The town where Hollywood blockbuster The Hunger Games is up for sale – should you have a spare £880,000 knocking about.
The 72-acre Henry River Mill Village in North Carolina, was used to shoot scenes in District 12, where heroine Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) lives.
Owner Wade Shepherd has been trying to sell the site without luck for years, The Sun reported. But thanks to the success of the film, he’s had more interest than he can handle.
The 83-year-old said: “We’ve had visitors by the thousands. This Saturday alone we had more than 200 here at once from every corner of the country.
“Before the movie I had some interest from one gentleman who wanted to knock it all down and build new houses. But I would hate to lose the history.
“But I’ve had lots of calls since the movie. I would be happy if a fan bought it. It would mean they might preserve it.”
The adaptation of the young adult novel by Suzanne Collins has already proven to be a smash hit, taking £4.85 million over its opening weekend in the UK - the biggest box office hit of 2012 so far (and more than double Twilight's first premiere).
This is after becoming the third most profitable debut movie ever in the US, where it took $152.5 million (£96.1 million) in its opening weekend.
Launch Slideshow
?
HIDE THUMBNAILS
1 of 22
PLAY ALL
VOTE ON THIS SLIDE
ADVERTISEMENT
[{"entry_id":"3464174","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/the-voice-tom-jones-the-savoy_n_3464174.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301487\/slide_301487_2539067_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301487\/slide_301487_2539067_small.jpg","title":"The Voice episode 11","slideshow_id":"301487","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3460112","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/naked-stars-gok-wan-naked-beauty_n_3460112.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303672\/slide_303672_2582788_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303672\/slide_303672_2582788_small.jpg","title":"Stars Who Bared All For Their Art","slideshow_id":"303672","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463595","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/doctor-who-david-harewood-matt-smith-replacement_n_3463595.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/298272\/slide_298272_2470064_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/298272\/slide_298272_2470064_small.jpg","title":"Doctor Who Final Episode","slideshow_id":"298272","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458677","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/coroantion-street-spoiler-video-david-nick_n_3458677.html","content_type":"video","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/235270\/slide_235270_1150563_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/235270\/slide_235270_1150563_small.jpg","title":"Top 20 soap moments","slideshow_id":"235270","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463679","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/mariah-carey-swimsuit_n_3463679.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/300218\/slide_300218_2512095_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/300218\/slide_300218_2512095_small.jpg","title":"100 Celebrity Bikini Beach Babes","slideshow_id":"300218","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463470","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/russell-brand-katy-perry-dumped-text-divorce_n_3463470.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/202944\/slide_202944_581753_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/202944\/slide_202944_581753_small.jpg","title":"Katy Perry, Russell Brand Divorcing","slideshow_id":"202944","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464220","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/katie-price-kieran-hayler_n_3464220.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229072\/slide_229072_2142273_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229072\/slide_229072_2142273_small.jpg","title":"Katie Price photocalls in pictures","slideshow_id":"229072","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459696","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/loose-women-andrea-mclean-without-make-up_n_3459696.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/216276\/slide_216276_799567_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/216276\/slide_216276_799567_small.jpg","title":"Stars Without Slap","slideshow_id":"216276","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459398","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/nigella-lawson-charles-saatchi-choking-police-assault_n_3459398.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303415\/slide_303415_2577653_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303415\/slide_303415_2577653_small.jpg","title":"Nigella Lawson","slideshow_id":"303415","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459596","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/justin-bieber-hit-and-run_n_3459596.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/195604\/slide_195604_739366_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/195604\/slide_195604_739366_small.jpg","title":"Justin Bieber","slideshow_id":"195604","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464069","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/the-apprentice-preview-jason-project-manager_n_3464069.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/294727\/slide_294727_2394328_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/294727\/slide_294727_2394328_small.jpg","title":"The Apprentice 2013: Meet The Candidates","slideshow_id":"294727","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459279","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/helen-flanagan-house-burgled_n_3459279.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/296244\/slide_296244_2425051_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/296244\/slide_296244_2425051_small.jpg","title":"Helen Flanagan: Her 100 Sexiest Pics","slideshow_id":"296244","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463867","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/rihanna-diamonds-world-tour-hits-fan-mic-video_n_3463867.html","content_type":"video","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/276334\/slide_276334_2015506_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/276334\/slide_276334_2015506_small.jpg","title":"Lip Sync Fails","slideshow_id":"276334","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458766","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/kids-in-horror-films-mischa-barton-the-shining_n_3458766.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303660\/slide_303660_2582655_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303660\/slide_303660_2582655_small.jpg","title":"Horror Film Kids - Where Are They Now?","slideshow_id":"303660","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463524","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-name-kaidence-donda-west_n_3463524.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/293281\/slide_293281_2364440_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/293281\/slide_293281_2364440_small.jpg","title":"Kim Kardashian Pregnancy In Pictures","slideshow_id":"293281","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458866","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/jackie-stallone-surgery_n_3458866.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/245913\/slide_245913_1406801_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/245913\/slide_245913_1406801_small.jpg","title":"The Changing Face Of Jackie Stallone","slideshow_id":"245913","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464188","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/tulisa-ndubz-fazer-dappy-drugs_n_3464188.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301433\/slide_301433_2539858_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301433\/slide_301433_2539858_small.jpg","title":"Celebrity Drug Scandals","slideshow_id":"301433","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464373","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/kesha-drink-urine-video_n_3464373.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/281027\/slide_281027_2109948_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/281027\/slide_281027_2109948_small.jpg","title":"Ke$ha, For Better Or Worse","slideshow_id":"281027","vertical":"uk-entertainment"}]
"The Hunger Games," stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci and Josh Hutcherson. Click through the gallery below to see what the critics thought.
