; How the Filmmakers Did It

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It's one thing to know that a book could launch a movie franchise-- and another to deliver it. Compare and contrast the respective fates of two would-be franchises: "John Carter" and "The Hunger Games." One was produced by a major studio under inexperienced new management, who put their trust in a rookie live-action director.
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  • By Anne Thompson
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  • March 22, 2012 8:43 PM
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More: Box Office, Box Office, Marketing, Reviews, Reviews, Jennifer Lawrence, Books, Franchises

'The Hunger Games' Interview Round-Up: Cast Talk the Culture-Shifting Power of Dystopian Allegory (Video)

Box Office
Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" will boast an enormous box office debut on March 23 (some are forecasting a $140 million opening). That's thanks in large part to Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Katniss Everdeen, which is earning raves. Women starved for smart entertainment aimed at them will flock to the film.
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  • By Sophia Savage
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  • March 20, 2012 4:25 PM
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More: Jennifer Lawrence, Lionsgate, Lionsgate/Roadside, Box Office, Box Office, Franchises, Directors, Reviews, Reviews

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