Lionsgate is officially developing a Hunger Games prequel that's based on an upcoming novel by Suzanne Collins, who wrote the original best-selling trilogy.
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Lionsgate is looking at making more Hunger Games and Twilight movies if the studio can get the authors to sign off on original stories beyond the books.
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With a change in director, it isn't surprising to see a new writer come on to The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, and now Michael Arndt, who won an Oscar for scripting Little Miss Sunshine, is in talks to work on the film with director Francis Lawrence. Last year Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and early…
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Setting a director to make The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire turned out to be a little more complicated for Lionsgate than was originally expected. While Gary Ross was first thought to be fully set to reprise his directorial duties after making the smash first film, he moved on to other jobs. After casting about…
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After narrowing down the field to two possible contenders earlier this week, Lionsgate has finally settled on a new director to replace Gary Ross for its Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. Francis Lawrence has just received the offer to helm the sequel, beating out fellow finalist Bennett Miller (Moneyball). Though Lawrence and Lionsgate have yet…
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There's a great semi-futuristic story of brutal combat, in which a battered nation is captivated as two-person teams battle one another to the death in an ironic but potent allegory of public entertainment and government control gone wrong. A reserved but driven hero manipulates public perception to gain an edge in the games, and could…
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When Lionsgate began the task of adapting The Hunger Games for the screen, the odds were never in its favor. The book was too violent, too well-known and too hard to translate because not only was it about kids killing each other, it would also have to create a whole new world. I'm happy to…
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The news fans of The Hunger Games have been waiting for is finally here. I'm now allowed to officially say the movie is exceptional. A full review will be out next week as we get closer to the March 23 release but, the second you walk out of it you'll be dying to see the…
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Of course that last The Hunger Games poster wasn't really the final one, no matter what the marketing folks claimed. But I'm not complaining. Two more banners have just dropped, promoting the film's recently announced IMAX run. One is very much in line with the earlier poster, showing Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) taking aim with her…
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Lionsgate may have purchased Summit and consequently got its grubby little hands on the rights to Twilight, but before the lion can further exploit Stephenie Meyer's sparkly vampires, the company will be releasing the first film based on Suzanne Collins' novel series The Hunger Games. Last time we checked in on development of the sequel,…
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Here's the first full trailer for the Gary Ross-directed adaptation of The Hunger Games, the first novel in Suzanne Collins' darkly futuristic trilogy of novels about teenagers chosen by lottery to fight to the death as representatives of their local district. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth are the young leads in the Lionsgate…
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Given Lionsgate's tendency to trickle out The Hunger Games info one tiny bit at a time, you could be forgiven for rolling your eyes at yet another round of news on Gary Ross' dystopian teen epic. But happily, today's offering is one of the most interesting things we've seen come out of the marketing team…
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It's been relatively quiet on the Hunger Games front recently, so Lionsgate has just unveiled five new images to remind you that the film is still coming. And, oh yeah, while we're on the subject, they're also reminding us to go register at the website and Like the movie on Facebook. Each of the five…
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Well, it's finally here! Just as promised, Lionsgate premiered the first teaser for The Hunger Games at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday. It's just a one-minute clip of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) in action, but after months of itty-bitty bits of info -- minor casting announcements, some not-very-exciting photos, one-second teases, a motion poster…
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UPDATE: A representative for Lionsgate confirmed that "we have a deal that encompasses 4 movies." Original story follows with minor edits. Harry Potter did it first, Twilight followed suit and, if Lionsgate experiences the success of those two franchises with their anticipated, upcoming film, they plan to do the same. Deadline first reported that in…
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Casting for Gary Ross' The Hunger Games continues to move full steam ahead. Lionsgate has just announced Kara Petersen and Ashton Moio in the roles of the two District 6 tributes, who do not have names in Suzanne Collins' original book. Read more after the jump. According to IMDb, Petersen's previous experience includes stunt work…
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Now that Jennifer Lawrence has officially been cast in the lead role of Katniss Everdeen, it's time to fill in some of the other major parts for The Hunger Games. Casting has begun in earnest for the roles of Peeta Mellark, a fellow Hunger Games competitor who has feelings for Katniss, and Gale Hawthorne, Katniss'…
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Not everyone was thrilled with the casting of Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games, director Gary Ross' adaptation of the first in a trilogy of popular young adult novels written by Suzanne Collins. Despite her Oscar-nominated turn in Winter's Bone catching the attention of many a filmmaker and studio, some couldn't overlook the implications of…
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It's official. Katniss Everdeen, a 21st century literary figure almost on par with Harry Potter or Edward Cullen, will be played by a 20-year-old Oscar nominee. Jennifer Lawrence, who rose to fame very quickly after a stunning, Oscar-nominated performance in the Sundance 2010 award-winner Winter's Bone, has been cast as the lead character in The…
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As director Gary Ross begins preparations to adapt one of the most popular books of the past few years, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the most important decision he must make is casting his lead character: Katniss Everdeen. A self-sufficient, 16-year-old bad-ass female hero, Katniss is one of two kids selected from her district…
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Someone is gunning for your job, Gary Ross. Or, at least trying to do your job for you. A group of talented filmmakers from the Utah based production company MainStay Productions shot at 10 minute short dramatizing a moment from The Hunger Games, a book by Suzanne Collins which is currently being adapted into a…
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The series many feel could take over the movie and publishing business in the way Twilight did just a few years back finally has a captain at the helm. Gary Ross, who directed Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, will in fact be directing the film version of The Hunger Games based on the best selling book by…
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Gary Ross (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit) is looking like the man who'll get the job directing The Hunger Games, a film based on the first of three novels by Suzanne Collins. The story is a sort of Running Man +/- Battle Royale, and has been the impetus for a rat race between directors as diverse as Ross,…
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