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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen stands in black armor with a bow and quiver of arrows, looking determined, with flames and rubble in the background. Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, wearing a bright pink outfit and large floral headpiece, stands beside Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, who looks serious and holds a microphone, in The Hunger Games. Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games draws a bow and arrow in a green forest, wearing a brown jacket with a quiver of arrows on her back. Sam Claflin, Josh Hutcherson, and Jennifer Lawrence as Finnick, Peeta, and Katniss stand in black and gray arena suits in a jungle setting in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Katniss carries a bow and arrows. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen stands in the center of a crowded room, surrounded by people raising three fingers in a gesture of solidarity in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in black tactical armor with a quiver of arrows on her back, standing outdoors in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.
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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen stands in black armor with a bow and quiver of arrows, looking determined, with flames and rubble in the background.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014).

The Hunger Games film franchise

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The Hunger Games film franchise, series of dystopian films based on the best-selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins. The franchise originally consisted of four moviesā€”The Hunger Games (2012), Catching Fire (2013), Mockingjay Part 1 (2014), and Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)ā€”that star Jennifer Lawrence as the resourceful and brave Katniss Everdeen. The series was later expanded with the release of the prequels The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and Sunrise on the Reaping (scheduled...

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