The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has been speaking exclusively to Vanity Fair about how his prequel to that blockbusting saga The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is essentially a love story between Tom Blyth’s Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird, and the first look image he shared from the film is testament […]
Viola Davis is the Head Gamemaker in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has gained its new Head Gamemaker as The Hollywood Reporter has announced Viola Davis (The Woman King) has joined the upcoming prequel in The Hunger Games franchise. Davis will portray Dr. Volumnia Gaul, one of the originators of the Hunger Games in the aftermath of Panem’s civil war and […]
Rachel Zegler to lead The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
West Side Story star Rachel Zegler has been cast as the female lead, Lucy Gray Baird, in Lionsgate’s upcoming prequel feature film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes., where she joins the previously announced Tom Blyth (Billy the Kid) as a young Coriolanus Snow. “Like everybody, I first saw Rachel Zegler in West […]
Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes secures a 2023 release date
The Hunger Games trilogy grossed nearly $3 billion at the worldwide box-office, so it’s little surprise that Lionsgate are moving forward with their planned prequel to the Jennifer Lawrence headlined blockbuster franchise, and it has just been announced that The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will be released in theatres on November 17th, 2023. The Hollywood […]
Francis Lawrence to direct movie adaptation of Philip K. Dick novel Vulcan’s Hammer
The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow helmer Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct a feature adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s1960 novel Vulcan’s Hammer. As per Deadline, the story takes place “after a devastating world war, when the 70 nations of Earth form the Unity Party cede global governance to the Vulcan AI system, which […]
Watch the Constantine reunion panel with Keanu Reeves from Comic-Con@Home
Yesterday’s Comic-Con@Home schedule was a big day for Keanu Reeves fans; not only was he part of the Bill & Ted Face the Music panel alongside co-stars Alex Winter, William Sadler, Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine [watch it here], but he also joined director Francis Lawrence and producer Akiva Goldsman to celebrate the 15th anniversary […]
Director Francis Lawrence still wants to make a sequel to Constantine
Although it has been nearly 15 years since the release of the supernatural action movie Constantine, starring Keanu Reeves, a sequel has never come to fruition despite the constant rumours and speculation throughout the years. However, in a recent interview with SlashFilm, Constantine director Francis Lawrence explained that while a sequel may not happen due to the direction […]
Francis Lawrence to direct Hulk Hogan vs Gawker movie Conspiracy
Variety is reporting that The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow director Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct an adaptation of Ryan Holiday’s book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. The film will tell the story of the downfall of gossip blog Gawker following a $140 million judgement against the […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, 2014. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin, Elizabeth Banks SYNOPSIS: After defying the capital at the end of Catching Fire, Katniss joins the rebels of District 13 to take on […]
Francis Lawrence to direct Battlestar Galactica
Months ago there was word that a Battlestar Galactica film was starting development over at Universal and now Deadline is reporting that movement on the project is finally picking up again. Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and both parts of Mockingjay, is being courted to direct while Westworld’s Lisa Joy is […]
