After "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" premiered last month, fans of the movie franchise knew that this was the end of Katniss's adventures as the film was based on the third and final book of Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" novels. But at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, Lionsgate Entertainment Vice Chairman Michael Burns said that his wasn't the end for the heroine as he brought up the possibility of "Hunger Games" prequels.
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Burns said that the franchise will "live on and on and on" and revealed an idea for a possible prequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"The one thing that kids say they missed [from the early 'Hunger Games' films] was there were no arenas," said Burns, referring to the enclosed stadiums made to look like natural environments where players battled one another. "If we went backwards, there obviously would be arenas."
In addition, Burns said that Lionsgate hopes to create reboots, prequels, or sequels from their other big franchises, including "The Expendables," "Saw," and "Twilight."
Last month, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth told MTV their ideas for new "Hunger Games" movies, and Lawrence said that there's probably going to be a prequel with younger actors and actresses, but if she had her way, there would be a sequel which she described as a "Woody Allen dystopian future" where Cate Blanchett would play an older Katniss. Sam Claflin also told MTV that a story about the very beginning of the games would be interesting for fans of the franchise.
Francis Lawrence, who directed three of the four "Hunger Games" films, also recently told Entertainment Weekly that he envisions a movie that takes place before the events of the three films.
"The interesting part of the story for me is to go back 75 years earlier and see how everything became the way it is," said the director, adding that he would love to be involved in it.
