The Hunger Games (novel) added to the cast, in the roles of Peeta and Gale, respectively. Production began in late spring 2011 and the film was released on March 23, 2012. The film's opening weekend brought in a non-sequel record $152.5 million (USD) in North America. "", based on the second novel in the series, was released the following year on November 22, 2013. The Hunger Games (novel) The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.
Riddick (character) the film, and in all subsequent appearances the character has been portrayed by Vin Diesel. In Jim and Ken Wheat's original script for "Pitch Black", the Riddick character was a woman named Taras Krieg. Riddick (character) Richard B. Riddick, more commonly known as Riddick, is a fictional character and the antiheroic protagonist of the "Riddick" series ("Pitch Black", "The Chronicles of Riddick", the animated movie "", and "Riddick"), as well as the two video games "" and "". Actor Vin Diesel has played the title role in all of the Riddick-based films and video games so far. Within the canon