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Katniss' first name comes from the edible arrowhead plant, [4] which was known as katniss in the language of the Lenape. [5] Her last name comes from Bathsheba Everdene, the central female character in the 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. According to Collins, "The two are very different, but both struggle with knowing ...
In 2012, Lawrence starred as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, an adaptation of the first book in author Suzanne Collins' trilogy of the same name. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the series tells the story of the teenage heroine Everdeen as she joins rebel forces against a totalitarian government after winning a brutal televised annual ...
Katniss destroys the supply mountain the next day, shooting a sack of apples that, upon landing, sets off the pedestal mines that the male tribute from District 3 had reactivated, but Rue finds herself trapped in a net set up by the Careers. Katniss comes to her rescue, but, while dodging her own death, Marvel spears Rue in the abdomen.
Jennifer Lawrence offered a surprisingly emphatic response when asked recently if she would return to her breakout role of Katniss Everdeen. Lawrence, now 33, starred as the character in four hit ...
Marking the first real-life hero on the list, Ness was immortalized in Brian De Palma's acclaimed 1987 movie, "The Untouchables." ... who brought Katniss Everdeen from page to screen, Daniel ...
In October 2010, scripts were sent to the actors, and casting occurred between March and May 2011. The first role cast was of the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. As many as thirty actresses were in talks to play the part, with Jennifer Lawrence, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, and Chloë Grace Moretz being mentioned most. [5]
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place more than 60 years before Katniss Everdeen enters the competition, but the movie still finds a way to give her a mention. (Spoilers ...
In the film, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the Games inspire uprisings in Panem. Lionsgate announced a sequel film based on Collins' second Hunger Games novel in 2012, with Gary Ross initially set to return as director; Ross was replaced with Lawrence that May ...