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Gary Ross tells Lionsgate to sit on it. NOT directing Hunger Games sequel.
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TheTruth523
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make the call
SCULLIBUNDO
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What was the excuse for the first movie, then?
And Alfonso Cuaron has more important things to make than wasting his time with this franchise. I will see the sequel for Simon Beufoy's involvement.
make the call
I skipped out on the hunger games but would watch anything he directs.
James Woods
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Cuaron has better shit to do than Hunger Games, brah.
Escape Goat
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negotiations how do they work
krypt0nian
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It's November 2013 at this point.
Really the second movie just needs a decent scriptwriter and a director who can handle the action in the second half better than it was handled in the first movie.
Dream Directors need to be pulled in for movies three (and four), to try and salvage the wreck that could come from trying to translate Mockingjay to screen.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It didn't exactly look like a movie that had spent ages in the pre-production and designing stages.
yeah but it's not like a quality director will do the sequel with that kind of time frame, can only get worse
SCULLIBUNDO
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I don't think it's greed necessarily. If they wait too long, their young actors are going to be too old to portray their characters. No one wants to see recasts.
With Harry Potter it kind of worked, because the story was stretched over a longer period of time. Here, they have the space of about a year in terms of story. Even at the end of HP, some of those kids were looking pretty ridiculous as far as age goes. They don't want to miss their window.
At least, that makes sense to me. Though this is their new cash cow, so these things are probably minor in the grand scheme of things.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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It's not a good look for Lionsgate.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I'm sure before this was announced that Lionsgate already had compiled a short list of other possible directors. They're not stupid.
The Broken Ska Record
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I loved the cinematography of Hunger Games a lot, so it's going to be hard to actually care about the sequel if Ross isn't behind it.
I H8 Memes
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While I'm not at all familiar with the books, it seems to me like the kind of story that takes place over a small amount of time. Am I right on that? If so then you have to finish out the sequels in a timely manor or be forced to recast at least the younger actors.
SCULLIBUNDO
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He needs to get to work on the Children of Men sequel: Fathers of Children, where humanity is in turmoil due to overpopulation as a result of being cursed with immortality. Then the oldest living ancestor of humanity becomes gravely ill and possesses the only known virus that might be reintroduced into the population again to quell numbers. He is rushed toward the boat called 'The Yesterday.'
they agreed to film X-Men in January, thats also why Catching Fire has to start shooting in August.
brandonh83
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Saw the first one today. It wasn't very good. Beyond the ridiculously stupid plot and nonsensical/unexplained character motivations it had bland art direction and uneven cinematography (I don't mean shaky cam, the film lacked a visual identity period).
So this is probably a good thing for the series.
So this is probably a good thing for the series.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Real talk right here.
The First Class sequel is filming starting in January to avoid conflicts with her schedule.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88949
Harry Potter
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Good. Less shaky cam.
Good Job Bob
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I hope they get Paul Greengrass for the sequel.
EVEN MORE SHAKY CAM.
EVEN MORE SHAKY CAM.
The Outsider
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Sculli's on fire in this thread. My man.
The bland look fits the books and his casting choices were pretty much perfect. It's not like that the film couldnt be better, it's just that some gun for hire director could screw things up even more. Guess Greengrass would feel right at home though
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bengraven
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Ugh, do we really need another sequel that retreads the first?
The entire time I was reading this, I kept thinking HANGOVER2HANGOVER2HANGOVER2.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Ugh, do we really need another sequel that retreads the first?
The entire time I was reading this, I kept thinking HANGOVER2HANGOVER2HANGOVER2.
Also, Syd the immigration officer makes an appearance. Only this time he's totally friendly and willing to help our heroes.
Zombie Kinji Fukasaku unearthed; has a hearty laugh at the thought of morally binary PG-13 garbage, goes back to sleep.
I was sad all over again when I remembered Fukasaku is no longer around to be able to do this. That'd probably piss off so many Hunger Games fans who scream that there's no similarity.
It really sucks that Ross pulled out but I can completely understand not wanting to be tied down to the series and be on a constant schedule.
Quentin Tarantino would be cool, obviously it'd never happen, if I remember correctly he was going to direct a Battle Royale remake if there was one.
Barkley's Justice
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I mean, honesty...This movie and like 75% of those Marvel comic book movies could have been directed by a computer program and we'd likely never know the difference
SCULLIBUNDO
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The Outsider
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$$$$$
SCULLIBUNDO
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Catching Fire, indeed.
Zombie Kinji Fukasaku unearthed; has a hearty laugh at the thought of morally binary PG-13 garbage, goes back to sleep.
That guy's first act would need to be berating his kid for a good, long time for what Battle Royale II became. Right now it's just a cautionary tale of the risks of director-swapping for the second movie in your kids-killing-kids franchise.
SCULLIBUNDO
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You are well mad.
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