The Hunger Games movie will be  film presentation based on the Young Adult fiction series of the same name. The movie rights were acquired by Lionsgate in March of 2009.http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53788The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy by Suzanne Collins, who will also be writing the screenplay. The second installment in the trilogy is titled Catching Fire, and the third novel, which was released on August 24, 2010, is titled Mockingjay.http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm

The movie is slated to begin production in 2011.http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/7597/the-hunger-games-looks-for-a-director-opts-for-a-pg-13-rating Author Suzanne Collins wrote the script for the movie in collaboration with screenwriter Billy Ray, who is also set to adapt the television series 24 into a full length feature film.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/07/hunger-games-suzanne-collins-billy-ray-chloe-moretz.html Nina Jacobson will serve as a producer.http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/7597/the-hunger-games-looks-for-a-director-opts-for-a-pg-13-rating In December of 2010, Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville) was announced as the director of The Hunger Games, and appeared at the American Film Market to promote the film.http://www.slashfilm.com/gary-ross-direct-the-hunger-games/?_r=true http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/08/21/daring-to-dream-casting-the-hunger-games-movie/

The story is set is the area known as Panem, which occupies what used to be known as North America. In post apocalyptic times, the area is divided into 12 districts controlled by dictatorship, in a city known as Capital. Every year, twenty-four teenagers (one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts) are drawn by lottery to play in the "Hunger Games", a gladiator style survival game. The games have only one rule: players may not eat the players who have died, or otherwise commit cannibalism. The twenty four teens must fight each other; the last player standing is the winner and is rewarded with a life of comfort. The other twenty three players perish in the game.http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483

Katniss Everdeen, from a town called Seam, is the main character and heroine of the book and the movie. Katniss is from the poor area of the 12th district. Her involvement in the games comes to be when her sister's name is drawn to be the person to represent District 12. Katniss willingly takes her sister's place, with the knowledge that the 12th district has not won in thirty years. She recognizes that she will have to break this streak or forfeit her life. Katniss later develops feelings for two other contestants, Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne.http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20223443,00.html

• "The Hunger Games is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it home to Lionsgate. This is exactly the kind of movie I came to Lionsgate to make: youthful, exciting, smart and edgy. We are looking forward to working with Nina and Suzanne to create a movie that satisfies audiences' hunger for high-quality entertainment."—Alli Shearmur, Lionsgate President of Motion Picture Productionhttp://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53788

• "I am thrilled to have Lionsgate as a partner in 'The Hunger Games.' The suspense of 'The Hunger Games' is heightened by its spirit of moral inquiry, and Suzanne has entrusted Lionsgate and me to bring that moral perspective to the adaptation - a charge we fully intend to honor."—Nina Jacobson, Producerhttp://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53788

Fans of the best selling Hunger Games series of novels are eagerly awaiting any information about a possible Hunger Games movie. With the final book released in August 2010, the movie discussion has heated up on fan forums.