This week something happened. Something unfortunate. It was hinted that there could be more films set in Panem. And I absolutely hate the idea.
The Hunger Games books and movies, to me, were so good because of Katniss. Just your regular girl trying to do right and protect her family. And now it seems the studio is willing to do without its brightest star. Any prequel would take place long before the day Katniss so courageously volunteered as tribute. I’m not sure I’d be interested in such a film.
The reasoning for these potential prequels is simple. Money. And supposedly some fans have been disappointed by the lack of arena battles. But it’s mostly money. Before the series came along Lionsgate was well outside the big 6 movie studios. And now they’ve just about made it a big 7. The series isn’t wholly responsible for that, but it’s pretty damn close. So now Lionsgate is trying to milk its cash cow for every last penny.
It isn’t surprising. And I won’t even say they can’t make quality movies, but I just hate that no story is ever really complete in today’s movie business.
By the way, nothing is official at this point. But it will be. You watch.
Are you interested in these potential prequels to the four movies already in the series?
Johnny Reads 
HELL NO!
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I know! Whyyyyy!? 😭
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Seems like a bad idea to me.
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Because it IS a bad idea! 😕
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Agreed!
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Nerp. I didn’t even want them to split the third book into two movies. People have problems with endings. It’s part of life!!! Get over it, people!!
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Haha! It’s ridiculous. We might never have another hit series that doesn’t spread out the movies. Just look at the Fast and Furious series. I’ll admit that the quality of those movies has probably gotten better over time, but still! 😕
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Agreed. I love a good series/trilogy/sequel, myself, but it’s become ridiculous. Standalones are just as good!
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Yes! Or ones not adapted from anything.
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I know. So few original screenplays. The last few years when I looked at the Academy Award winners for original screenplays, I had no idea what they were. Shame.
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Ugh. You’re so right. There’s nothing wrong with adapting a story, but imagine if the majority of books were taken from something else. Movies. TV. Whatever else there is. They wouldn’t be as interesting (to me) if that were the case. Which is probably why I don’t go to the movies. A whole lot of crap with some gems mixed in here and there.
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I agree. Movie makers are creative, but, to me, writers are the real magicians with ideas.
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I’d just say they’re the better storytellers.
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Lack of arena battles? Really? Talk about missing the effing point… just makes you wonder if those people who were disappointed would go for the real thing? Probably… I guess that’s the point of dystopian fiction, though… to highlight the underbelly of society and show what could happen if it became a reality.
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It’s pretty ridiculous. I had some criticisms of the movies, but I can’t remember ever thinking that there should be more arena battles. Ugh. People.
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What. Nuh-uuuuh. That’s….the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard O.ô And who the hell wants MORE arena battles? They’re awful! =.= The trilogy was amazing as it was, just leeeeave it beeeeee 😭
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Hahaha I know! I can’t imagine anyone with common sense wanting more arena battles. Like, what the hell?
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I wouldn’t mind seeing a movie about Haymitch’s Hunger Games although that’s actually already been done by a group on Youtube who made a pretty fantastic short film about it. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUjssn86h4). I’ll admit, Suzanne Collins was so creative in her design of the Hunger Games arenas that it’s hard not to be drawn to their spectacle, but to only want THAT is missing the overall ~point~ of the series.
Plus, I couldn’t agree more that no story is ever complete these days, and that sucks. With the ridiculous roster of no-one-wanted-this sequels coming out in 2016 (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2? Bridget Jones 3? A Barbershop sequel? A Harry Potter prequel that has nothing to do with Harry Potter?), no one growing up in this era is gonna have any idea what closure feels like.
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I’d also be interested in Haymitch’s Games. But like you said, I’d never ask for that strictly because I want more scenes in the arenas. That’s ridiculous. And yes, why does EVERYTHING need a sequel or prequel or “this has nothing to do with the original, but we’re putting the series name on it.” So frustrating sometimes. Ugh.
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Oh god no! Why can’t Hollywood just leave well enough alone. Now, if Suzanne Collins wants to write other books like J. K. Rolling….then maybe. But I wouldn’t trust the movie industry to to mess it up.
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More Hunger Games books? I think she’s said no a number of times. I just hate that they’re going to just go from scratch on anything else they make. Ugh.
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