Ever wanted to tour the places where The Hunger Games filmed? Now is your chance! More tour dates have just been announced for the locations in North Carolina!

Brevard, NC  - Fans of The Hunger Games™ are still flocking to North Carolina to see the filming locations used in the first hit film. According to Tammy Hopkins with the Hunger Games™ Unofficial Fan Tours, “Fans have come from more than 42 states and 6 foreign countries. After a year of sold out tours our phones are still ringing off the hook with fans that want to experience the filming locations used in DuPont State Recreational Forest (The Arena) and we had so many requests from fans that wanted to experience Henry River Mill Village (District 12), that we have added those tours this year as well.” Leigh Trapp with Hunger Games™ Unofficial Fan Tours said, “Our biggest request is for our Adventure Weekends. Hard-core fans get to join movie and book fans from around the globe for the ultimate immersive experience as they spend three days and two nights walking in the footsteps of their favorite characters from The Hunger Games™.”

Adventure Weekends:

Dates: June 21 – 23, July 12 – 14, and August 2 – 4

Start your Hunger Games™ Unofficial Fan Tours Adventure Weekend on Friday by gathering at Earthshine Discovery Center near Brevard, NC for an incredible evening. First you’ll check into your suite – which has been abandoned by a family. They’ve left you special clues, which you’ll want to decipher so you can “survive” the weekend. Next, you’ll be part of the lottery and get separated into your own team. You’ll then join other guests for a welcoming banquet – featuring foods of your favorite characters. In the evening you’ll night zip-line and see what it’s like to be in the treetops at night like your favorite heroines from the movie The Hunger Games™.

Saturday you’ll be dropped on location in DuPont State Recreational Forest to see all the filming location sites used as the arena in The Hunger Games™ movie. Your guide will be on hand to assist you. You’ll then reconvene at Earthshine Discovery Center for lunch. The afternoon will be filled with survival classes that you’ll need to participate in the Game Simulation: archery, sling shot, fire building, special effects camouflage, shelter building and more. In the evening you’ll be treated to a Gala Banquet.

Sunday – you’ll convene for your Game Simulation. See if you and your team have what it takes to win. Use your newfound skills – along with clues you’ve deciphered over the weekend – to survive – and even win the Game on Sunday.

Adventure Weekends will be offered June 21 – 23, July 12 – 14, and August 2 – 4. 

This tour is best suited for adults, families and children 10 yrs. old+.  Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Night zip-lining requires participants to be 10 yrs +.

 

Your Adventure Weekend includes: three days and two nights stay at Earthshine Discovery Center, 6 meals all based upon the foods your favorite characters would have eaten in The Hunger Games™ movie and books, guides, all survival classes, Night-Zip Lining and your Game Simulation. Shuttle service to and from the Asheville Regional Airport is included.

Cost: $449 per person. Note: There is a $2 ticketing process fee from Ticketleap, our ticket service. Adventures Weekends are limited to 32 guests per tour.  To make your reservations go to www.hungergamesunofficialfantours.com. To learn more about Earthshine Discovery Center go towww.earthshinediscovery.com. For more information call Leigh Trapp 949-610-5570 or Tammy Hopkins 828-553-7117.

Don’t have enough time to spend the whole weekend visiting filming sites? Then try a Hunger Games™ Unofficial Fan Tours Day Tour in DuPont State Recreational Forest “The Arena” or a Day Tour of Henry River Mill Village which served as District12 in the first Hunger Games™ hit movie.

Day Tours in DuPont State Recreational Forest: (The Arena)

Dates: July 6, August 17, August 31 & private group tour dates are available

Guided walking tour of filming locations used in the film The Hunger Games™. These are the locations used in DuPont State Recreational Forest (The Arena). Cost is $59 per person and includes: guides for filming locations, exploring waterfalls, Hunger Games style lunch, camouflage lesson, archery and sling shot sessions. Hiking required. Make reservations at www.hungergamesunofficialfantours.com. Archery and sling shot classes will take place in downtown Brevard. For more information call Leigh Trapp at 949-610-5570 or Tammy Hopkins at 828-553-7117.    

Day Tours in Henry River Mill Village (District 12):

June 15, 16, 29 & 30; July 6, 7, 20, 21, 27 & 28; August 10, 11, 17 & 18; September 1, 2, 21 & 22; October 12, 13, 19 & 20.

Walking Tour of Henry River Mill Village used as District 12 in the hit film The Hunger Games™. Tour includes: tour guides, film locations, archery lesson, bakery activity, a Hunger Games style lunch, and the newest archery game called Archery Tag.   Tours are offered from 11 am-1 pm and 3 pm – 5 pm. Cost for the guided tour is $50 per person. Pre-registration is necessary. Space is limited so book your tickets online atwww.hungergamesunofficialfantours.com. Click on Day Tours and then click on Henry River Mill Village. 

