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| ‘Hunger Games’ Movie Director Down to Three Possiblilities | ||
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| by Courtney in September 03 - 2:22 pm |
Oh My Mockingjay! *wink* I am uber excited! I can’t believe it’s almost here! |
| by Erin in September 03 - 2:24 pm |
TEAM SAM. PRAYER CIRCLE FOR SAM MENDES. |
| by JIA!!! in September 03 - 2:25 pm |
Oh my gosh, please not David Slade. |
| by heykrissy in September 03 - 2:26 pm |
YAYYYYY, i need this. |
| by natali in September 03 - 2:27 pm |
=’D *faints* |
| by Elisha in September 03 - 2:29 pm |
Me! I hope it will be Sam mendes! |
| by kimberlyann in September 03 - 2:36 pm |
please not david slade, HG is already being compared to twilight, he’s the last thing we need. |
| by Me in September 03 - 2:37 pm |
DAVID SLADE. DAVID SLADE. DAVID SLADE. |
| by Nadine in September 03 - 2:44 pm |
DAVID SLADE! |
| by Kristy in September 03 - 2:45 pm |
I agree! I hope there is no crossover from any of the Twilight books…and that includes director and casting! |
| by Eragonvsharry in September 03 - 2:46 pm |
Whoever makes the movie as close to the book as possible. considering that its Hollywood it should be possible to make it pretty darn close. |
| by diabolicalbanana in September 03 - 2:47 pm |
Sam Mendes. He’s directed a lot of good films [Revolutionary Road, American Beauty, Away we Go]. But personally, I’m good with all three. |
| by Diane in September 03 - 2:50 pm |
Gary Ross or Sam Mendes, don’t mind either but Sam seems like the best choice because of how well Revolutionary Road was etc. Just please, not David Slade. For the simple fact that HG is already being compared to Twilight. But on saying that, Eclipse was far better than its predessors due to the different director and he works well with gore. So who knows? I can’t wait! |
| by Katniss on fire in September 03 - 2:56 pm |
Finally!!! |
| by LizardLilly in September 03 - 2:58 pm |
im so excited but could someone plz tell me what movies these three directed cuz i guess im not in the directoring loop |
| by Maia in September 03 - 3:04 pm |
I’m happy with these choices. I’d only shy away from Slade, because he did Eclipse. But, he would’ve done a really good job with THG. Ross is also a great director. My vote is definitely for SAM MENDES! He’d be perfect. |
| by Sia in September 03 - 3:18 pm |
David Slade was awesome for Eclipse so stop hating. I can’t wait for this movie BUT I’M ACTUALLY MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE Host movie. |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 3:32 pm |
I’M SO FREAKIN EXCITED!!!! really though, can we PLEASE stop comparing THG to twilight? but i do have to agree with sia, though. david slade DID do a good job on eclipse, no matter how much i hated it… |
| by Gee in September 03 - 3:33 pm |
SAM MENDES. He won a freaking Oscar!!!!! |
| by Grilli in September 03 - 3:35 pm |
Sam Mendez would be my fave for the movie’s directoship. He is genial and he has a dark side to him that would perfectly match the story. What da ya think? |
| by lily in September 03 - 3:46 pm |
Wow I think all three of these men would be an awesome choice. As for those of you who don’t want Slade simply because he did Twilight, get over it! Whether you like it or not, THG will continue to be compared in some form or another to the Twilight saga just as Twilight was compared to the Harry Potter series. Just the way it is. We want the best man for the job, and if it turns out that the powers that be think it is Slade, then great, more power to him! |
| by Rina in September 03 - 4:05 pm |
David Slade would do a good job, I feel, but he will always be linked to Twilight. I mean, the Hunger Games would probably be introduced as “the film from the director of the Twilight Saga Eclipse.” Sam’s my second choice, though…he sounds good. |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 4:07 pm |
yea i have to agree with lily. took the words right out of my mouth. and yea, i cant imagine edward be anyone but pattinson. i couldnt really think of anyone to play him before the movie, and rob was perfect…i agreed that no one from twilight should be in THG, but that seems kinda stupid now. cuz kellan lutz would probably make a good finnick. all i’m saying is that lily’s right, ya gotta give ppl chances, and not starting a protest before u even see the finished production. |
| by sarah in September 03 - 4:10 pm |
Sam Mendes please! NOT DAVID SLADE. |
| by Katrina in September 03 - 4:28 pm |
OMG!! This is all happening so fast its crazy! Not David Slade please!! I dont want HG to become the next twilight!!! |
| by Katrina in September 03 - 4:30 pm |
