![]() That audiences weren’t as enthralled with the dark, brutal and frankly uncompromising series finale doesn’t help matters, as going back to the well usually requires a certain amount of lingering appreciation. A huge part of the franchise’s appeal was the star+marquee character pull of Katniss, who was essentially sold as a weapon-wielding, ass-kicking alternative to Kristen Stewart in the “Twilight” films. 17 is whether audiences will show up for another “Hunger Games” movie nearly a decade after “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II” and sans Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen. ![]() Producers are Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Francis Lawrence. The film is based on the prequel book by Suzanne Collins, who’s once again involved as an executive producer. Arndt co-wrote “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” adaptation under his pseudonym Michael deBruyn. ![]() ![]() Francis Lawrence, who directed “Catching Fire” and the two “Mockingjay” films after Gary Ross got the franchise up and running, is back in the director’s chair for “Songbirds” with a screenplay by Michael Lesslie (“Thirteen Lives”) and Michael Arndt (“Toy Story 3”). ![]()
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