• Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
Jake Schreier Tapped to Direct Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot
IMG_5148.jpg
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Described as “Epic of all Epics” — “They’re Never Going to Make A Movie Like This Again”
IMG_5147.jpg
Nicolas Winding Refn's ‘Her Private Hell' Starts Production in Tokyo
IMG_5144.jpg
Theo James Replaces Adrien Brody in S. Craig Zahler’s ‘The Bookie and the Bruiser’
IMG_5143.jpg
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Sets October 2026 Release via Warner Bros
Featured
Capture.PNG
Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
  • About
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About

‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ Sets 2026 Release, Director Francis Lawrence To Return

June 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Just an hour after it was announced that a new ‘Hunger Games’ novel by Suzanne Collins was coming, Lionsgate quickly greenlit a movie adaptation. Described as a prequel, “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” is said to follow the Second Quarter Quell, won by Haymitch (Woody Harrelson). It will hit theaters on Nov. 20, 2026. Franchise filmmaker Francis Lawrence, he helmed the last four movies, is in talks to direct.

I will say that I didn’t mind last year’s ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,’ but it was fairly overlong and this franchise has run its course. I also didn’t love the two ‘Mockingjay’ movies. However, the first two ‘Hunger Games’ instalments were good and “Catching Fire” was the best of the lot. Expect some good reviews for this latest one.

Lawrence isn’t a bad director. He has a talent for shot selection — a lot of experimentation with upper and lower angled shots. Jo Willems’ photography was also top-notch. He’s a paycheck guy, not an auteur, but he tends to do the best he can with whatever he’s given.

Suffice to say, as a refresher, I decided to check out Lawrence’s filmography and, hey, it turns out he’s actually made some decent studio films over the course of his 18-year directing career. Nothing overtly exceptional, but he’s been nothing short of consistent: “Constantine,” “I Am Legend,” “Catching Fire,” and “Red Sparrow” stick out. There are far worse filmmakers out there.

← ‘Blade Runner 2099': Hunter Schafer Cast in the Lead RoleWes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Adds Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, and more →

FOLLOW US!


Trending

Featured
IMG_4571.jpg
David Fincher & Brad Pitt Reunite for ‘The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth' + Plot Details
IMG_4549.png
Warners Bros. Chief Admits Missteps on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “We Misread the Room”
IMG_4541.jpg
Scorsese’s Next Film? Hawaiian Mob Epic With Dwayne Johnson Eyes 2026 Shoot
Capture.png
Jim Caviezel to be De-Aged in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'
IMG_4465.png
Harmony Korine Says Hollywood Struggling Because “Movies Suck Today”

Critics Polls

Featured
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s
public.jpeg
Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s
Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s
g4.jpg
Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s
Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Hire me

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2023