While it may seem forever, March 2012 isn’t all that far ahead of us when dealing with movie production schedules. March 23rd is the date set for The Hunger Games with Jennifer Lawrence in the lead role and some new on-set photos have surfaced showing off a couple of locations and the lovely Elizabeth Banks in costume as she goes to the set for a scene. This is the first look of her in the role of Effie Trinket – does it work for you if you’ve read the books?
Plot summary: Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
