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
In the books, the pair are the tributes from District 11 who've been sent to fight to the death in the games.
Katniss teams up with the young but skilled Rue early on. Thresh is seen as one of the fiercest players in the game.
Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson also star as the male leads
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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