Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) in movie adaptation of “The Hunger Games.”
By Merisa Fink
“The Hunger Games” book trilogy has generated a frenzy of “Twilight” proportions. Tributes-in-the-know have already marked their calendars for March 23, 2012, when the movie (click for the just-released full trailer) is set to hit theaters. a month before that, fans of the young adult fiction series would have been clamoring to get their hands on a line of “Hunger Games”-inspired nail polishes. but sometimes, the rules of the game change unexpectedly.
The buzzed-about nail line is no more.
Last week the company set to make the polish, American International Industries, filed a suit for breach of contract against Lionsgate Films, the studio behind the movie. the company is seeking an excess of ten million dollars, which includes “millions of dollars of materials,” “millions of dollars in lost profits,” as well as “substantial damages to American’s reputation and goodwill,” according to a complaint filed on November 23 in the Los Angeles Superior Court. They claim the studio reneged on the deal just three weeks after signing it, after the details of the nail polish collaboration were supposedly leaked and posted on blogs.
The planned the Hunger Games polish line, shown on Fashionista.com, was going to include 12 colors – perhaps to represent the 12 Districts. Now the line seems as buried as District 13.
Court documents obtained by TODAY.com indicate that the collaboration was set to include 12 colors themed after the film, and that Lionsgate initially expressed excitement over the line. but according to the complaint, on or about November 15, Lionsgate reportedly stated to the press that the contract “was not happening.” Shortly afterward, counsel for Lionsgate sent an email to American claiming it was “terminating” the contract, citing the “leak” as its basis.
American claims in its complaint the studio had no right to do so unilaterally. “American has requested and demanded that Lionsgate comply with its obligations under the contract, but Lionsgate has steadfastly failed and refused to do so.” Representatives for both parties declined comment.
Perhaps it’s for the best: Choosing a favorite color would have been harder than choosing between Peeta and Gale, Katniss’ dueling love interests. the line-that-never-was was rumored to include:
Primrose — inspired by Prim, Katniss’ younger sister Rebel — inspired by GaleCatnip — inspired by KatnissCoal Hearted — inspired by District 12Joined at the Seam — inspired by the SeamFight to the Finish — inspired by the night sky the “tributes” look intoWe could Runaway — inspired by the forest in which Katniss and Gale hunt Baker’s Son — inspired by PeetaCinna-mon — inspired by Cinna’s gold eyelinerFire in Flight — inspired by the Flaming MockingjayHeat of the Moment — inspired by the costumes Katniss and Peeta wear into the ArenaFlaming Games Overlay — inspired by Katniss’ interview dress
Come February, instead of showing your allegiance with the flash of your fingertips, you’ll have to settle for wearing your Team Gale or Team Peeta T-shirts.
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