'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' film to be two-parter, dates confirmed
Published Jul 10 2012, 22:29 BST | By Tom Eames
The third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy will be split into two parts for its film adaptation.The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will be released worldwide by Lionsgate on November 21, 2014, reports Deadline.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 will then follow a year later on November 20, 2015.
Catching Fire, the second part of Suzanne Collins's trilogy, will be released in cinemas on November 22, 2013.
The Hunger Games has so far grossed $404.4 million at the US box office and $678.2 million worldwide.
Philip Seymour Hoffman has officially been cast in Catching Fire as Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee.
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth will reprise their roles from the first movie, while Francis Lawrence replaces Gary Ross as director.
The film is expected to be shot in Atlanta from the autumn.
Watch Jennifer Lawrence discuss The Hunger Games with Digital Spy below:
Athough I loved the split for Potter... (not that they did it very well... they still excluded loads so the first part dragged a little, while the second could've been longer) I don't think it'll work here, I don't think there's enough story for 2 films :S
July 11th 2012 at 9:48pm
Of course they split it. More money to be squeezed out of the franchise. Worked for HP and Twilight.
July 11th 2012 at 5:23pm(+1 like)
Don't know why there's a big fuss over this right now, anyone with intuition knew that this was to be the case when it was announced that the main cast had been contracted for FOUR films, ages ago.
July 11th 2012 at 5:09pm
Didn't one of the actors say even before the film came out that he had signed on for 4 films... I think it was Woody. Anyway this will probably be awful, Mockingjay is the worst book... and spoilers follow.....
In terms of splitting them up, people seem to think it will be around when Peeta is rescued ect. But if that's the case Part 1 will have hardly any Josh Hutcherson in it at all. So I'm hoping if that's the case they will add more scenes into the film from Peeta's POV.
July 11th 2012 at 5:07pm
But the books no bigger than any of the others?
July 11th 2012 at 2:05pm(+1 like)