Hunger Games Director Regrets Making Mockingjay Into 2 Movies

The Hunger Games movie franchise introduced in $2.97 billion worldwide throughout 4 motion pictures, the final two equaling $1.4 billion of that complete. Now, Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence understands the blended reactions to the ultimate ebook being divided into two movies as he readies for the discharge of the newest franchise entry, The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds.

During an interview with People, the director admitted if given the possibility to re-do the field workplace hit, he would not cut up Mockingjay into two separate components this time round.

“I totally regret it. I totally do,” Lawrence mentioned. “I’m not sure everybody does, but I definitely do.” Mockingjay was following the development of the ultimate components of well-known ebook sequence being tailored into two-parters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Twilight: Breaking Dawn had been each cut up into two motion pictures for his or her final movie, permitting extra money to be made throughout a monetary yr.

Lawrence additionally talked about that the crew agreed on the time that the 2 halves of Mockingjay, which had been launched in theaters a yr aside, “had their own separate dramatic questions”, which made for having the ability to inform full arcs.

On the flipside, the director added that it was good having the ability to adapt extra from the books by breaking it up into two components, giving a extra correct adaptation.

“In truth, we got more on the screen out of the book than we would’ve in any of the other movies because you’re getting close to four hours of screen time for the final book,” he defined.

As for the prequel movie, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which arrives in theaters on November 17, Lawrence mentioned he had all the time meant on making this one film, even when it meant for an extended runtime.