Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
[citation needed] He went on to write several other successful films, including Dave in 1993.
[citation needed] Ross took on the high-profile project of co-adapting and directing the film adaptation of the first book in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games trilogy.
[6] Ross also wrote and produced the animated feature The Tale of Despereaux, based on the Newbery Medal-winning children's book by Kate DiCamillo.
[citation needed] His first book, Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind, was published by Candlewick Press in 2012.