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Could this be the next ‘Harry Potter’-‘Twilight’-‘Lord of the Rings’ movie franchise?
Lionsgate has set a March 23, 2012 release date (just prior to spring break and Easter) for director Gary Ross’ feature adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ young adult bestseller ‘The Hunger Games,’](The Hunger Games (2012) - Movie | Moviefone)the first book in a trilogy about youngsters in a post-Apocalyptic America. The book has sold 3.3 million copies in the U.S. with foreign rights sold in 41 countries, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter.
Guess who publishes ‘The Hunger Game’ and the two follow-up novels, ‘Catching Fire’ and ‘Mockingjay’: None other than Scholastic, home of the Harry Potter series.