On his way into "The Hunger Games" premiere Monday, director Gary Ross offered a simple explanation for the lack of nudity in Lionsgate's highly anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel.
“There’s no nudity in the book, so there’s no nudity in the movie,” Ross said.
He probably won't need it anyway. The PG-13 movie had a splashy premiere on Monday night ahead of projections that the film will open to "Twilight"-level numbers of close to $100 million.
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