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The Hunger Games Director Reflects On Woody Harrelson Originally Passing
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross reveals that Woody Harrelson originally turned down his role in the YA movie franchise. Ross also co-wrote the first The Hunger Games film, which is based on Suzanne Collins' book of the same name. The story begins with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteering to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, a barbaric life-and-death competition televised to the masses in a dystopian society. The Hunger Games went on to become a franchise of three more films, subtitled Catching Fire,Mockingjay Part 1,and Mockingjay Part 2. However, Ross didn't return for The Hunger Games sequels, as he felt he couldn't make the quality films that he wanted, but he found box-office success with his initial contribution. When the first movie was released in 2012, it grossed an impressive $694 million worldwide.
