The director of The Hunger Games films recently discussed the one regret he had for the last movies.Francis Lawrence, the director of The Hunger Games series, revealed to People that he “totally regrets” having split the final book Mockingjay into two separate films. If he could do it again, Lawrence says he would definitely keep Mockingjay intact. He continued, saying that “two halves of Mockingjay had their own separate dramatic questions,” so each film had its respective plots — but the wait between the two definitely frustrated the fans. After the release of Catching Fire in 2013, Mockingjay Part 1 came in November 2014, and Mockingjay Part 2 was finally released the following year. Given that The Hunger Games novels are themselves a trilogy with a huge fan base, splitting the final book into two parts kept people waiting longer than they had expected.Although dividing the final book was a controversial decision among both readers and viewers, the director added that it gave the filmmakers more space to adapt more of the book itself rather than cut things for screen time. “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,” says Lawrence, but he ultimately understood why viewers were irritated with the final two part decision.RELATED: A Viola Davis Meme Led to Her Casting in A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The director of The Hunger Games films recently discussed the one regret he had for the last movies.
Francis Lawrence, the director of The Hunger Games series, revealed to People that he “totally regrets” having split the final book Mockingjay into two separate films. If he could do it again, Lawrence says he would definitely keep Mockingjay intact. He continued, saying that “two halves of Mockingjay had their own separate dramatic questions,” so each film had its respective plots — but the wait between the two definitely frustrated the fans. After the release of Catching Fire in 2013, Mockingjay Part 1 came in November 2014, and Mockingjay Part 2 was finally released the following year. Given that The Hunger Games novels are themselves a trilogy with a huge fan base, splitting the final book into two parts kept people waiting longer than they had expected.
Although dividing the final book was a controversial decision among both readers and viewers, the director added that it gave the filmmakers more space to adapt more of the book itself rather than cut things for screen time. “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,” says Lawrence, but he ultimately understood why viewers were irritated with the final two part decision.
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