Watch: new trailer for 'The Hunger Games'

A new trailer has been released online for one of the most anticipated films of 2012, The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, and Lenny Kravitz.

Yesterday, there was an EW article about how Donald Sutherland emailed the director (Gary Ross) to play President Snow and be part of The Hunger Games cast. Read ‘The Hunger Games’: How Donald Sutherland inspired two new President Snow scenes (via EW.com)    

The Hunger Games opens in wide release and IMAX on March 23rd.

Watch the new trailer (or visit Yahoo! Movies to see the trailer in HD) below...

(source: Yahoo! Movies)

Here’s the official synopsis for The Hunger Games:

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.  A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy.  If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.