Super Bowl Comercials: 'The Hunger Games' trailer

Stanley Tucci and Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games"

And finishing our Super Bowl trailer coverage is the one that I didn't actually see tonight: "The Hunger Games."

Although the trailer debuted online a few days ago, I was waiting to see it live during the big game, but somehow missed it. I'm going to have to back through my DVR recording to see if I can find it.

Anyway, the trailer for the highly anticipated feature adaptation of the first novel in Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy is definitely worth the wait. Unfortunately, I can't embed the trailer, but you can click this link to watch the 60 second spot.

Although the TV spot includes mostly footage from the full trailer, it does add several new scenes, most noticeably a peak at Caesar Flickerman's (Stanley Tucci) interview with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence). We also get to see Katniss imploring Gale (Liam Hemsworth) to look after her family.

Fans of the books will note that the movie is apparently deviating from the source material as to how Katniss comes to possess the mockingjay pin, which becomes an important plot device in the books. I'm not surprised since the person who gives Katniss the pin in the books is ultimately a minor character.

Stanley Tucci joins 'The Hunger Games' as Caesar Flickerman

"The Hunger Games" has its flamboyant host, Caesar Flickerman, with Lionsgate announcing actor Stanley Tucci as the latest to join the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel trilogy.

Stanley Tucci

Caesar is famous throughout Panem for his colorful hair and his lively interviews of the tributes who each year are chosen by lottery to play in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which there can only be one winner.

"The Hunger Games" follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone") and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson, "Bridge to Terabithia"), the tributes from District 12, who must fight in the 74th games along with 22 others.

Tucci will next be seen in Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger." While many of his roles have ventured on the comedic side, he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2010 for his work in "The Lovely Bones," in which he played a serial killer.

I'll be honest, Tucci is not how I pictured Flickerman, who I saw more as Gilderoy Lockhart, as played by Kenneth Branagh in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Still, there's no denying Tucci's talent, and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the role.

Tucci joins joins Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").

The film will be directed by Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") based on a screenplay from Bill Ray ("State of Play"). It is set for a March 23, 2012, release and is expected to be rated PG-13.