The Hunger Games: Woody Harrelson On Why He Wanted To Be Part Of The Film Trailer (2012)

Cast: Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin

Description: A dystopic Capitol requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl who are forced to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. When Katniss Everdeen's little sister is chosen in the lottery, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Although persevering through hardship is commonplace for Katniss, she must start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home.

Genre: Action-Adventure

Studio: LionsGate Entertainment

Offical Website: http://THEHUNGERGAMESMOVIE.COM

Rating: Movie Rating

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06/07/2012 @ 3:11 AM

'Hunger Games': Five Things We Learned At Movie Awards

From filming locations to Finnick contenders, here are the facts we reaped from the stars on the big night. By Amy Wilkinson Alexander Ludwig and Josh Hutcherson at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images " The Hunger Games " made its MTV Movie Awards debut this past weekend, and the odds were clearly in the series' favor as it walked away from the star-studded arena as victor, clutching four Golden Popcorns triumphantly. We, in turn, picked up a few party favors as well, namely five things about the cinematic series and its stars. Check them out: The Games Have Only Begun If there was any question whether "The Hunger Games" could carry "Twilight"'s banner once the vampire romance makes its final Movie Awards appearance in 2013, the dystopian flick's four wins set that debate to rest. With statuettes for Best Female Performan (Read More)

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06/04/2012 @ 3:32 PM

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 Wins Best Picture at MTV Movie Awards THE HUNGER GAMES Wins 4 Trophies

While The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids picked up the most nominations for this year's MTV Movie Awards, the Twilight fanbase continued to show they would vote online until their fingers bled. At last night's ceremony, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 took home "Movie of the Year" as well as Best Kiss for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. However, The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids didn't go home empty-handed. Melissa McCarthy won Best Comedic Performance for Bridesmaids (the cast also won "Best Gut-Wrenching Performance"), and The Hunger Games won golden popcorn buckets for Best Male Performance (Josh Hutcherson), Best Female Performance (Jennifer Lawrence), Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks), and Best Fight. Hit the jump for a full list of winners, and click here to check out the footage from The Dark Knight Rises that played during the ceremony. Winners (Read More)

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'Hunger Games' Stars Try To Cast Finnick Odair

MTV Movie Award winners Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks and Alexander Ludwig say whoever is cast has to have 'a lot of charisma.' By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Josh Hutcherson arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images UNIVERSAL CITY, California &#8212 Robert Pattinson won't be playing him. Neither will Taylor Kitsch . But there are still plenty of other actors, like Armie Hammer , who could possibly fill the role of dreamy District 4 tribute Finnick Odair in "Catching Fire." Josh Hutcherson certainly couldn't pick when MTV News caught up with him after the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday. "I mean, honestly, I have no idea. I definitely need to re-read the second book," he said. "I haven't read it since I first read them, before the first one. So I think I kind of need to read it again to get a better gr (Read More)

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'Hunger Games' And MTV Movie Awards: A Budding Romance?

New franchise collects four awards at Sunday's show, signaling what may become a 'Twilight'-esque Movie Awards dominance. By Ryan J. Downey, with reporting by Josh Horowitz & Eric Ditzian Josh Hutcherson wins at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images The relationship between the MTV Movie Awards and "The Twilight Saga," which picked up fourth-consecutive wins for Best Kiss and Best Movie during Sunday's show, is well-documented. The stuff of pop-culture legend, some might say. But 2012 marked the beginning of a franchise with strong potential to pick up the torch for years to come: "The Hunger Games." The inaugural entry in the big-screen adaptation of the young adult trilogy already surpassed all of the "Twilight" movies on the all-time domestic box-office list, collecting nearly $400 million before being surpassed by "Marvel's the Ave (Read More)

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'Hunger Games' Stars Give Updates On 'Catching Fire'

Josh Hutcherson tells MTV News that director Francis Lawrence 'has his finger on the pulse of the story.' By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Josh Hutcherson arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images UNIVERSAL CITY, California &#8212 Coming off their big night at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards , the cast of " The Hunger Games ," which took home four buckets of Golden Popcorn, is already planning the next installment of the series, " The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ." MTV News' Josh Horowitz caught up with stars Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks during the awards ceremony to find out where preparations for "Catching Fire" currently stand. Last week came word that the crew may leave behind its North Carolina location from the first film for a shoot further south in Atlanta. Hutcherson told MTV News that he ha (Read More)

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06/03/2012 @ 9:41 AM

Which 'Hunger Games' Co-Star Would Josh Hutcherson Save From A Zombie Attack?

On the MTV Movie Awards pre-show red carpet, the actor and his co-star Elizabeth Banks reveal who they'd save from the walking dead. By Fallon Prinzivalli, with reporting by Sway Calloway Josh Hutcherson arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images If you could only save one of your favorite "Hunger Games" stars from a zombie attack, which one would it be? That's almost as hard a question as Team Peeta or Team Gale! Do you save Katniss herself, Jennifer Lawrence, the dreamy Liam Hemsworth or Woody Harrelson, the endearing mentor? On the pre-show , we caught up with and Elizabeth Banks , who were initially torn between the actors. "I might save Woody," Banks said. "No, he could save himself, maybe. He's already fought off zombies in one of my favorite zombie movies." Banks is of course referring to "Zombieland," in which (Read More)

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06/01/2012 @ 5:28 AM

'Hunger Games' Star Urges Fans To Vote For 'Underdog' At Movie Awards

'We made a great movie and you guys were awesome the whole time,' Leven Rambin says ahead of Sunday's show. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Leven Rambin Photo: MTV News UNIVERSAL CITY, California &#8212 "The Hunger Games" star Leven Rambin is beyond appreciative of all the love fans have shown the movie since it dropped in March. But, she still has one request of you tributes: get out and vote for the flick at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards going down this Sunday! "All the fans that saw the 'Hunger Games' &#8212 they came out to all the events, they came out to the malls and the premiere and they camped out," Rambin told MTV News. "This was the first movie in our franchise and you guys showed so much love and hard-core dedication, so please give our little movie some votes this year." The film is vying for a Golden Popcorn against (Read More)

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