THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Release date

The first sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is now filming for a November 22nd, 2013 release, with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 set for November 21st, 2014 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 set for November 20th, 2015.

 Danny Strong has now gotten a very high profile gig – writing the final two films in The Hunger Games series. Variety reports that Strong will write The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2, which will split the final book in the trilogy the films are based on into two feature films.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY

Lionsgate is already putting the wheels in motion for their two-part adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy closer Mockingjay. The studio was looking for a new director to tackle the two-film adaptation, signaling that Catching Fire helmer Francis Lawrence would not have time to prep and shoot Mockingjay given his Catching Fire commitments.  Now it appears that Lionsgate has hired Emmy Award-winning scribe Danny Strong to tackle the screenplay adaptation for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2.