THE HUNGER GAMES

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ELIZABETH BANKS

Elizabeth Banks (Definitely, Maybe & Role Models) looks set to join the cast of, Gary Ross' adaptation of the bestselling Suzanne Collins novel, The Hunger Games.

Jennifer Lawrence - Mystique

Banks joins Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique in the upcoming X-Men: First Class), Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth), & Liam Hemsworth (Knowing), in this film which is based on a young adult novel, that tells the tales of despotic future the annual “Hunger Games,” a fight till the death on live TV. 

Dayo Okeniyi and Amandla Stenberg have also been just announced for the science fiction adaptation.

The lovely Banks is said to be playing Effie Trinket, “an escort for District 12 whose hair changes color radically throughout the series. In the first book, she's described as wearing a pink wig.”

You can catch Elizabeth Banks later this year in her film, Our Idiot Brother.

The Hunger Games, meanwhile, is set for release on March 23, 2012.