March 28, 2024

Updated Portraits: “Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

Lionsgate has spent much of this week unveiling "Victory Portraits" featuring characters from the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". Check out all the one-sheets released thus far below, this page will be updated as more follow: Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

Portraits: “Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

Lionsgate has spent much of this week unveiling "Victory Portraits" featuring characters from the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". Check out all the one-sheets released thus far below, this page will be updated as more follow: Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

Work Begins On Last “Hunger Games” Script

Lionsgate has exercised its option on "Game Change" scribe Danny Strong to pen the script for the second part of the studio's two-part film adaptation of "Mockingjay," the final novel in "The Hunger Games" trilogy. Strong has already penned the script for the first part, but his deal for the second was contingent on the studio's approval of his … [Read more...]

Strong Adapts Third “Hunger Games” Novel

Double Emmy-winning "Game Change" and "The Butler" scribe Danny Strong has been hired to pen the scripts for the two-film adaptation of "Mockingjay", the final chapter in "The Hunger Games" franchise at Lionsgate. The news comes from Variety who added that the studio had no comment. The two films are scheduled for a November 21st 2014 and … [Read more...]

Third “Hunger Games” Split In Two

Filming hasn't even begun on the adaptation of "Catching Fire", the second book in Suzanne Collins’ "The Hunger Games" trilogy, yet Lionsgate is already making plans for the third. The studio has announced today that, following in the wake of "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" before it, they intend to split the final book into two separate films. … [Read more...]

IMAX Segments For “Hunger” & “Trek” Sequels

IMAX Corporation have announced that both "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and the upcoming "Star Trek" sequel will be released in the IMAX format next year. More importantly, both films will utilize IMAX cameras to shoot portions of the film. As with "The Dark Knight" and "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol", sequences shot with the extremely … [Read more...]

Ross Says No “Hunger” Sequel For Him

It's off again. Despite the various reports flying thick and fast in recent weeks in regards to his involvement, it was thought at both Lionsgate and in a lot of circles that "The Hunger Games" director Gary Ross would ultimately come back to helm the sequel "Catching Fire". Well any chance of that happening has just been shot to hell with Ross … [Read more...]

Ross Back In “Hunger” Sequel Talk

They were on, then off, now they are back on again. Just days after it was reported that talks had broken down and he was stepping out, now it looks like negotiations are set to continue this week with "The Hunger Games" director Gary Ross in regards to him returning to shoot the sequel "Catching Fire" says The Hollywood Reporter. Ross, who is … [Read more...]

Ross Won’t Direct “Hunger” Sequel

While a potential scheduling conflict for "The Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence has been worked out this week, her director Gary Ross sadly didn't have such success. The Playlist reports that Gary Ross has exited the franchise and will not direct the upcoming sequel "Catching Fire". Ross reportedly gave formal notice to Lionsgate and Summit … [Read more...]

“Hunger Games” Ain’t Going Hungry

The much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" has exploded out of the starting gate reports Deadline. After pulling in $ 19.7 million for midnight showings on Thursday night, the top midnight debut ever for a non-sequel, it's estimated that the movie took in a further $ 46 million on Friday. Estimates now have it … [Read more...]