***COMING SOON: Catching Fire™ Location Tours in Atlanta, GA 

Hunger Games™ Unofficial Fan Tours will partner with Atlanta Movie Tours to present

fan tours of the filming locations used in Atlanta, GA for the 2^nd installment of the hit film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire™. Tours will start in late fall. To learn more go to www.hungergamesunofficialfantours.com. For more information call Leigh Trapp 949-610-5570 or Tammy Hopkins 828-553-7117.

Here are some new amazing fan art posters done by Tribute Design! Check them out!

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In a new interview Joss Whedon talks about not being pleased with the lack of female superheros in film these days. He mentions hoping that The Hunger Games will change that.

Joss Whedon has always admired fictional women who are not only smart and beautiful but know how to kick butt. A majority of his female characters fit just that description, from his days working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Black Widow on The Avengers. Now he’s openly talking out about his hatred for the rest of the superhero movie community and how generally pissed off he is that they’re taking so long to bring more female superheroes out there on the big screen.

During an interview, Joss Whedon spoke out against those unnamed individuals who have at some points told him that females in the lead role for a superhero movie cannot be done. It just can’t work. We agree with Joss Whedon when he says that they’re so wrong:

Toymakers will tell you they won’t sell enough, and movie people will point to the two terrible superheroine movies that were made and say, You see? It can’t be done. It’s stupid, and I’m hoping The Hunger Games will lead to a paradigm shift. It’s frustrating to me that I don’t see anybody developing one of these movies. It actually pisses me off. My daughter watched The Avengers and was like, “My favorite characters were the Black Widow and Maria Hill,” and I thought, Yeah, of course they were. I read a beautiful thing Junot Diaz wrote: “If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.”

Fictional and real life females generally have it tough when it pertains to superhero movies, and in some ways falls into the general trap concerning women’s presence in film. It’s still very much a man’s world, and while there are a better chunk of us rising up and gaining power, I believe it would be most beneficial if we saw that extend onto the big screen with more of these movies. I agree with Whedon when it comes to The Hunger Games leading to a much needed shift in these films. Strong female characters are just as capable as fictional male characters to carry the weight of a movie and still be really well done. Maybe more studios should take a little leap of faith, and hire better screenwriters, so we can avoid making another Catwoman and create more films along the lines of The Hunger Games.

Do you agree with Joss Whedon?     

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This is a hilarious video using Barbies as characters in Harry Potter, Twilight & The Hunger Games in love triangle therapy. Our Katniss, Gale & Peeta are participating (see them at the 1:50 mark) . Watch, it is really funny! Sam & Mickey put the video together.

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It’s Katniss’ birthday today!  Sending our favorite heroine many  birthday wishes!!

Wish Katniss a Happy Birthday by sounding off in the comments.

CafePress currently has all of their stock on sale, including the items in their Official Hunger Games store. Here are just a few of the items available for purchase, on sale today and tomorrow only! START SHOPPING HERE!

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The Hunger Games made the list of favorite series of teachers in the UK. Not hard to see why though is it?

TES, an online network for teachers in the UK, surveyed 500 primary and secondary teachers from around the UK to find out their top 100 favorite novels. The Hunger Games series comes in at #12 on the list. Here’s the top 20:

1. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
2. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
3. Harry Potter (series) J.K. Rowling
4. Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
5. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
6. Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell
7. The Lord of the Rings (series) J.R.R. Tolkien
8. The Book Thief Markus Zusak
9. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
10. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
11. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
12. The Hunger Games (series) Suzanne Collins
13. The Time Traveller’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger
14. The Chronicles of Narnia (series) C.S. Lewis
15. Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
16. Birdsong Sebastian Faulks
17. His Dark Materials (series) Philip Pullman
18. The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
19. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
20. Life of Pi Yann Martel

You can see the full list at TES.co.uk.

Source: TES Via The Hob

The house used in The Hunger Games where Katniss lived is for sale! For $1.4 million you can live like Katniss. How cool would that be? Any takers?

We love getting a real-life glimpse of properties that have been featured in hit movies. This is especially true when the site was part of a mega-million dollar franchise like ‘The Hunger Games‘ — and, surprisingly, the asking price isn’t as painful as we expected. The 72-acre historical Henry River Mill Village in Hickory, North Carolina (which was meant to be the site of Katniss Everdeen’s home in District 12 in the country of Panem) is now on sale for $1.4 million.

Listed on Realtor.com, the expansive property comes with 21 unrestored mills, 5,000 feet of road frontage and (what we think is the best part) 3,500 feet of river frontage. The waterfront estate is a great opportunity to live like our favorite heroine. And although the grounds could use a little TLC, the beautiful setting and the hollywood allure make up for it.

If you’re interested in purchasing the Henry River Mill Village, head on over to the Realtor.com website. Check out what movie critics thought about the blockbuster film in our slideshow below.

Source: huffingtonpost.com