'The Hunger Games' Sequel Lands 'I Am Legend' Director
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WE finally have a director for the hunger games sequel catching fire, the details coming your way!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate has tapped Francis Lawrence to direct Catching Fire, replacing Gary Ross as director of the second installment of The Hunger Games franchise. As we previously reported, Gary Ross Gary Ross stepped away from the project as a result of the short production schedule due to star Jennifer Lawrence's commitment to shooting the X-Men: First Class sequel in January for Fox and since then the studio has been scrambling to find a replacement to ensure that 2013 release date
As you guys may already know, Lawrence last helmed Water For Elephants, and before that I Am Legend and Constantine and before that videos for the likes of Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Green Day---so we think he is definitely geared up to handle katniss and the games.
The Hunger Games has become a global success bringing over $530 million dollars worldwide and held the top spot at the U.S. box office for the past four weeks. The film has been so popular, Imax recently announced they will be bringing the film back to the large screen format for a one week engagement from April 27th to May 3rd
So what do you guys think about lawrance replacing ross? Do you think the games will be just as good? Let us know in the comment section below and be sure to keep it locked right here on clevver movies, your number one source for movie news!