Some people watch the Super Bowl for the football game and others do it basically to catch the commercials (and as an excuse to party). This year, Lionsgate Films is hoping Super Bowl audiences take some time out from drinking beer to check out the latest trailer for The Hunger Games, one of the most anticipated films of 2012.
Arriving in theaters on March 23rd, The Hunger Games is based on the first book in Suzanne Collins’ best-selling trilogy and is directed by Gary Ross.
The Plot:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing 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.
The cast is led by Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.
