In the second bit of casting news news for "The Hunger Games" film adaptation today The Hollywood Reprter says that Elizabeth Banks will play Effie Trinket in the film
The project is based on the Suzanne Collins novel series which have developed a major following across all age groups and is said to potentially be the 'next Twilight'.
Jennifer Lawrence is set to play heroine Katniss Everdeen
The story involves a young love triangle playing out against a dystopian future where North America has been divided into twelve oppressed districts, each of which is forced to send tribute in the form of a boy and a girl to compete in a televised battle to the death once a year
Banks plays an escort for District 12 whose hair changes color radically throughout the series. In the first book, she's described as wearing a pink wig
Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson also star as the male leads Amandla Stenberg and Dayo Okeniyi are set to play the characters of Rue and Thresh
Collins adapted her own book into script form which Billy Ray has re-written. Gary Ross will call action
The film is due out March 23rd, 2012
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