‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Films are Coming

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The Hunger Games aren’t over yet! 

[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he final film in the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part 2, came out in November, drawing the hugely successful franchise to a close.

Or so we thought.

Lionsgate has inevitably turned their attention to how they can keep the series alive in the world of cinema, and given the amount of money the franchise has raked in, it’s not at all surprising; Mockingjay Part 2 took in $525 million worldwide. 

The vice chairman of Lionsgate entertainment, Michael Burns, recently spoke at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, and revealed that the studio had prequels on their mind.

Talking about the fact that more arena matches wanted to be seen in the series by fans, Burns revealed they were listening to feedback for future Hunger Games projects. 

The one thing that kids say they missed [from the first couple of Hunger Games movies] was there were no arenas…If we went backwards, there obviously would be arenas.

The ‘if we went backwards’ being the key part of this quote. Burns even made the comparison that Hunger Games was akin to Harry Potter, and it would ‘live on and on,’ which is a pretty big hint that the studio certainly intends to keep it alive. 

Sometimes prequels can be risky. It’s easy to understand Lionsgate sees it as easy money – slap Hunger Games on it, and the millions of fans across the world will likely invest in a cinema ticket – but the saying ‘too much of a good thing’ comes to mind.

Some franchises are best left as is.

Having said that, who knows, maybe these prequels will be great – like Prometheus, or X-men: First Class. We’ll just have to wait and see. 

We don’t know when for certain these prequels will be going ahead, but it seems Lionsgate is certainly invested in taking the franchise further. 

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