Francis Lawrence admits the year-long wait between films wasn't a success.
The Hunger Games franchise is back in the public consciousness, with the spinoff film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes lined up to premiere in theaters next month. The prequel is set decades before the four existing films in the Hunger Games franchise — and it looks like franchise director Francis Lawrence has a unique outlook on one chapter of the saga. In a recent interview with People.
"In truth, we got more on the screen out of the book than we would've in any of the other movies because you're getting close to four hours of screen time for the final book. But," Lawrence admitted."I see and understand how it frustrated people." "I liked being part of the series originally because the stories are great," Lawrence explained."But what was always gratifying was that they were always about something. Suzanne always writes from a thematic foundation. The original ones were all about the consequences of war. about the state of nature. That's what makes them feel rich and not superficial, and I think it's why they've stood the test of time, honestly...
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