In the wake of the success of Harry Potter, it seemed like every studio was desperate to find a young adult book franchise that could be adapted to the big screen and turned into a successful series. Many of these early attempts failed. The Chronicles of Narnia series tapped out after three entries, and the Divergent saga was so disastrous that the final film in the series was canceled. Despite these failures, the popularity of The Hunger Games novels translated well to the big screen. The film had the advantage of casting Jennifer Lawrence during a breakthrough period within her career; Lawrence notably took home the Academy Award for Best Actress the same year that the first The Hunger Games film was released.
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