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TwentyTeens | "The Hunger Games"

10/30/2026
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It's the second edition of TwentyTeens, as Lucien and Christina continue discussing the Young Adult craze of the 2010s. This month, we're talking The Hunger Games's big screen debut in 2012, from director Gary Ross and with breakout star Jennifer Lawrence making her first appearance as Katniss Everdeen. How did this movie bridge male and female audiences, is a girl with a bow-and-arrow an instant sell for a movie, and how did Lawrence's Oscar win affect how the sequels were pitched to audiences?

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