While Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series consists of three books, Lionsgates is preparing for the possibility of converting them into four movies.
As Deadline reports, Lionsgate officials let the news slip while talking to Wall Street analysts this week.
According to the report, Lionsgate included the possibility in the cast's contracts, unlike those for the "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" series, which had to be adjusted after each added a movie by splitting the final installment in two. Both studios are set to bank a lot more money from the decisions, although they ultimately had to to pay their casts prime dollar for the extra film.
To date, the cast for "The Hunger Games" includes Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone"), Josh Hutcherson ("Bridge to Terabithia"), Donald Sutherland ("The Mechanic") Lenny Kravitz ("Precious"), Woody Harrelson ("Zombieland"), Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty"), Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
Of course Lionsgate will benefit financially from a fourth film, but I'm not convinced "Mockingjay," the third book in the series, really needs to be spread over two movies. Either way, I doubt a final decision will be made until the studio sees how well the returns are for the first film, which is set to hit theaters March 23, 2012.
Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") is directing based on a screenplay from Bill Ray ("State of Play").
As Deadline reports, Lionsgate officials let the news slip while talking to Wall Street analysts this week.
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| "Mockingjay" was published in 2010. |
To date, the cast for "The Hunger Games" includes Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone"), Josh Hutcherson ("Bridge to Terabithia"), Donald Sutherland ("The Mechanic") Lenny Kravitz ("Precious"), Woody Harrelson ("Zombieland"), Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Next Three Days"), Paula Malcomson ("Sons of Anarchy"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty"), Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones") and newcomer Willow Shields ("Beyond the Blackboard").
Of course Lionsgate will benefit financially from a fourth film, but I'm not convinced "Mockingjay," the third book in the series, really needs to be spread over two movies. Either way, I doubt a final decision will be made until the studio sees how well the returns are for the first film, which is set to hit theaters March 23, 2012.
Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville") is directing based on a screenplay from Bill Ray ("State of Play").
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