The Hunger Games

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 23.5 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following. It has spent more than 160 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

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JENNIFER LAWRENCE AS KATNISS EVERDEEN
A natural talent, with a striking presence and undeniable energy, Academy Award® nominee JENNIFER LAWRENCE (Katniss Everdeen) has established herself as one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses.

JOSH HUTCHERSON AS PEETA MELLARK
19-year-old JOSH HUTCHERSON (Peeta Mellark) has been one of Hollywood's most accomplished young actors for almost 10 years.

LIAM HEMSWORTH AS GALE HAWTHORNE
LIAM HEMSWORTH (Gale Hawthorne) recently completed production on "The Expendables 2," starring opposite Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, amongst several others. He also stars as ‘Wright,’ in the independent feature film "AWOL," opposite Teresa Palmer. This April, he will begin production on the feature film "Empire State," with Dwayne Johnson.

WOODY HARRELSON AS HAYMITCH ABERNATHY
WOODY HARRELSON’s (Haymitch Abernathy) rare mix of intensity and charisma consistently surprises and delights audiences and critics alike in both mainstream and independent projects. His portrayal of a casualty notification officer, opposite Ben Foster, in Oren Moverman’s "The Messenger" garnered him a 2010 Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was previously nominated for an Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award in the category of Best Actor for his portrayal of controversial magazine publisher Larry Flynt in Milos Forman's "The People vs. Larry Flynt."

ELIZABETH BANKS AS EFFIE TRINKET
ELIZABETH BANKS (Effie Trinket) has become one of Hollywood’s most sought after and versatile actresses, moving effortlessly between comedy and drama, film and television, and now also taking on a role as a producer. She was most recently seen starring in "Our Idiot Brother" with Paul Rudd, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel; and opposite Russell Crowe in "The Next Three Days," directed by Paul Haggis. She recently wrapped production on Universal Pictures’ "Pitch Perfect," which she is producing with her husband, Max Handelman, through their company, Brownstone Productions. The cast includes Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson.

LENNY KRAVITZ AS CINNA
Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, LENNY KRAVITZ (Cinna) has transcended genre, style, race and class into a 20-year musical career, one which revels in the rich influences of '60s and '70s soul, rock and funk.

STANLEY TUCCI AS CAESAR FLICKERMAN
STANLEY TUCCI (Caesar Flickerman) has appeared in over 50 films and countless television shows. In the past few years he has appeared in films such as "Captain America: The First Avenger," "The Devil Wears Prada," "The Terminal" and "Road to Perdition." He is no stranger to the theater; and has appeared in over a dozen plays, on and off Broadway.

DONALD SUTHERLAND AS PRESIDENT SNOW
DONALD SUTHERLAND (President Snow) is one of the most prolific and versatile of motion picture actors, with an astonishing resume of well over one hundred and thirty films, including such classics as Robert Aldrich’s "The Dirty Dozen;" Robert Altman’s "M*A*S*H;" John Schlesinger’s "The Day of the Locust;" Robert Redford’s "Ordinary People;" Bernardo Bertolucci’s "1900;" Philip Kaufman’s "Invasion of the Body Snatcher;" Nicolas Roeg’s "Don’t Look Now" with Julie Christie; Alan Pakula’s "Klute" with Jane Fonda; Federico Fellini’s "Fellini’s Casanova" and in Brian Hutton’s "Kelly’s Heroes" with Clint Eastwood, who later directed him in "Space Cowboys."

WES BENTLEY AS SENECA
WES BENTLEY (Seneca) has a diverse roster of exciting projects scheduled for release in 2012. He will next be seen alongside Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Carpenter in Heitor Dhalia’s thriller "Gone." He also stars in the independent feature "Hidden Moon."

TOBY JONES AS CLAUDIUS
TOBY JONES (Claudius Templesmith) will next be seen in the indie "Red Lights" opposite Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver for director Rodrigo Cortes, the ITV miniseries "Titanic" set to air later this year on ABC and the independent film "Berberian Sound System" for director Peter Strickland. He recently completed filming "Snow White and the Huntsman" for Rupert Sanders, alongside Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Nick Frost and Ian McShane in addition to "The Girl" for BBC opposite Sienna Miller.

ALEXANDER LUDWIG AS CATO
He grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and after beginning his acting career at age 9 with a string of commercial and television parts landed the starring role of ‘Will Stanton’ in the Fox action adventure film "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising" in 2007.

A gifted musician, Ludwig sings, writes his own music and plays guitar. He is passionate about sports and competes in extreme freestyle ski competitions, in addition to cliff jumping, gorge diving, bungee jumping, surfing, wakeboarding, kite boarding and playing tennis, basketball and hockey.

