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Hunger Games movie speculation (spoilers)

Posted by Dano (aka dano) May 9 '11, 07:20

I do think in the movie that they'll probably show you more of what's going on instead of leaving it all from Katniss' point of view. I doubt they're looking to make Cast Away.

For instance, Katniss figureing out what Haymitch is telling her with each parachute would give opportunity to cut to some sort of control room where Haymitch and Effie are discussing strategy.

I'm guessing that the screenwriters will try to fill out some things that the book didn't because it stayed with Katniss' POV.

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This might be a dumb question, but why is this movie such a constant topic? What's the big deal? -- nm - Hotkiss May 9, 07:25 57
- I admit that I have not read the books but the Wikipedia article makes it sound very much like The Tripod Series I read as a kid....(link) - Walt_Disney May 9, 08:06
- it's going to be a bigger franchisee than Twilight - Epiphany May 9, 07:40 51
  - I don't know that it will be. where's someone who can google us up book sales? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:42 11
    - Twilight has outsold it--by um, a shit ton. -- nm - Amy May 9, 07:45 10
      - Here's some 2010 numbers. - Amy May 9, 07:50 7
        
        (fancy nancy??) -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:54 4
        
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        I hang out pretty regularly with a 13-year old girlchild and an 8-year old girlchild. is it between them? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:03 2
        
        Younger. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:05 1
        
        aha. yeah, I don't want to read those. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:07
        
        "James Patterson's assorted series " -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:52 1
        
        ugh - can't stand him -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:53
      - yeah, I thought. there are no hunger games moms like there are twimoms, right? - amanda jones May 9, 07:49
      - will the books get the sales boost by the movies? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:47
  - no it's not. (is it? this seems unfathomable.) -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:41 38
    - not unless it's got a teen idol in it. -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:44 36
      - they are using the same formula as Twilight - casting some relatively unknown stars - Epiphany May 9, 07:46 23
        
        As I see it, Twilight was aimed at girls who like brooders. Hunger Games is aimed at girls who wonder, - Max May 9, 07:56 21
        
        *however* dudes might be interested in HG too for the scifi and action. a well-cut trailer could make the first movie HUGE bank. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 07:58 18
        
        If they can get it a PG-13 it will be big. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:05 7
        
        I can't even imagine how they do this with a PG13 -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:13 6
        
        I simultaneously can't picture it, and also can't imagine the studio would release it as an R. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:15 5
        
        if they want their $$ they have to go PG13. Maybe we get a directors cut at some point? -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:17
        
        I think PG13 should be pretty easy. no *way* it gets released as an R. -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:16 3
        
        There's no cursing. Easily PG-13. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:19
        
        they'll just need to change or soften a couple shots. it'll be interesting to see how they do it. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:18
        
        agreed. An R DVD release would be a great extra though -- nm - Beaker May 9, 08:17
        
        It's got a chance at being big, but I think Twilight's on it's own little shelf with Potter as far as game-changing cultural phenoms. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:00 3
        
        maybe you are right - but in this case the movie studios actually know what they got before hand - Epiphany May 9, 08:02 2
        
        Yes, they'll get their budget. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:06
        
        I forsee Mockingjay pins *everywhere* in the not so distant future. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:04
        
        (plus, hot[-ter] chick in the lead.) -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:59 5
        
        but will she be shown as hot in the trailer? or as ruffian? -- nm - amanda jones May 9, 08:00 4
        
        probably both. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:04
        
        If they took Jennifer Lawrence and made her less than hot, we riot. -- nm - Men May 9, 08:02 2
        
        She looked less hot in Winter's Bone. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 08:03 1
        
        But 95% of people who know her at all now, saw her in that dress. - Will Hunting May 9, 08:06
        
        I think the movie has the ability to cross-sell the action. Twilight is more about the love-triangle. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:57 1
        
        Thunderdome for kids! -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 07:58
        
        I'm with you. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 07:50
      - well, it could. Twilight made those teens famous, not vice versa. - TFox May 9, 07:46 11
        
        True enough. I have not kept track of HG casting other than Lawrence. any hot young dudes? -- nm - loosilu May 9, 07:49 10
        
        yes - Liam Hemsworth(sp?) Thor's little brother the guy from Last Song with Miley Cyrus and the son from the Kids are Alright - Epiphany May 9, 07:56
        
        There will have to be. There are multiple hot young dude roles to cast. -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:51 8
        
        I just don't feel any romance in HG. That's not it's point. There's no swooniness. - Amy May 9, 07:58 7
        
        this is true. I hope they don't add the swooniness - it would ruin a perfectly good story -- nm - Epiphany May 9, 08:00 6
        
        I see two distinct trailers. In front of actiony movies I see the violence of the Games played up and before chick flicks I see the - Beaker May 9, 08:02 5
        
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        I don't think I agree with that; both Kim and I commented while reading it - TFox May 9, 08:13 3
        
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        well sure, it's almost all unrequited. -- nm - TFox May 9, 08:22
        
        I disagree. It almost feels added on--like the editor made her write Gale into a romantic lead. -- nm - Amy May 9, 08:19
    - I can't imagine it will be. -- nm - Kim Pine May 9, 07:42
- It was a NYT bestseller for 2 years. -- nm - Amy May 9, 07:38
- A lot of us really really liked the books. -- nm - TFox May 9, 07:27
- Because it was a popular, commonly read book on ST (and also a book club book IIRC) -- nm - oblique May 9, 07:26 1
  - yup, the timing worked perfectly for the choice as a month or two after it was read the movie stuff started to come out -- nm - Beaker May 9, 07:35

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