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Panem is a dystopian nation divided into twelve districts and ruled by its Capitol. As punishment for a failed rebellion seventy-four years before, each district must choose two tributes, a boy and a girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen, to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games until only one is left alive and declared the “Victor.”
Casting for the roles of Peeta Mellark, Katniss' fellow tribute, and Gale Hawthorne, her best friend, began later that month. Top contenders for Peeta included Josh Hutcherson, Alexander Ludwig (later cast as Cato), Hunter Parrish, Evan Peters, and Lucas Till. [7] Contenders for Gale included Robbie Amell, Liam Hemsworth, David Henrie, and Drew ...
There's a Katniss Everdeen reference in the new Hunger Games prequel trailer, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Katniss's best friend, Gale Hawthorne, confesses his love for Katniss, which shocks and confuses her. Katniss and Peeta tour the districts as victors and plan a public wedding. While they follow Snow's orders and keep up the ruse, Katniss and Peeta inadvertently fuel the rebellion, and the mockingjay pin she wears becomes its symbol.
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 ...
Katniss's 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 ...
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Katniss reluctantly agrees to be the "Mockingjay” – the symbol of the rebellion – for rebel propaganda, on the condition that District 13's President Alma Coin grants immunity to all surviving Hunger Games tributes, including Katniss's friend Peeta Mellark and Finnick's lover Annie Cresta, and agrees that Katniss will have the right to ...