"Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" prequels are being planned to be turned into movies by Lions Gate production once the last movie installment of the "Divergent" series hits the theaters in 2016.
For the past few years, Lions Gate Entertainment have relied heavily on movie adaptations of young adult book series to bank in the cash and it would seem that the film outfit is not ready to let go of the movies that shot them to popularity. According to Heavy, the production company is planning to do either a prequel, reboot, or another sequel to the "Twilight" Saga.
The Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment, Michael Burns, confirmed this plan but reiterated the uncertainty of the story plot for the next "Twilight" film. Earlier reports already established that a "Twilight" spin-off is hitting the small screen and that Lions Gate and author, Stephanie Meyer, reached an agreement on the project.
The spin off reportedly will be based on "The Rook" written by Daniel O'Malley. Although Bella and Edward are not the main characters in the story, it will be most likely that their daughter, Renesmee, will be the main character of the spin-off.
Apart from "Twilight," Lions Gate is also mulling over making "The Hunger Games" prequels, reported Variety. Burns also confirmed this during a conference in New York. Although the vice chairman did not give out any specifics, he did mention how the first two films, where the 74th and 75th Hunger Games were showcased, raking in some more compared to "Mockingjay" parts 1 and 2.
"If we went backwards there obviously would be arenas," Burns reiterated. Perhaps the film outfit would focus on the year Finnick (Sam Claflin) won the Hunger Games seeing that the character has become popular to viewers.
However, whatever the plot they choose to decide on for the upcoming films, Lions Gate's VC said, "Whatever extensions of 'The Hunger Games' brand we pursue, the intent is not to glorify violence by arbitrarily telling arena stories, but to continue Suzanne Collins' exploration of the concepts of just war theory."
