The Hunger Games found itself inspiring middle school students to dance!
The dance, choreographed by a 27 year-old seasoned dancer, by the name of Sara Keys, took place at the Davidson community school.
In an interview with Keys, she stated that she figured doing this “would be fun”. Later in the interview, she revealed some intense fans for the fantastic novel, “Since I’ve been teaching Middle School, I’d never heard kids so passionate about a book”.
The final product, was a hour long, 20-dancer production.
Update: To see the whole GMA segment, including an interview with Josh, check out this link and skip to the 50 minute mark (right after the 5th commercial break)
Update: Here’s an HD version of the full trailer via YouTube. We’ll replace it with the official one as soon as it is available.
For everyone who was able to tune into Good Morning America a few minutes ago, we all just got our first look at the full theatrical trailer for The Hunger Games Movie! If you missed it, or want to watch it again (and who is not going to do that?), head on over to itunes to view it online shortly. We’ll also get an imbedded version here as soon as possible. Lionsgate should also have the trailer up on their official YouTubepage tomorrow.
We’ve finally gotten a good look at the Reaping, parts of the Capitol, and so much more, and even heard lines like Peeta’s declaration of who he is spoken onscreen! After just watching it once I can think of very few things that fans have not been hoping to see in the trailer that weren’t there. What about you, where there any parts you wished they did or didn’t include?
Josh Hutcherson, also, was great, what little time he had to talk, and I think he is going to make a wonderful Peeta. We also enjoyed seeing so many Hunger Games fans in Time’s Square! We wished we could have been there – where any of you there? If so, please share thoughts and photos!
Once we’ve finished going all fangirl/boy over the trailer and had a chance to rewatch it several dozen times, we’ll be back this evening with a detailed review of the trailer, frame by frame and we’ll let you know what we think of each scene. Until then, what did you think!?
The USA Today ranks the 150 top-selling titles each week based on an analysis of sales from US booksellers. This week all three books in The Hunger Games trilogy made it into the top 10.
The movie version of The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence, won’t be released until March. But thanks in part to growing online chatter about the film and its cast (which includes Lenny Kravitz and Woody Harrelson) all three titles in Suzanne Collins’ teen series, set in a dystopian future, are in USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list’s top 10. Games, released in 2008, is No. 4. Catching Fire(2009) is No. 8, and Mockingjay(2010) is No 10. Publisher Scholastic reports 9.6 million copies in print. A $30 gift edition of The Hunger Games will be released in November, with three movie tie-in versions out in February. Another factor driving sales: Games is showing up on high schools’ summer reading lists which have been expanded to give students more contemporary options.
Scholastic has decided to release a special gift set edition of The Hunger Games later on this year, followed by three movie tie-in editions in early 2012 just in time for The Hunger Games movie release on March 23, 2012.
It’s understood The Hunger games Collector’s Edition will sell for around $30 in the US and will be available in November and will include a special slipcase featuring new, exclusive mockingjay artwork.
The movie-tie in editions will be out in February next year and will sell for about $13. There will also be The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion for $18.99 and The World of The Hunger Games for $17.99, both also set for due to come out in February.
Ellie Berger, the President of the Scholastic Trade Publishing division:
Millions of readers have already discovered the world of The Hunger Games series, and now even more will come to it through the release of the film. The collector’s edition will be the perfect holiday gift this year for teens or adults, and the tie-in books will add new dimensions to our Hunger Games publishing as we anticipate the release of the feature film.
Comic Con 2011 gets underway next month and this year’s event is expected to be a big one with four-day passes selling out in three hours.The big news coming out of Comic Con for Hunger Games fans though is that there are plans for a Hunger Games comic.
According to the HDRoom.comand UGO there will be news of a production with word that The Hunger Games looks set to become the next big cross-generation, cross-demographic hit.
According to UGO:
What to Expect at Comic-Con: Entertainment Weekly premiered the first photo of Lawrence as the lead character Katniss — and production on the movie hadn’t even begun. But cameras have started rolling , meaning Ross may have a little footage to show off to the rabid fanbase at this year’s SDCC. The question has always been about Lawrence pulling off a character near and dear to many fans hearts, so producers may aim to quell that fear at the convention. Besides, we’ll need something to combat the Twilight hoarde.
So what do you think? Would you buy The Hunger Games comic?
Author of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins has joined Amazon’s “Kindle Million Club” — selling over a million Kindle books.
Collins is the sixth author to join the group, and the first children’s author to reach the milestone. Others on the list are Lee Child, Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, and Charlaine Harris.
Suzanne Collins told Amazon that it was a lovely and unexpected honor to be in such wonderful company and to see her books reaching readers in this new format.
