5/8/2023 0 Comments War of Hearts by Nina Levine![]() ![]() ![]() That audiences weren’t as enthralled with the dark, brutal and frankly uncompromising series finale doesn’t help matters, as going back to the well usually requires a certain amount of lingering appreciation. A huge part of the franchise’s appeal was the star+marquee character pull of Katniss, who was essentially sold as a weapon-wielding, ass-kicking alternative to Kristen Stewart in the “Twilight” films. 17 is whether audiences will show up for another “Hunger Games” movie nearly a decade after “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II” and sans Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen. Producers are Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Francis Lawrence. ![]() ![]() The film is based on the prequel book by Suzanne Collins, who’s once again involved as an executive producer. Arndt co-wrote “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” adaptation under his pseudonym Michael deBruyn. Francis Lawrence, who directed “Catching Fire” and the two “Mockingjay” films after Gary Ross got the franchise up and running, is back in the director’s chair for “Songbirds” with a screenplay by Michael Lesslie (“Thirteen Lives”) and Michael Arndt (“Toy Story 3”). ![]()
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