Actress Jennifer Lawrence gained international fame by starring in the fantasy action film. The Hunger Games. Based on a series of novels by Suzanne Collins, Lawrence played the main character Katniss Everdeen. The franchise spanned four films, with a new spin-off film coming in November.
The last book in the series The Hunger Games: Mockingjay was divided into two parts. This followed the trend of splitting the final book into two parts, established by Harry Potter franchise. Director Francis Lawrence recently said he regretted his decision.
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Why was there a final? The Hunger Games Is the film divided into two parts?
Starring Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games It was first released in 2012. The film was based on the young adult fiction novels by Suzanne Collins and was one of a series of such franchises being produced at the time. Other franchises such as Percy Jackson, Twilight, Maze Runner And Divergent the series also gained momentum during this time.
The Hunger Games And Twilight became the most successful of all, and the films actually adapted all the books in the series. The Hunger Games The franchise has earned $2.9 billion at the global box office through four films. The last book in the franchise. Mockingjay was split into two parts and released a year apart.
The series followed the trend set by Harry Potter franchise where Deathly Hallows was divided into two parts. While it worked for this franchise, other series such as Twilight And The Hunger Games suffered from this decision. Final film Divergent the series never received a second part.
Although this trend has gradually died down, it is still seen in films such as Denis Villeneuve. Dunes The series is divided into two. MCU Avengers: Infinity War And Avengers: Endgame they were filmed back-to-back, like other franchises, and were meant to be two parts.
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Director Francis Lawrence regrets his decision to split final book
Francis Lawrence became the series director for the second film. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He also directed the last two films and will return to the franchise with a prequel film. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Lawrence recently mentioned that he regrets his decision and won’t do it again. He stated this in an interview with People magazine.
“I completely regret this. I completely agree. I’m not sure if everyone does this, but I definitely do… Looking back, after hearing all the reactions and feeling the anger of fans, critics and people involved in the split, I realized that it upset me. And I can understand that.”
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Francis Lawrence suggested that fans were annoyed by the wait time between films, especially after the first film was left open on a cliffhanger. While he admitted that this decision allowed them to adapt more scenes from the book into the film, it was still a bad decision to make fans wait a year.
He also declined to adapt the upcoming film. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for two films. He said,
“I would never let them split the book into two parts. There was never a real conversation about it. It’s a long book, but we got so much crap for splitting Mockingjay into two parts – from fans, from critics, from everyone – that I thought, “No way.” I’ll just make a longer film.”
The decision to split The Hunger Games: Mockingjay into two parts also led to Mockingjay Part 2 it is the highest-grossing film in the entire franchise.
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