The Hunger Games was first published in September 2008 and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 140 consecutive weeks since publication. Film rights for “TheHunger Games” were optioned by Lionsgate, with Nina Jacobson’s Color Force production company producing the film and Gary Ross as director, and the film will be released on March 23, 2012. “Mockingjay,” the final book in “The Hunger Games” trilogy, was an Amazon.com Top 10 Customer Favorite for both print and Kindle books in 2010.
As we all know Liam Hemsworth is about to get a big break, being cast in The Hunger Games movie as Gale. And now it seems he’s getting his girlfriend, Miley Cyrus into The Hunger Games buzz.
The pair got together on the set of their movie The Last Song in 2009 and were seeing each other for about a year, when they called it off. But it seems they’re back on again. According to Hollywood Life, the couple started seeing each other again around Valentine’s Day and now back on as boyfriend and girlfriend.
In fact to show her support, Miley’s started reading The Hunger Games.
She even tweeted a photo of herself with the book.
While Suzanne Collins has come to the end of the line with The Hunger Games trilogy, fans can still read about their favorite characters from Panem in a new anthology of essays about The Hunger Games written by some of the best Young Adult authors around.
The Girl Who Was on Fire is a chance for readers to delve deeper into the world of The Hunger Games. Each eassy looks at ideas and topics and how they might relate to our present-day reality.
Editor Leah Wilson says:
At its core, the Hunger Games is a coming-of-age story, and not just for Katniss — it’s a coming-of-age story for Panem, and in a way, for us, its readers, as well. The series pushes us to grow up and take responsibility both personally and politcally for our choices [...] That’s a heavy message to take away from any book series, but an important one for all of us — whether we ourselves would be shelved under Young Adult or not.
Praised by writers from Stephen King to Stephenie Meyer, Suzanne Collins’ New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is dark, captivating, and deeply thought-provoking. Part straight-up survivalist adventure, part rich allegory, and part political thriller, the series has become a new YA favorite. A film version of the first book, The Hunger Games, is currently in development.
The Girl Who Was On Fire offers even more to think about for teen readers already engrossed by the Hunger Games. From the trilogy’s darker themes of violence and social control to reality television, fashion, and weaponry, the collection’s exploration of the Hunger Games by other YA writers reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, protagonist Katniss’ world really is.
The Girl Who Was On Fire covers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy.
About the Editor
Leah Wilson graduated from Duke University with a degree in Culture and Modern Fiction and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Smart Pop at BenBella Books. Leah is the editor of Perfectly Plum and Ardeur and the co-editor on Immortal, Coffee at Luke’s, and Serenity Found, among other Smart Pop titles. She lives in Cambridge, Mass.
Contributors
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Mary Borsellino, Sarah Rees Brennan, Terri Clark, Bree Despain, Adrienne Kress, Cara Lockwood, Elizabeth M. Rees, Carrie Ryan, Ned Vizzini, Lili Wilkinson, Blythe Woolston, and Sarah Darer Littman
Entertainment Weekly has named author Suzanne Collins as one of the magazine’s Entertainers of the Year. She’s come in at number 13 on their list!
Here’s what they had to say:
Despite criticism of the kid-on-kid violence in her bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, Collins, 48, believes the books pack a powerful antiwar message. ”My dad was career Air Force, a Vietnam vet, and a doctor of political science,” she explains. ”He felt very strongly about educating his children about war. And in turn, I feel drawn to creating stories for kids that might help them understand it.”
Also during the interview with EW Ms Collins spoke about Gary Ross taking the helm for The Hunger Games movie. She said she’s spoken twice on the phone with Ross, and thinks he’s going to be “terrific”.
She goes onto say that Ross is full of genuine excitement and that when he talks about a scene, you can’t help visualizing it.
“I can’t wait to see his vision come to life on the screen,” she says.
Suzanne Collins helped write the screenplay adaptation for the movie and noted the challenge of condensing her book into a two-hour film. “You want to preserve the essence while making the film stand on its own,” she told EW.
Goodreads is holding its second annual Goodreads Choice Awards thanks to Reader Digtial Book by Sony.
And according to Goodreads the final book in The Hunger Games series, Mockingjay, is among the frontrunners to take out the Favorite Book of 2010. It’s in the running along with Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, and Justin Cronin’s The Passage.
Besides Favorite Book of 2010, Mockingjay is also nominated in the categories for Young Adult Fantasy, Favorite Heroine (for Katniss), and Favorite Hero (for both Peeta and Gale).
Goodreads selected 15 books in 23 categories by analyzing statistics about books read by their members from the 47 million books added, rated, and reviewed on the site in 2010. They look at the popularity of a book and how highly it is rated on average. Only books published in 2010 are eligible.
Voting will continue throughout December on Goodreads (you just need to register to take part) and winners will be announced on January 5.
Goodreads (goodreads.com) is the largest social network for readers in the world with more than 7 million unique visitors each month. More than 4.2 million members have added more than 123 million books to their profiles.
The Hunger Games found itself inspiring middle school students to dance!