The oldest of four siblings, Ludwig is currently attending the University of Southern California as a sophomore studying film, theater and business, while continuing his acting career.

ISABELLE FUHRMAN AS CLOVE
ISABELLE FUHRMAN (Clove) is making a name for herself as a talented young actress.

Beginning her acting career at the age of seven, Fuhrman appeared on Cartoon Network’s "Cartoon Fridays," and made her big screen debut in the drama "Hounddog." She has also guest starred on the CBS hit series "Ghost Whisperer" which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination, and the ABC drama "The Whole Truth." Fuhrman has lent her voice to a number of projects including the 3D animated feature "Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage" and Nickelodeon's "Winx."

AMANDLA STENBERG AS RUE
Named for the Zulu word for power, AMANDLA STENBERG (Rue) made her feature film debut in 2010 with "Colombiana," an action-thriller starring Zoe Saldana whose character Amandla plays as a child. The Luc Besson vehicle is quintessential Besson, featuring lots of daring stunts, some of which Amandla performed herself, after training with David Belle, the creator of Parkour.

Amandla launched her career as a print model in Disney catalogs when she was four years old. She has shot numerous national spots, most notably for McDonald's with Ronald McDonald himself, for Walmart with DJ Tony of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (LeVar Burton aka Kunta Kinte directed), and for BuildTheDream.org. This moving, Boeing-sponsored PSA, which raised funds for a national memorial in Washington, D.C. honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., premiered during the weekend of President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009 on "Meet the Press" and other NBC/MSNBC programs. Amandla was on hand to see the culmination of the historic effort to pay tribute to Dr. King’s legacy when she participated in the memorial’s dedication ceremony in October 2011.

In addition to on-camera jobs, Amandla has put her sensitive ear to work in ADR gigs for both film and television, and as a musician. She plays the violin, drums and guitar. In 2009, Amandla performed the violin with the Los Angeles Unified School District's Honors Orchestra at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Her involvement with the Rock STAR Music Education program landed her gigs at the House of Blues and the Hard Rock Cafe, as well as a studio session with producer/engineer Gerry Brown, after her band won RockSTAR's Battle of the Bands. Amandla is also an avid photographer.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

This film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returns as his friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.”

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris)— and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

Around the globe, headlines break the news: a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon; a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose; bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna; the death of an American steel magnate… No one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random events—no one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider: Moriarty.

Holmes’ investigation into Moriarty’s plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history.



Filmmaker Guy Ritchie returned to direct “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” the follow-up to the smash hit “Sherlock Holmes.” The sequel also reunited producers Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Bruce Berman and Steve Clark-Hall served as executive producers.

In her first English-speaking role, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, who gained international attention in the Swedish film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” plays a mysterious Gypsy named Sim, who becomes allied with Holmes and Watson in their quest to stop Moriarty. Jared Harris (TV’s “Mad Men,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) joins the cast as the notorious Professor Moriarty. Stephen Fry (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) plays Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s decidedly eccentric older brother.

Returning from the first film, the cast also includes Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler; Kelly Reilly as Watson’s bride, Mary Morstan; Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade; and Geraldine James as Holmes’s long-suffering landlady, Mrs. Hudson.

“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” was written by Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and appear in stories and novels by him.

Ritchie once again collaborated with the behind-the-scenes team from the first movie, including director of photography Philippe Rousselot, production designer Sarah Greenwood, editor James Herbert, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and composer Hans Zimmer.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Silver Pictures Production, in association with Wigram Productions, a Guy Ritchie Film, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

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Quotes

“It is our last adventure, Watson. I intend to make the most of it.”

“This faceless man with whom you find yourself in business is no ordinary criminal. He’s the Napoleon of crime.”

“My dear fellow, if you could be bothered to see this through to the end, I shall never again ask you to assist me.”

“If we can find him and stop him…it will prevent the collapse of Western civilization. No pressure.”

Marvel's The Avengers

THE SUPER HERO TEAM-UP OF A LIFETIME!
From Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures comes “Marvel’s The Avengers”—the most highly anticipated movie event of the year.

Iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow answer the call to action when Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a daring, globe-­‐spanning recruitment effort to assemble The Avengers team to defeat an unexpected enemy threatening global safety and security.

Despite pulling together the ultimate dream team, Nick Fury and longtime confidant Agent Coulson must find a way to convince the Super Heroes to work with, not against each other, when the powerful and dangerous Loki gains access to the Cosmic Cube and its unlimited power.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-­‐popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since.

