The Hunger Games's screenplay was written by people.
William `` Billy '' Ray is an American screenwriter and director . He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplay to the 2012 blockbuster The Hunger Games , and his Academy Award nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips . The Hunger Games (film) . It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , with a screenplay by Ross , Collins , and Billy Ray .