EW The Ultimate Guide to The Hunger Games
The Ultimate Guide to the Hunger Games
Why It Remains a Vital Tale • With the release of the new film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, we reflect on the power and lasting appeal of author Suzanne Collins’s creation.
A Villain’s Origin Story • KATNISS EVERDEEN’S FOE CORIOLANUS SNOW TAKES CENTER STAGE IN THIS PREQUEL FILM SET SIX DECADES BEFORE THE HUNGER GAMES.
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The People of Panem • Mentors, tributes and TV hosts: Characters new and old converge in the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Building a Postwar Panem • The Capitol and District 12 look a little different when the clock’s turned back more than a half century. Here’s how production designer Uli Hanisch reimagined that world.
The Original Gamemaker • A background as a military brat and television writer informed the author’s bestselling YA series The Hunger Games.
May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor • SUZANNE COLLINS’S YOUNG-ADULT NOVEL ABOUT A DYSTOPIAN BATTLE ROYAL GETS THE BIG-SCREEN TREATMENT, WITH UP-AND-COMER JENNIFER LAWRENCE IN THE STARRING ROLE. BUT WOULD FANS ADORE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE BESTSELLER?
The Hunger Games
Styling the Hunger Games • From cotton candy-colored wigs to flame-licked gowns, here’s how the hair, makeup and wardrobe artists behind the film series brought Panem’s pageantry to life
To the Victors Belong the Spoils • A RETURN TO PANEM WAS ALL BUT GUARANTEED, THANKS TO THE HUNGER GAMES’S BOX OFFICE DOMINANCE. THIS SECOND OUTING WOULD WELCOME A HOST OF NEW FACES—BOTH BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
Catching Fire
Set Secrets Revealed! • From Atlanta to Oahu to Paris, cast and crew racked up plenty of frequent-flier miles in search of the perfect places to shoot all four films. Here’s the insider scoop on the most memorable scenes and set pieces
The Revolution Will Be Televised • WITH THE TRILOGY’S FINAL BOOK DIVIDED INTO TWO FILMS, THE STORY’S ACTION SHIFTS FROM THE JUNGLES OF THE ARENA TO THE BUNKERS OF DISTRICT 13, WHERE ALL EYES ARE ON KATNISS AS SHE BECOMES THE TRUE SYMBOL OF THE GROWING RESISTANCE.
Mockingjay—Parts 1 & 2
The End of the World as We Know It • THE FOUR-PART FILM FRANCHISE CONCLUDES WITH ITS MOST FIERY INSTALLMENT YET. CAN THE DISTRICTS RECLAIM CONTROL OF PANEM FROM THE CAPITOL? AND WILL KATNISS FINALLY GET THE HAPPY ENDING SHE DESERVES?
The All-Stars Say Goodbye • On the eve of Mockingjay—Part 2’s premiere, actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth sat down with EW writer Nicole Sperling for a raucous, memory-filled roundtable. From sleepovers to Donald Trump, here’s that unvarnished conversation from 2015, featuring the tight-knit trio.
Where Are They Now? • The film franchise proved to be a star-making machine. Here’s where you can find the standout tributes (and one Capitol crony) today.
Sound Bites • All of Panem’s most notable quotables
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