MPM13 I kinda thought Alex Pettyfer would make a better finnick than peeta.Now that hes all grown up and has that…finnick-ish look. In my mind anyway!! |
| by Alexa in September 03 - 4:32 pm |
David Slade better not be the director! Eclipse sucked. I really hope Sam Mendes gets it!!! |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 4:32 pm |
ALEX PETTYFER AS FINNICK?! no way. i mean, not that i want him as peeta, but he still wouldnt make a good finnick in my mind. i’m sorry, but i’m for kellan all the way for finnick. and i’m for hunter parrish for peeta now, anyway…. |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 4:43 pm |
@grilli just because sam mendes won an oscar, that doesnt mean he should definitely direct THG. |
| by Inkblood in September 03 - 4:47 pm |
Ok, i don’t think it’s fair that everyone is bashing david slade cuz of twilight. yes, twilight is not the best in entertainment, but he is an amazing director. He has good attention to detail and i think he would be good for the hunger games. |
| by Lauren in September 03 - 4:54 pm |
Not David Slade! I mean the twilight books are ok but the movies are awful! |
| by MAGC in September 03 - 4:54 pm |
Ok, who’s with me? :] – Katniss Everdeen – Peeta Mellark – Gale Hawthorne – Haymitch Abernathy – Cinna – Effie Trinket – Finnick Odair |
| by Greta in September 03 - 4:56 pm |
Sam mendes please! But I guess slade wouldnt be |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 4:57 pm |
@magc the only thing i agree with you on is Hunter Parrish as peeta and hugh dancy as cinna. thats about it… |
| by Lindsay in September 03 - 4:58 pm |
STOP SAYING HG IS THE NEXT TWILIGHT! IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT… HG IS WAY BETTER SO STOP SAYING IT’S LIKE TWILIGHT. NO ONE LIKES TWILIGHT |
| by emm in September 03 - 4:59 pm |
@MAGC |
| by Rina in September 03 - 5:00 pm |
My perfect Finnick is Chace Crawford…or someone like that. I like Kaya as Katniss…Alex or Hunter or Peeta…not sure about Gale…Hugh Dancy for Cinna. Hugh Laurie or Johnny Depp as Haymitch. Chennoweth or Miranda Richardson as Effie… |
| by MAGC in September 03 - 5:00 pm |
Oh! Kaya Scoldelario would be ok as Katniss also. Hmm maybe the best candidate so far. |
| by emm in September 03 - 5:02 pm |
and a lot of people may hate me for this too but i like DAVID SLADE! |
| by MAGC in September 03 - 5:05 pm |
@EMM |
| by team peeta all the way in September 03 - 5:06 pm |
first NOT SLADE!!!!!! NO!!!!! i really want sam mendes 2 direct it, not cuz he got an oscar, but cuz hes a good director and seems 2 b the best fit out of the 3. |
| by emm in September 03 - 5:06 pm |
and all you twilight haters what everyone means about HG being the next twilight, they mean that it’s going to be the next big thing! like how harry potter was huge, and then twilight came and it was huge, and now everyone thinks that HG is going to be huge! so i’m honestly tired of everyone freaking out when they say that, because they aren’t comparing the two series at all. |
| by emm in September 03 - 5:12 pm |
and it’s not fair to david slade either just because he took his part in a SUCCESSFUL franchise… really get over yourselves |
| by emm in September 03 - 5:13 pm |
and just like what lily said earlier, everyone FREAKED out because rob pattz was cast as edward and he was from harry potter. but could you really imagine a better edward? |
| by Abbey in September 03 - 5:14 pm |
My Dream cast for the Hunger Games Katniss- Peeta- Haymitch- Effie Trinket- Cinna- Don’t have any idea about gale though mmmmmmm…….. Beetee- Pres. Snow- And this is my dream cast for the hunger games. |
| by Gee in September 03 - 5:16 pm |
Why are people putting up their dream casts? This is a post about the director, not casting. |
| by emm in September 03 - 5:21 pm |
@gee |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 5:34 pm |
@gee because while we were talking about the directors we happened to come across talking about who we like for the cast… U GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT? no? yea, i didnt think so… |
| by Madge in September 03 - 5:35 pm |
David Slade is a GOD. I hope he ends up the director. |
| by C.is.for.Custard in September 03 - 5:35 pm |
Wouldn’t twilight clash with Hunger Games (which isn’t good because we all know HG is better and clashing isn’t good) if David Slade is the director. And Slade will probably remodel HG into something like twilight… :C hmmm |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 5:38 pm |
and everybody, u know whats funny? here we are, talking about who we want for the cast, when the actual movie is gonna come out, and u know what is gonna happen? we are gonna be TOTALLY SHOCKED when we find out who the actual cast is gonna be. and then our reactions will be something like “oh… i never thought about that person playing that character before…” |
