Francis Lawrence Officially Set to Direct The Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire; Will Shoot Fall 2012 as Planned

Setting a director to make The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire turned out to be a little more complicated for Lionsgate than was originally expected. While Gary Ross was first thought to be fully se... See full article

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New The Expendables 2 Teaser Focuses on Terry Crews

Now Lionsgate is getting into the ‘trailer for a trailer’ business with The Expendables 2, and below you can see a quick video featuring co-star Terry Crews and a little bit of explosive a... See full article

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Francis Lawrence Offered Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire

After narrowing down the field to two possible contenders earlier this week, Lionsgate has finally settled on a new director to replace Gary Ross for its Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. Francis Law... See full article

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Now Bennett Miller and Francis Lawrence Are Possible Catching Fire Directors

For the last couple weeks the biggest question mark in Hollywood has been related to who Lionsgate plans to hire to direct The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. Originally Gary Ross was thought to be... See full article

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Sequel Bits: Bill Murray Sets Ghostbusters 3 Rumor Mill Churning Again, Plus: Expendables 2, Men in Black 3, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Taken 2, Star Trek 2

Every time I think the whole back-and-forth about Bill Murray and Ghostbusters 3 is finally drawing to a close, somehow it comes roaring back again. This time, Murray is the one who’s not ruling... See full article

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Video: /Film Readers React To The Cabin in the Woods

On April 9 2012, readers of /Film as well as FirstShowing.net were treated to a free, early screening of Drew Goddard‘s The Cabin in the Woods in San Diego, CA. The film, co-written by Joss Wh... See full article

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The Cabin in the Woods Review: An Adrenaline Shot to Energize the Heart of Horror

When Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho opened in 1960 it was carried into theaters on a wave of advertising that commanded audiences to keep mum about the storys surprising elements. Thanks in part t... See full article

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Alfonso Cuaron, David Cronenberg, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Shortlisted for Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire

Chatter about who could or should direct the Hunger Gamessequel Catching Firebegan the second word got out that the first film’s helmer, Gary Ross, might be leaving the franchise. And now th... See full article

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Gary Ross Will Not Direct Catching Fire; For Real This Time

Before The Hunger Games was released, I spoke with Gary Ross on numerous occasions and each time he seemed extremely confident he’d be back to direct the sequel, Catching Fire. He’d hand s... See full article

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Does Mattels Katniss Barbie Do the Hunger Games Heroine Justice?

I’ve talked before about the awkwardness of marketing a multimillion-dollar movie that rallies against overblown consumerism and mindless entertainment, but since no film as big as The Hunger Ga... See full article

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Gary Ross Wont Direct The Hunger Games Sequel

This is why we can never make any assumptions about how a deal is going to go down before the ink is set and dried. Even before the massive success of The Hunger Games, most assumed that Gary Ross wou... See full article

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X-Men: First Class Sequel Shoots in January, to Work Around Jennifer Lawrence and The Hunger Games Sequel

The last real news we had on the film that will follow X-Men: First Class was that director Matthew Vaughn, who co-authored the rewrite of First Class (with Jane Goldman) and then made the film on a r... See full article

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You Can Buy The Hunger Games District 12 Town For $1.4 Million

Everyone is cashing in on Hunger Games mania, even the owner of the small North Carolina town used as District 12 in the film.Henry River Mill Village, all 72 desolate acres of it, is now for sale f... See full article

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Will Gary Ross Return for Hunger Games Sequel? Probably, But Itll Cost Lionsgate

That Gary Ross‘ The Hunger Games would get a sequel was practically a forgone conclusion before the film ever opened. Now that it’s officially become a hit, drawing in $368 million to date... See full article

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Owen Wilson and Zach Galifianakis To Star In You Are Here, From Mad Men Creator Matthew Weiner

Matthew Weiner has taken a very unique path to feature film directing: write on one of the most popular cable shows of all time, then create another. Those shows are The Sopranos and Mad Men, and Wein... See full article

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The Hunger Games Review: Jennifer Lawrence Commands a Lightweight Dystopian Vision

There’s a great semi-futuristic story of brutal combat, in which a battered nation is captivated as two-person teams battle one another to the death in an ironic but potent allegory of public en... See full article

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/Film Interview: Gary Ross, The Director of The Hunger Games

After almost a decade away from the director’s chair, Gary Ross is back with a bang. He’s directed the highly-anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games and he’... See full article

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CONTEST: Win Huge Prizes from The Hunger Games!

The odds are ever in your favor to win a pin and a number of different posters from the adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence. ... See full article

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Slashfilm Presents A Free Screening of The Cabin In The Woods In San Diego With Q&A, Giveaways And More

The time is almost here. You’ve been waiting literally years to discover the secrets behind writer/director Drew Goddard and co-writer Joss Whedon‘s horror film The Cabin in the Woods and ... See full article

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Yet Another The Hunger Games Clip, Not That Were Complaining Goodbye, Katniss

After months — really years — of waiting, The Hunger Games are almost here. And with positive early buzz (including Germain’s glowing review) just adding to the hype, the Lionsgate m... See full article

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The Hunger Games Katniss Says Goodbye to Gale Clip

Liam Hemsworth offers some final advice to Jennifer Lawrence in this scene from Lionsgate's adaptation of the Suzanne Collins novel ... See full article

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The Hunger Games Review: Exciting, Emotional and Epic

When Lionsgate began the task of adapting The Hunger Games for the screen, the odds were never in its favor. The book was too violent, too well-known and too hard to translate because not only was it ... See full article

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WWE (Yes, That One) And Lionsgate To Remake Leprechaun

While that Child’s Play remake is still in limbo, audiences have grown accustomed to seeing pretty much every other popular horror film from the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties get remade. Now w... See full article

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Sequel Bits: Joss Whedon Says Hell Work On Dr. Horrible 2 This Summer, Plus: Catching Fire, Riddick, The Incredibles 2, Madagascar 3

It may be a while before we see the triumphant return of Bob and Helen Parr and their superpowered brood, but if Joss Whedon is to be believed, a rematch between Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer may no... See full article

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The Hunger Games Midnight Sellouts Prompt Additional 3AM IMAX Screenings

Briefly: Sold out early shows aren’t typically the most interesting news item, but in the case of The Hunger Games, Lionsgate and IMAX are going pretty far to satisfy those who want to see the f... See full article

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