Next Hunger Games Movie 'Sunrise' Confirms Switching Genres in 'Return to Form'
Director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson explain how the new sequel throws back to Catching Fire..
Director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson explain how the new sequel throws back to Catching Fire.
The short version
- Ultimately, it’s the story of an apolitical young man radicalized into defender of District 12 and beyond.
- Lawrence sees the film as particularly relevant to the moment.
- “When something’s wrong, you have to stand up,” he said.
What happened
You have to fight.” That idea — of Sunrise as both an echo of Catching Fire and the hidden beginning of the revolution Katniss would one day lead — loomed over the gut-wrenching preview footage. So when I had the chance to sit down with Lawrence and Jacobson afterward for an exclusive interview, I jumped at the chance to dig further into how they built that connection.
Why it matters
Francis, you emphasize that Sunrise on the Reaping feels like a return in some ways.
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