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undertone, critics say, but because of its strong young characters, especially the heroine, katniss everdeen. >> it's a great story of good over evil and a girl who stands up for what's right. >> reporter: the book sold tens of millions of copies which had lionsgate films betting young adults would flock to the movie version, just like they did for "twilight" and the "harry potter" franchise. >> the excitement and nerver and amount of talk and chatter for the hunger game, this is a true phenomenon. >> reporter: facebook, twitter, youtube. >> i volunteer as tribute. >> reporter: even iphone games were all key in the film's marketing. >> we'll probably see it 10,000 times considering my friends will want to see it, so i'll go with them. >> reporter: the timing of its box office success is a testament. most megahits are released around the holiday, not the end of march, but fans like lilly green who stood in line for one of the first midnight showing, says she couldn't wait another day. >> i was shaking with excitement. i wasn't sure if i was shaking because i was cold, excited or on a sugar hi

>> katniss everdeen, the girl on fire! what did you say to your sister when you volunteered at the reaping? >> i told her that i was going to try and win for her. >> and try you will l. >> i just keep wishing i wish i could show a way they don't own me. if i'm going to die, i want to still be me. >> i just can't afford to think like that. >> rose: joining me now director gary ross. he adapted the story for the movie with the author suzanne collins. he knows a little bit about making hit films. he wrote and directed movies like "pleasantville" and "sea biscuit." i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. >> nice to be back. >> rose: this is a surprise. when i realized you were doing this i said "really. " how did this happen? >> well, you know, i don't think it's that farfetched in a lot of ways. "pleasantville" begins utopian and becomes distopian pretty quickly. so... and there's a lot on its mind. it's a fable in a lot of ways but it's... what suzanne wrote was really a cautionary tale that interested me and ca

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. >> brown: set in post- apocalyptic north america, 16- year-old katniss everdeen becomes the film's heroine when she saves her sister from a deadly government-mandated ritual. >> i volunteer as tribute. >> brown: that throws everdeen, played by jennifer lawrence, into a vicious fight-to-the death competition with other teens on national television. "the hunger games" is poised to be one of the top-earning opening weekends ever, and early jen doll has been reading, watching, and writing about all this for "the atlantic" magazine. she joins us from new york. jen, for those not in on this, what explains the appeal of "hunger games. start with the books. what do they do? >> i think the first thing about the books is they are incredibly compelling and captivating, and yet they are young adult books. so they're pretty easy to read. they're pretty fast paced, and there isn't a lot of, i suppose, flowery, intellectual writing that you have to parse through. you get the story. you get the plot. and you can read through it in a night, and you just keep going with it. >> brown: so, clearly, th

. >> katniss everdeen!es" rated pg-13. >> oh, my, a tantalizing nugget from "hunger games." the movie people around the country are counting down to. before the movie arrives in theaters, we have all the stars coming soon right here to "good morning america." >> that is going to be -- >> good morning. george is off. >> we have a superhero with us today. andrew garfield, of "the social network" fame. he's making his broadway debut. i'm seeing this. "death of a salesman." >> i have my tickets. a saturday afternoon in april. >> four? >> sam. >> and we have a good buddy of yours, "top chef all-star" winner, richard blais. >> liquid nitrogen, no less. >> sam, stop it. walk away. >> taco might. i lo fight. i love it. >> all week, we've been doing the extreme campouts. this is our final chilly challenge of the extreme campout winter edition. we sent cameron mathison into the wild to try kite-boarding. with the craziest skiing conditions that he's ever encountered. take a look. take a look. take a look. ♪ one of th

powered not by a male vampire or a boy wizard, but the girl on fire, katniss everdeen. >> a young womanunger games "? think survivor. bummer, right? until this blood, sweat, and fears reality shows gets bull's eyed by katniss. >> she's like the modern day, strong female character which we have been lacking in pop culture. these kids go in and fight to the death. only one can win. >> reporter: so why does everybody look so awesome? >> you're here to make me look pretty? >> reporter: they get megamakeovers to look pretty. >> everyone has a didn't take on what the capital would look like. there's a lot of excitement. so far, i think it looks fantastic. >> reporter: what about the love triangle. when katniss shoots arrows, the guys quiver. the two most on her mind? gale and peeta. >> they end up going to the arena together. she has to figure out how they can both survive at once. gale, more the brooding type. the tall, dark, and handsome. she can held him anything and he can tell her anything. >> can josh hutcherson measure up to his role as peeta? >> i don't think he's into short. he's bui

