May the odds ever be in our favor as the long-awaited “Hunger Games” prequel film headed for theaters.Based on Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” the origin story behind the world of viral “The Hunger Games” series is revealed. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson shot to fame […]
Continue readingJosh Hutcherson is my favorite kind of movie star. While most of the world knows him for his starring role as Peeta Mellark in “The Hunger Games” franchise, he also lends his talents to weird and adventurous genre films like Joseph Kahn’s criminally underrated “Detention,” and the ridiculously fun “Tragedy Girls.” The short king was put through the […]
Continue reading“West Side Story” actor Rachel Zegler is set to star in “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”Zegler had prompted speculation about her casting after she tweeted on Monday night, “listen up….. can y’all grow restfully? are you becoming an individual resting decisively?” As eagle-eyed fans pointed out, the first letter of […]
Continue reading“The Hunger Games” and “Sucker Punch” star Jena Malone confirmed on Twitter that she was involved in chasing down an alleged dog abuser in Los Angeles on April 5. The news was first reported by NBC Los Angeles. The actor saw a man “kicking repeatedly a small dog” and “yanking him up in the air […]
Continue readingCheap and cheerless sci-fi action thriller pits cunning prisoner Willis against wealthy hunters in dreary genre retreadA mutant mashup of Squid Game, The Hunger Games and Suicide Squad, this cheap and cheerless sci-fi action film posits a future wherein wealthy hunters come to a remote island to pursue and kill human targets foolishly hoping for […]
Continue readingHave you heard The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes? They’re singing it over at Lionsgate, where an adaptation of the Susan Collins novel of the same name is gathering steam. Collins, of course, is the author of the YA book series The Hunger Games. Three of the four books in that series became a franchise […]
Continue readingWhen AppleTV+ launched in the early winter/late fall of 2019, one of their biggest flagship shows was “See,” a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Jason Momoa, about a world where most people have gone blind or partially blind and live in primitive tribes. From director Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games“), the series, set in a brutal and […]
Continue readingRobust subscriber growth at Starz lifted Lionsgate’s earnings at a time when movie theaters are still struggling to reemerge from their Covid-era closures and the entertainment landscape is shifting rapidly.The better-than-expected results come as Lionsgate is seen as a potential acquisition target for tech giants and media conglomerates looking to get bigger. AT&T’s decision to […]
Continue readingThe 2021 Covid-delayed, virtual Golden Globes show was a weird one. Popular four-time hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, anchoring Los Angeles and New York, struck a dystopian chord: They compared the show to “The Hunger Games” as they played to dark, socially distanced rooms of “smoking hot” first responders in black masks. No wonder […]
Continue readingLionsgate has set a June 24 re-opening of its Chinese theme park, which has been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The Lionsgate Entertainment World, touted as the world’s first “vertical” theme park, is located in Novotown on China’s Henqin Island near Hong Kong and Macau. The park features immersive attractions based on Lionsgate movie franchises […]
Continue reading