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Clark Gregg and Cobie Smulders also join the talented cast in bringing the world’s mightiest Super Heroes together on screen for the first time.

Director Joss Whedon’s creative production team includes Oscar®-­‐nominated director
of photography Seamus McGarvey (“Atonement”), production designer James Chinlund (“25th Hour”), Oscar®-­‐winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne (“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”), Oscar®-­‐winning visual effects supervisor Janek Sirrs (“Iron Man 2,” “The Matrix”), four-­‐time Oscar®-­‐nominated special effects supervisor Dan Sudick (“Iron Man,” “War of the Worlds”) and editors Jeffrey Ford (“Crazy Heart”) and Lisa Lassek (“The Cabin in the Woods”).

“Marvel’s The Avengers” is produced by Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige and executive produced by Alan Fine, Jon Favreau, Stan Lee, Louis D’Esposito, Patricia Whitcher, Victoria Alonso and Jeremy Latcham. The story is by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon, and the screenplay is by Joss Whedon.

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IRON MAN (Tony Stark) played by ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

On top of being an eccentric genius, a billionaire, a playboy and a philanthropist, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is also the armored Super Hero known as Iron Man. Fresh off of defeating enemies the world over, Stark reluctantly agreed to serve as a consultant to Nick Fury’s (Samuel L. Jackson) top-­‐secret peacekeeping and intelligence agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, with a global crisis on the horizon and the fate of the world in the balance, Stark must again power up his Iron Man armor to save the world and become a full--]fledged member of The Avengers.

Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man: “Tony Stark is open to all possibilities and has no problem accepting extraordinary happenings. Joining The Avengers team is an act of curiosity—he wants to see what’s happening firsthand. He realized a while ago that he’s not an island and this time around he is beginning to understand that it’s about a group mindset and that ‘we’ is better than ‘I.’”

CAPTAIN AMERICA (Steve Rogers) played by CHRIS EVANS

After a top--]secret Super Soldier program transformed frail Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) into the powerful and heroic Captain America, his amazing WWII exploits made him a living legend. Steve saved New York City and turned the tide of the war, but crashed into the Arctic during his final mission. Awakening in the modern day, Steve learned that he had spent decades frozen in the icy tundra. Now, Steve Rogers finds himself alone in a modern world that he hardly recognizes. When Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of the international peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D., calls on Rogers to help save the world again, he quickly suits up as Captain America, taking up his iconic shield and bringing his strength, leadership and no--]nonsense attitude to The Avengers.

Chris Evans on Captain America: “Big parts of Steve Rogers are his good nature, high morals and strong values. Those morals and values were created in a time when people treated each other differently. The level of interaction was a bit deeper. Everything feels one step apart with all of the technology we have now. A lot of the things that he believed in, stood for and loved have changed. They’re not gone—they’re just different. He’s trying to find his footing in a modern world.”

THOR (The God of Thunder) played by CHRIS HEMSWORTH

An arrogant prince from the distant land of Asgard, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) was banished to Earth after his irresponsible behavior threatened his homeland. While in exile on Earth, Thor learned humility and helped save his new friends from a destructive threat sent by his brother Loki. In the process, Thor redeemed himself in the eyes of his father, Odin, the King of Asgard. After being welcomed back to Asgard as a hero, Thor must now return to Earth once again to prevent a cosmic-­‐level catastrophe. With Mjolnir in his hand, a legendary hammer with immense power, the mighty warrior soon finds himself drawn into an unlikely alliance with Nick Fury’s secret initiative, The Avengers, lending his power to their cause against his wayward brother, Loki.

Chris Hemsworth on Thor: “Thor has more of a personal investment in what’s happening than the other Super Heroes because Loki is his brother. The bigger conflict for him is that he’s trying to protect the greater good, but he has some deep questions about what is going on with his brother.”

THE HULK (Bruce Banner) played by MARK RUFFALO

After a gamma radiation experiment went awry, mild--]mannered scientist Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) found himself with a peculiar condition. When angered or provoked, he would transform into the uncontrollable, green--]skinned monster known as The Hulk. Now, fearful of the damage that The Hulk could inflict, Dr. Banner chooses to live a discreet life in remote parts of the world, working to cure the sick and help the poor while trying to elude those who would take advantage of his ability to change into the enormous, green menace. When a mounting threat calls for Bannerfs specialized scientific expertise, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury recruits him, knowing full well that the incredible strength of Bannerfs alter ego, The Hulk, would be an asset to The Avengers.