Launch Slideshow
HIDE THUMBNAILS
1 of 11
PLAY ALL
VOTE ON THIS SLIDE
ADVERTISEMENT
[{"entry_id":"3464373","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/kesha-drink-urine-video_n_3464373.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/281027\/slide_281027_2109948_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/281027\/slide_281027_2109948_small.jpg","title":"Ke$ha, For Better Or Worse","slideshow_id":"281027","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464220","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/katie-price-kieran-hayler_n_3464220.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229072\/slide_229072_2142273_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229072\/slide_229072_2142273_small.jpg","title":"Katie Price photocalls in pictures","slideshow_id":"229072","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464188","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/tulisa-ndubz-fazer-dappy-drugs_n_3464188.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301433\/slide_301433_2539858_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301433\/slide_301433_2539858_small.jpg","title":"Celebrity Drug Scandals","slideshow_id":"301433","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464174","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/the-voice-tom-jones-the-savoy_n_3464174.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301487\/slide_301487_2539067_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/301487\/slide_301487_2539067_small.jpg","title":"The Voice episode 11","slideshow_id":"301487","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3464069","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/the-apprentice-preview-jason-project-manager_n_3464069.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/294727\/slide_294727_2394328_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/294727\/slide_294727_2394328_small.jpg","title":"The Apprentice 2013: Meet The Candidates","slideshow_id":"294727","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459398","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/nigella-lawson-charles-saatchi-choking-police-assault_n_3459398.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303415\/slide_303415_2577653_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303415\/slide_303415_2577653_small.jpg","title":"Nigella Lawson","slideshow_id":"303415","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463867","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/rihanna-diamonds-world-tour-hits-fan-mic-video_n_3463867.html","content_type":"video","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/276334\/slide_276334_2015506_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/276334\/slide_276334_2015506_small.jpg","title":"Lip Sync Fails","slideshow_id":"276334","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463679","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/mariah-carey-swimsuit_n_3463679.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/300218\/slide_300218_2512095_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/300218\/slide_300218_2512095_small.jpg","title":"100 Celebrity Bikini Beach Babes","slideshow_id":"300218","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463595","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/doctor-who-david-harewood-matt-smith-replacement_n_3463595.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/298272\/slide_298272_2470064_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/298272\/slide_298272_2470064_small.jpg","title":"Doctor Who Final Episode","slideshow_id":"298272","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463524","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-name-kaidence-donda-west_n_3463524.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/293281\/slide_293281_2364440_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/293281\/slide_293281_2364440_small.jpg","title":"Kim Kardashian Pregnancy In Pictures","slideshow_id":"293281","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3463470","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/19\/russell-brand-katy-perry-dumped-text-divorce_n_3463470.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/202944\/slide_202944_581753_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/202944\/slide_202944_581753_small.jpg","title":"Katy Perry, Russell Brand Divorcing","slideshow_id":"202944","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3460112","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/naked-stars-gok-wan-naked-beauty_n_3460112.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303672\/slide_303672_2582788_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303672\/slide_303672_2582788_small.jpg","title":"Stars Who Bared All For Their Art","slideshow_id":"303672","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459696","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/loose-women-andrea-mclean-without-make-up_n_3459696.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/216276\/slide_216276_799567_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/216276\/slide_216276_799567_small.jpg","title":"Stars Without Slap","slideshow_id":"216276","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459596","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/justin-bieber-hit-and-run_n_3459596.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/195604\/slide_195604_739366_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/195604\/slide_195604_739366_small.jpg","title":"Justin Bieber","slideshow_id":"195604","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3459279","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/helen-flanagan-house-burgled_n_3459279.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/296244\/slide_296244_2425051_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/296244\/slide_296244_2425051_small.jpg","title":"Helen Flanagan: Her 100 Sexiest Pics","slideshow_id":"296244","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458866","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/jackie-stallone-surgery_n_3458866.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/245913\/slide_245913_1406801_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/245913\/slide_245913_1406801_small.jpg","title":"The Changing Face Of Jackie Stallone","slideshow_id":"245913","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458773","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/chilean-miners-film-the-33-jennifer-lopez_n_3458773.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229273\/slide_229273_1031535_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/229273\/slide_229273_1031535_small.jpg","title":"Style Evolution: Jennifer Lopez","slideshow_id":"229273","vertical":"uk-entertainment"},{"entry_id":"3458766","entry_url":"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2013\/06\/18\/kids-in-horror-films-mischa-barton-the-shining_n_3458766.html","content_type":"image","image_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303660\/slide_303660_2582655_small.jpg","thumbnail_url":"gadgets\/slideshows\/303660\/slide_303660_2582655_small.jpg","title":"Horror Film Kids - Where Are They Now?","slideshow_id":"303660","vertical":"uk-entertainment"}]
The town where Hollywood blockbuster The Hunger Games is up for sale – should you have a spare £880,000 knocking about.
The 72-acre Henry River Mill Village in North Carolina, was used to shoot...
The town where Hollywood blockbuster The Hunger Games is up for sale – should you have a spare £880,000 knocking about.
The 72-acre Henry River Mill Village in North Carolina, was used to shoot...
Sarah Tetteh
:Will Kim and Kanye's New Baby Be the Future of Family TV or Can We Still Enjoy a Classic Movie?
Ashley Hames
:A Sordid, Sleazy Mess... And I Love It
Will Stubbs
:Download Festival: Mud, Metal and SCREAMing
Thomas Woodham Smith
:Life in the Arts Lane - Week 30 - From the Rhine to the Danube
Endeavour Press
:Proud & Prejudiced: Jane Austen, The Mother of All Chick-Lit Novelists
Loading comments… 
Huffington Post UK | By Sara C Nelson Posted: 5/04/2012 17:14 Updated: 5/04/2012 17:39