powered not by a male vampire or a boy wizard, but the girl on fire, katniss everdeen. >> despite itr, it appeals to boys. there's a lot of action. >> reporter: so what are "the hunger games "? think survivor with a body count. with 24 teens, known as tributes, fighting to the death on live tv. >> a fight to the death. >> reporter: bummer, right? until this blood, sweat, and fears reality shows gets bull's eyed by katniss. >> she's like the modern day, strong female character which we have been lacking in pop culture. people who haven't read the books, it's simple. these kids go in and fight to the death. only one can win. >> reporter: so why does everybody look so awesome? >> you're here to make me look pretty? >> reporter: tributes get megamakeovers to win favor with the audience. it's all part of the luxe look of the place known as the capital. >> everyone has a different take on what the capital would look like. there's a lot of excitement. so far, i think it looks fantastic. >> reporter: what about the love triangle. when katniss shoots arrows, the guys quiver. the two most on h

oscar last year for her role in "winter's mum," she is catapulting to superstardom, playing katniss everdeens trying to get the part of katniss. jennifer lawrence has this toughness, while being superpretty. >> reporter: on the cover of countless magazines, jennifer said it took her three days to decide on taking this role of a lifetime, in what could be the biggest film of the year. expected to rake in $100 million on opening weekend alone. but for fans of all ages, it's all about katniss. a character brimming with girl power and bravery. >> i volunteer as tribute. >> reporter: in "the hunger games," katniss lives in a postapocalyptic world, forced to fight to save her sister. with her life on the line, katniss is not only competing to survive in the arena, but is emotionally torn. she has feelings for her best friend, gale, played by liam hemsworth. but when her competitor, peeta, played by josh hutcherson, confesses his love to the world, she is taken on an action-packed, emotional rollercoaster. >>> i don't need to say it. please welcome jennifer lawrence here to "good morning america."

katniss everdeen, played by jennifer lawrence, is caught in an epic love triangle.er: but when peeta, josh hutchinson, announces his feelings to the world, things are about to get complicated. we have liam hemsworth. your character is part of a love triangle. you're the guy left back home as she goes out to fight in the hunger games. this is not the full-blown romance as we see in the "twilight" series. >> gale and katniss have grown up together. there's nothing romantic at this point. it grows into something. everyone's a little confused about that feeling. but it's not the central focus of the story. >> fighting the hundreds that were waiting here, this is a full-blown phenomenon. when you saw this movie for the first time, you wanted to see it alone, you were so nervous. what did you think? >> i requested to see it alone. i think because there was so much expectation already. and no one had seen the film. i really didn't want it to suck. now that i've seen it, i feel great. it's one of the most powerful films i've seen. and everyone in it is amazing. gary ross is

. >> reporter: and a strong, smart 16-year-old girl named katniss everdeen who must fight for her lifeadistic version of reality tv. >> welcome. happy hunger games. >> reporter: there are well known actors like donald sutherland and stanley tucci, but the young cast has fans really excited. including the star herself, jennifer lawrence. >> she's a futuristic joan of arc. it's amazing. >> reporter: she and her costars toured malls around the country, stirring up the crowd. >> amazing! i can't believe it's here. >> reporter: although it really didn't seem necessary. keep in mind this is just the first of three movies. they are already screaming. another mega million movie franchise is born. it's projected to gross as much as $150 million in its first weekend. because it's march there won't be much competition out there. savannah? >> stephanie, thanks. just ahead, never before seen images of marilyn monroe. >> after your local news. can orencia help? [ woman ] i wanted to get up when i was ready, not my joints. [ female announcer ] could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor.

there's katniss, played by jennifer lawrence. >> prim rose everdeen. >> reporter: it's a competition a w. there's peeta presses. katniss killers. >> show me what you got to survive in the game. >> reporter: and there's the ha hairdo. the care-free side-swept braid. >> it's about to get bigger. it starts as a french braid and tapers into something loose and effortless through the front. >> reporter: we had to see what the hype was all about. "gma" got special access to a "hunger games" advanced screening. we were all geared up. we're very intense. >> was there really an e-mail saying we can't bring snacks? >> there was. >> robin wanted the smart food. the kettle corn. with that you get the dark chocolate m&ms. >> i'm on team peeta. do you blame me? no telling where josh is. he likes to be fashionably late. we're going in. we're so cool right now. people are like, where are you going? we're like, screening for "the hunger games." we're on the cutting edge. come on inside. >> i hope they're holding it. robin and sam already inside. i'm told i look like one of the stars, liam hemsworth,