Mark Ruffalo on The Hulk: “This Hulk is mercurial. He’s very unpredictable; he's nuanced. There’s a sense of humor there; there’s an ability to communicate. But he’s bristly and he’s incredibly dangerous, like a wild animal. His rage feels real; his reactions to things feel human.”

HAWKEYE (Clint Barton) played by JEREMY RENNER

One of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most elite agents, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), code-­‐named Hawkeye, is the greatest living marksman on Earth. Armed with his weapon of choice, the recurve bow, Hawkeye fires his arsenal of custom-­‐augmented arrows, specialized for any number of specific situations, with perfect precision. With the potential for global catastrophe on the horizon, he employs his amazing combat skills to fight alongside The Avengers.

Jeremy Renner on Hawkeye: “Hawkeye is alone in the game, an outcast and a loner; he’s a lone wolf sort of character, so he’s not a team player, but will be there if needed.”

BLACK WIDOW (Natasha Romanoff) played by SCARLETT JOHANSSON

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), is one of the world’s greatest spies and quite possibly the world’s most skilled assassin. Armed with an extensive arsenal of specialized weapons like widow stings and cluster bombs, as well as a vast repertoire of martial arts skills, Romanoff’s unique talents make her one of Director Fury’s top agents and an integral part in assembling The Avengers.

Scarlett Johansson on Black Widow: “Black Widow is all business. She’s sort of in a grey area. In a sense, she’s been fighting the good fight despite her dark background. But she’s committed because she has to be and her moral ground is more dutiful. She’s militaristic in that way; that’s how she knows right from wrong.”

LOKI played by TOM HIDDLESTON

After his bid to overthrow the throne of Asgard was thwarted by his brother Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the evil Loki (Tom Hiddleston) retreated to lands unknown to plot his revenge. Not just against his brother, but against Earth, whose inhabitants Thor now protects. Loki now returns with a nefarious plot to conquer Earth and will stop at nothing to see his vision realized. When his misuse of power threatens the entire planet, it may take more than The Avengers to stop him.

Tom Hiddleston on Loki: “Lokifs villainy is motivated by the fact that hefs damaged and searching for his place in the universe, but in this film hefs a lot more menacing and a lot more powerful. Hefs much more self--]possessed. Hefs also a god, so hefs more powerful than any human.”

NICK FURY (Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.) played by SAMUEL L. JACKSON

As the legendary director of the international peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is humanity's first line of defense against the world’s biggest threats. When S.H.I.E.L.D. becomes aware of an evil that threatens global safety, Fury assembles the planet's most powerful beings and forms The Avengers.

Samuel L. Jackson on Nick Fury: “Nick Fury monitors a lot of things and when he sees a need, he generally goes against the grain; he rubs a lot of people the wrong way by taking actions in situations that they don’t necessarily want him to take action in but he does anyway.”

MARIA HILL (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent) played by Cobie Smulders

Maria Hill is second in command to Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. A supremely loyal and capable agent, Hill quickly became one of Fury’s most trusted aides. Hill’s insistence on playing everything by the book leads to periodic clashes with Fury, who has no patience for bureaucracy or red tape. Still, Fury relies on Hill to remind him that the ends do not always justify the means. Hill’s competence and efficiency as well as her finely honed principles make her a valuable asset to Fury’s team.

Cobie Smulders on Maria Hill: “Maria Hill and Nick Fury butt heads constantly. I think that Maria is a little bit more intuitive than Nick. But throughout the course of the film, she realizes that he is involved and he does care, and he is taking the right steps to protect our country and fight the bad guys.”

PHIL COULSON (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent) played by Clark Gregg

Agent Phil Coulson is a veteran S.H.I.E.L.D. operative who is always seen in a suit and necktie despite the fact that he is the agent most often in the trenches, carrying out Director Nick Furyfs directives. The go--]to agent for Furyfs sometimes secretive missions, Agent Coulson has proven himself to be more than capable of handling the worldfs most powerful Super Heroes.though he is a human being with no superpowers or super--] abilities. As S.H.I.E.L.D.fs gEveryman,h Coulson is dependable and loyal and unabashedly a fan of Captain America. When a threat to the world requires the formation of a team of Super Heroes to defeat it, Coulson takes on the task of assembling Nick Furyfs Avengers as just another day at the office.

Clark Gregg on Phil Coulson: “When you look at the team, it's made up of rock stars and divas with giant muscles and super-­‐powered egos, so somebody has the job backstage to make them all play in the same super-­‐band—and that’s what Agent Coulson does.