A few months back, Lionsgate set a November 2013 release date for
Catching Fire, based on the second novel in the hit
Hunger Games series. Now, with the first installment hitting theaters next month, the studio is looking for someone to write the script.
Deadline is reporting that, after director Gary Ross declined to write the script (due to post-production on the first film), Lionsgate is courting Simon Beaufoy (
Slumdog Millionaire,
127 Hours) to pen the script for the sequel. Though negotiations haven't started yet, the studio is pushing hard to get Beaufoy the write the script.
The mini-major is courting Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy to write Catching Fire, the second installment of the three book series that tracks the life and death adventures of Katniss Everdeen. I’m told that Gary Ross, who directed The Hunger Games, is coming back for the sequel. He originally intended to write the outline for the second film and script it with author Suzanne Collins (they teamed to do a lot of writing on the first film), but the post production schedule on The Hunger Games has made that difficult.
Below is the synopsis for
Catching Fire...
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
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Catching Fire? Sound off your thoughts below in the usual place.
The Hunger Games hits theaters March 23rd, 2012, while
Catching Fire is scheduled for November 22nd the following year.
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