Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence, and Liam Hemsworth are the actors who play the core trio of Peeta, Katniss and Gale in the young-adult-novel-turned-film “The Hunger Games.” The movie’s red carpet premiere was held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles as throngs of fans surrounded the event. The film, which has sold out numerous midnight screenings and set online ticket sales records, opens on March 23 (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Actress Jennifer Lawrence plays the film’s main character, Katniss Everdeen. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actor Josh Hutcherson plays Katniss Everdeen’s fellow District 12 tribute, Peeta Mellark. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Liam Hemsworth plays Gale Hawthorne. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Elizabeth Banks plays the unusually upbeat Effie Trinket. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actors Stanley Tucci (L) and Woody Harrelson play Caesar Flickerman and Haymitch Abernathy, respectively. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Alexander Ludwig plays one of the main tributes, Cato. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Director Gary Ross smiles at the premiere of his latest film. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
Willow Shields plays the main character’s sister, Primrose Everdeen. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Singer Miley Cyrus, girlfriend of the film’s Liam Hemsworth, poses on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Amandla Stenberg plays a tribute from District 11, and eventual friend of Katniss, named Rue. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Donald Sutherland plays President Snow. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Actress Jacqueline Emerson plays Foxface in the film. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Isabelle Fuhrman plays one of the tributes, Clove. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Dayo Okeniyi plays a District 11 tribute, Thresh. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Jack Quaid, son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, plays a tribute named Marvel. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Actress Latarsha Rose plays Portia, a futuristic fashionista. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
“Twilight” actor Peter Facinelli makes an appearance. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Singer Miranda Lambert arrives on the red carpet. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Tara Macken plays a tribute from District 4. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Karan Kendrick plays Atala. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Brooke Bundy plays one of Katniss’ assistants, Octavia. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Actress Kalia Prescott plays a tribute from District 3. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
TV personalities Kendall Jenner (L) and Kylie Jenner, of Kardashian fame, arrive. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Sylvester Stallone, with Liam Hemsworth, stops by the red carpet premiere. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
For the record: An earlier version of the slide mistakenly indicated that Shailene Woodley was in “True Grit.” She was in “The Descendants.” Shailene Woodley of “The Descendants” arrives. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
“Allen Gregory” and “The Change Up” actress Leslie Mann. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Singer Cody Simpson enjoys the red carpet scene. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
