Catching Fire Has A Director

After two weeks of speculation, Catching Fire (the sequel to The Hunger Games) has a director and the winner is…

Francis Lawrence!

Francis Lawrence is known for directing music videos, Constantine, I Am Legend, and Water For Elephants.

I’ve never seen Constantine, I thought I am Legend was boring, and I enjoyed Water For Elephants but it’s hard not to feel that, after considering names like David Cronenberg, Alfonso Cuaron, Bennett Miller, and Duncan Jones, Lionsgate selected the most generic candidate in the mix.

I’m sure that there will be a lot of people complaining about the selection but, to be honest, it’s not like Gary Ross was all that inspiring a director before Hunger Games. In the end Catching Fire’s success is going to be more about Jennifer (as opposed to Francis) Lawrence.

Two weeks ago, we did a poll to see who you thought should direct Catching Fire and Hanna’s Joe Wright won a fairly easy victory.

2 responses to “Catching Fire Has A Director”

vizkr says:

April 20, 2012 at 09:25

I think you are right, but bad direction can make even the most inspired performance suck… So let’s hope…

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shenanitim says:

April 21, 2012 at 07:43

I have seen Constantine, and all I remember about it was how often my sister was checking on me to see if I had fallen asleep. Twice, by both our counts. Though, to be honest, I wasn’t familiar with the comic, and I can’t stand Keanu Reeves.

I think the biggest issue here is the source material itself. All I remember about the book is the unbelievable “love” subplot is strung out for far too long, and then the Hunger Games happen again. So it’s pretty much the first book, only this time everyone (characters and readers/viewers alike) already know what’s going to happen.

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