I assume you've all seen the news since it broke last night but the LA Times have a piece up saying that Lionsgate have a short-list of eight or so (male) directors that they want for the sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and they name three of the menfolk on that list: Alfonso Cuarón, David Cronenberg, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Cuarón had occured to me as a stellar choice over the past week when all the Gary Ross back-and-forth was happening but I asusmed he was too busy with his "Clooney and Bullock in space!" movie Gravity to start filming anything by August - the LAT addresses that, saying he has finished filming that movie, but I'm still skeptical. That thing's going to have a whole lot of post-production work to be done. Cronenberg would blow my mind but... would he? But if they hire Inarritu I will freak the fuck out - I hate his movies. Hate. Passionately. So out of the three names I'd be good with the first two and not good at all with the latter, but I do wish they'd offered up more names. And why no women? What do y'all think?
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Inarritu is probably more interested in directing Mockingjay, what with all the climbing around in the sewers. Seems more his speed.
I agree about Cuaron. No way Gravity is 100% finished.
Would Alfonso Cuarón do another adaptation of a popular children's lit series? As a huge Harry Potter fan, it would be the ultimate betrayal.
Not Cronenberg. I feel like this would....taint him.
I enjoyed the Hunger Games series, but frankly these guys are all too talented for this subject material. They would be wasted on Catching Fire YEAH I SAID IT.
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