Everything you need to know about the films starring Jennifer Lawrence.

- Suzanne Collins hadn’t initially planned a trilogy but knew that Katniss would be punished for almost swallowing the Night Bites.
- The surname Everdeen refers to Bathsheba Everdene, which appears in the 19th-century novel, Far From the Madding Crowd [“From the mad crowd” by Thomas Hardy].
- The original inspiration for Hunger Games is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, which frightened Collins when she was a child. [Read here our in-depth analysis of the mythological references within the saga].
- Author Suzanne Collins has been trained in sword fighting but believes that if she ever went to the Games she would only get a 4 in the Private Session with Strategists.
- To reproduce the Bites of the Night, partly frozen blueberries were used in the first film.
- The most uncomfortable thing worn by Effie Trinket? Long and decorated nails, says Elizabeth Banks, even needed help to unbutton her clothes!
- The homonymous plant of Katniss is also called “arrowhead”.
- Elizabeth Banks’ favorite costume is the dress with monarch butterflies made by Alexander McQueen for The Fire Girl.
- Jennifer Lawrence’s is the dress she wears during the Tribute Parade in The Fire Girl.
- To write the books, Suzanne Collins read some survival books and used her father’s knowledge of hunting and finding food.
- The Hunger Games trilogy has been translated into 51 different languages.
- Julianne Moore said it was her two children, both fans of the books, who convinced her to accept the role of Alma Coin.
- Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence were both born in Kentucky, known for its coal mines – just like District 12!
- During scenes where Haymitch is at the table, vegan Woody Harrelson is shown only eating vegetables and sweets.
- Katniss’s name was present 20 times during the Harvest, Prim’s, however, only once.
- Donald Sutherland was so touched by his character that he sent a 3-page email to Gary Ross, director of Hunger Games.
- In Hunger Games, 1800 costumes were handmade by Capitol City extras.
- For the first Hunger Games movie, 35 make-up artists were working full-time on the set and 450 wigs were used.
- The Hunger Games Exhibition at Discovery Times Square in New York covers 366 square meters.
- The first scene shot for Hunger Games was the flashback in which Peeta throws bread at Katniss.
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