Latarsha Rose
Latarsha Rose is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Portia in the 2012 film "The Hunger Games".
Leigha Hancock
Leigha Kayleen Hancock Moriarty is an American stunt actress best known for her role as the District 7 female tribute in "The Hunger Games".
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins( born August 10, 1962) is an American television writer and author.
She is known as the author of" The New York Times" best- selling series" The Underland Chronicles" and" The Hunger Games" trilogy.
Johannes Roberts
Johannes Roberts( born 24 May 1976) is a British film director, producer, and writer who is mainly known for horror and thriller films.
Forest of the Damned
Forest of the Damned( known in the United States as Johannes Roberts' Demonic) is a 2005 horror feature film directed by Johannes Roberts.
Isabelle Fuhrman
Isabelle Fuhrman( born February 25, 1997) is an American actress.
She portrayed Esther in the 2009 horror film" Orphan" and Clove in" The Hunger Games".
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong.
It is the first of two films based on Suzanne Collins' novel" Mockingjay", the final book in" The Hunger Games" trilogy, and the third installment in" The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by Lionsgate.
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.
Principal photography for both parts of the film began on September 23, 2013, in Atlanta, before moving to Paris for two weeks of filming and officially concluding on June 20, 2014, in Berlin.
The story continues to follow Katniss Everdeen; having twice survived the Hunger Games, Katniss finds herself in District 13.
Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the Capitol and fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
It is the sequel to and was followed by the concluding entry,." Mockingjay – Part 1" was released on November 21, 2014 in the United States.
Like its predecessors, the film was a commercial success grossing$ 55 million on its opening day, making it the largest opening day of 2014 and the sixth- largest in November.
The film went to the No. 1 spot during its opening weekend with a$ 273.8 million worldwide gross, becoming the biggest opening of 2014 and marking" The Hunger Games" film series as the only franchise to have three films earn over$ 100 million in a weekend.
The film earned over$ 755 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest- grossing film of 2014 and the second- highest- grossing entry in" The Hunger Games" series.
" Part 1" received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended its acting, musical score and political subtext, but received criticism for its lack of action and for splitting the novel into two separate adaptations.
It is the lowest- rated" Hunger Games" film of the franchise, according to review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
The film had garnered a nomination for Best Science Fiction Film at the 41st Saturn Awards.
For her performance, Lawrence received a nomination for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and a Saturn Award nomination.
The song" Yellow Flicker Beat" also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and Critics' Choice Awards.
The Hunger Games (film)
The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’s 2008 novel of the same name.
It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray.
The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.
The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, where a boy and a girl from each of the nation's 12 Districts are chosen annually as "tributes" and forced to compete in The Hunger Games, an elaborate televised fight to the death.
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place, and with her district's male tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), travels to the Capitol to train and compete in the games.
Development of "The Hunger Games" began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force, which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier.
Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay.
The screenplay expanded the character of Seneca Crane to allow several developments to be shown directly to the audience and Ross added several scenes between Crane and Coriolanus Snow.
The main characters were cast between March and May 2011.
Principal photography began in May 2011 and ended in September 2011, with filming taking place in North Carolina.
The film was released on March 21, 2012, in some European countries and in the US and UK on March 23, 2012, in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters.
Japan received it last, on September 28.
When the film was released, it set records for opening day ($67.3 million) and opening weekend for a non-sequel.
At the time of its release, the film's opening weekend gross ($152.5 million) was the third-largest of any movie in North America.
It is the first film since "Avatar" to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends.
The film was a massive box-office success by grossing over $694 million worldwide against its budget of $78 million, making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and ninth-highest-grossing film of 2012.
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 18, 2012.
With 7,434,058 units sold, the DVD was the best-selling DVD of 2012.
The second installment, , was released on November 22, 2013, in the United States.
"The Hunger Games" received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its themes and messages, as well as Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Katniss, though there was some criticism of the film's use of shaky cam, especially in the action sequences, and its similarities to other works.
The film's soundtrack featured the song "Safe & Sound", which was sung by American singer Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars; it won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
For her performance, Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel" Catching Fire"( 2009), the second installment in" The Hunger Games" trilogy.
The film is the sequel to" The Hunger Games"( 2012) and the second installment in" The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with co-production by Lionsgate Films and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment.
Francis Lawrence directed the film, with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt( credited as Michael deBruyn).
Adding to the existing cast, the supporting cast was filled out with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Jena Malone, and Amanda Plummer.
Filming began on September 10, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Hawaii.
The plot of" Catching Fire" takes place a few months after the previous installment; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts.
" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" premiered in London on November 11, 2013 and was theatrically released on November 15, 2013, in Brazil; November 20 in Finland, Sweden, and Norway; November 21 in the United Kingdom; and November 22 in IMAX, in the United States.
The film set records for the biggest November opening weekend and biggest three- and five- day Thanksgiving box- office totals, surpassing the first film's box office grosses.
It ranks as the 22nd- highest- grossing film at the domestic box office and the highest- grossing film at the domestic box office of 2013, becoming the first 2- D film since" The Dark Knight"( 2008) to top the yearly box office, as well as having a lead female top the box office since" The Exorcist"( 1973).
The film has grossed over$ 865 million worldwide and is the fifth- highest- grossing film of 2013 and the highest- grossing entry in" The Hunger Games" series.
The film was followed by" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay", a two- part sequel and finale of the franchise: was released on November 21, 2014, in the United States, and on November 20, 2015.
" Catching Fire" received positive reviews and is widely considered by critics to be an improvement over its predecessor, with the sentiment being that it's" a more- confident, more- polished movie"; praise also goes to Lawrence's performance as Katniss.
It's the most critically acclaimed chapter in" The Hunger Games" series, according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
The film also received numerous nominations, with a nomination for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Action Film and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
For her performance, Lawrence was nominated a second time for the Empire Award for Best Actress as well as the Saturn Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.
The song" Atlas" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence( born March 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker and producer.
After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials, Lawrence made his feature- length directorial debut with the supernatural thriller" Constantine"( 2005) and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film" I Am Legend"( 2007), the romantic drama" Water for Elephants"( 2011), three of the four films in the" Hunger Games" film series, and the spy thriller" Red Sparrow"( 2018).

Question: Do both directors of films Forest of the Damned and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire share the same nationality?
Answer: no