Several different websites received a special treat today from Lionsgate. 8 sites. 8 brand new character posters for next year’s THE HUNGER GAMES. The posters are simple and give us a first look at many of the characters in the film. Interesting that in all of the posters, everyone is facing left with the exception of Jennifer Lawrence’s character Katniss Everdeen, who is facing right. Having not read the books yet, I am unsure if this is symbolic of anything. Maybe one of our loyal readers out there could fill me in.
Check out the posters below and let us know what you think.
Yahoo! Movies received Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)
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IGN received Haymitch (Woody Harrelson)
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EW received Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks)
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MTV Hollywood Crush received Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson)
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Moviefone received Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth)
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Teen.com received Rue (Amandla Stenberg)
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The Hitlist received Cato (Alexander Ludwig)
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Fandango received Cinna (Lenny Kravitz)
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THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley, Elizabeth Banks, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg, Jack Quaid, Leven Rambin, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, Ian Nelson, Kalia Prescott, Ethan Jamieson, Tara Macken, Chris Mark, Jacqueline Emerson, Ashton Moio, Kara Petersen, Sam Ly, Leigha Hancock, Samuel Tan, Mackenzie Lintz, Imanol Yepez-Frias, Annie Thurman, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Latarsha Rose, Brooke Bundy, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Amber Chaney, Kimiko Gelman, Nelson Ascencio and Donald Sutherland.
Synopsis: “The Hunger Games” chronicles a dystopic Capitol which requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl, forced to participate in the annual “Hunger Games,” a fight-to-the-death live televised event. Katniss Everdeen’s little sister is chosen in the lottery to participate and 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. The “Hunger Games” novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for over 100 consecutive weeks. Foreign rights for the book, published by Scholastic have been sold in 41 countries.
THE HUNGER GAMES is set to hit theaters on March 23, 2012.
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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference. 
