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The Hunger Games was already hugely popular before it became a blockbuster movie franchise. The young adult novels, by Susan Collins, effectively evoked a terrifying dystopia, in which children and teenagers are forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of the wealthy and captured cross-generational imaginations.
The film adaptations – with Jennifer Lawrence leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen – have been largely praised by fans of the books. The final in the four part series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part Two, is due to be released on 20th November and is expected to be the most exciting instalment yet.
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May the Odds be Ever in your Favor
While some actors are natural choices for some roles, others needed some convincing with the audience. Daniel Craig, for one, was not the most popular choice as James Bond when he was cast. But he did such a brilliant job that he is leaving a legacy that’s hard to follow. With him, here is a list of actors who were unlikely choices for iconic roles but turned in stellar performances.
I supremely disliked the absence of District 13's introduction in Catching Fire, but I'm more interested in how they're going to have to fix Mockingjay's confounded ending given how strange it was in the books already.
They really need to sell me on this love triangle of Gale, Peeta, and Katniss come to fruition if we're ever going to buy the silly teen drama they injected into what was originally great sociopolitical theater. And that would require Liam Hemsworth to get a few acting lessons.