Also starring Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Stanley Tucci and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Hunger Games film franchise consisting of four movies (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay-Part 1, Mockingjay-Part 2) had grossed over $2 billion worldwide.
The original Hunger Games movies launched Jennifer Lawrence into international superstardom after the first film arrived in 2012 for her portrayal as Katniss Everdeen.
Hunger Games prequel officially a go at Lionsgate! After grossing nearly $3 billion worldwide across the first four films, Lionsgate scooped up the rights to The Hunger Games prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake from Suzanne Collins and now the studio has announced that development on the project is officially underway.
Nina Jacobson, who produced the original series of films through Color Force, will produce the upcoming project alongside partner Brad Simpson and Collins attached as executive producer.