| by Gaby in September 03 - 5:39 pm |
I just hope whoever they choose do a good job. |
| by C.is.for.Custard in September 03 - 5:41 pm |
@MrsPeetaMellark13 |
| by Lanta in September 03 - 5:41 pm |
SAM SAM SAM SAM!!! oh and @ Abbey I agree with everything! Especially Hugh Laurie as Haymitch. |
| by Claire in September 03 - 5:46 pm |
Emily Browning doesn’t have the right complexion, and she seems too cute and sweet to be Katniss. Just saying. |
| by Kay101 in September 03 - 5:48 pm |
im just happy that we will be the ppl who loved the hunger games BEFORE the movie came out and every movie fantic is all “i love the hunger games!” when they only saw the movie and just think that the actors who play gale and peeta r hot. whos with me? |
| by diabolicalbanana in September 03 - 5:54 pm |
David Slade would be perfectly fine as the director of the Hunger Games. He did an amazing job with Eclipse [directing wise] and I really don’t give a damn if he’s connected to the twilight saga. |
| by Morgan in September 03 - 5:58 pm |
I haven’t seen any movies by any of these directors so I can’t really say, but judging by the comments Sam Mendesswould be great… |
| by mirela in September 03 - 6:12 pm |
so many people are saying they don’t want Slade because he did one of the twilight movies, but who knows, maybe THG will be better that the twilight saga!!! i actually want slade because i have seen more of his movies and loved them(not including ecliose because i have never even seen it) |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 6:20 pm |
okay everybody! here’s my cast list… for the 5th time! Katniss- kaya scoldelario |
| by Brooke in September 03 - 6:23 pm |
I just don’t want the movies to suck |
| by MAGC in September 03 - 6:25 pm |
@ABBEY |
| by Katrina in September 03 - 6:36 pm |
Katniss- Kaya Scoldelario |
| by Kim16 in September 03 - 6:36 pm |
Sam Mendes |
| by Katrina in September 03 - 6:37 pm |
Brooke, lets admit it…according to the books some of these actors are gonna be friggin’ HOT!! |
| by Maddy in September 03 - 6:51 pm |
Hmm… do we want the director who took a book and made a FAILED movie out of it (Slade, Eclipse) or do we want the man who is holding an OSCAR for best director. Lionsgate; do the math please! Go, Mr. Mendes! |
| by Adela13 in September 03 - 7:02 pm |
Right now I don’t really care which of these 3 directs THG. (Well I kinda like Sam mendes) but as long as they do a good job with the movie and I mean a really good job! than I’m okay. We shouldn’t be caring if they’re comparing THG to twilight. We really shouldn’t! I mean we are all here in this website posting comments about THG so we all know THG is eventually gonna become even more popular (maybe more than twilight) when the movie comes out. |
| by emm in September 03 - 7:07 pm |
@maddy did you even see eclipse?? it depends on how you see it twilight was obviously made for the fans and for money.. it’s not gonna be like freakin gone with the wind. |
| by ShannonB. in September 03 - 7:10 pm |
I looked at what these 3 directors have done and I think I like Gary Ross has done. Well done movies (produced and directed). I just want a director who will make it dramatic and dark (in a sense). I wish Christopher Nolan would pick it up… THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! |
| by Ambray in September 03 - 7:35 pm |
People need to look at this from a directing point of view. Not who they;re associated with. Personally, I don’t think any of them are right for the job. We needed someone clever to direct this. Put it this way – A lot isn’t going to be in the film, now. |
| by Jessica in September 03 - 7:52 pm |
I don’t care, as long as it’s not the Twilight director. Eclipse was crap so obviously he’s not a good director. He’d make it to be like Twilight, he’d focus more on the love triangle than what the story is actually about – WAR. If the Eclipse director is chosen, I will have the biggest fit I have even had in my life. I don’t want anyone associated with Twilight to have anything to do with The Hunger Games. It will just attract a bunch of Twilight fan girls. |
| by Mayzie in September 03 - 8:16 pm |
Woohoo that means casting will come soon, please have a nation-wide casting call! And anyone but David Slade PLEASE NOT DAVID SLADE! |
| by mrs.peeta mellark13 in September 03 - 8:26 pm |
WHY DOES EVERYBODY HATE DAVID SPADE? JUST BECAUSE HE DID ECLIPSE? HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN ECLIPSE. THE SCREENPLAY MAY HAVE SUCKED, BUT THAT WASNT HIS FAULT! HE DIRECTED PEOPLE, HE DIDNT WRITE THE SCRIPT. GAWD, I DONT CARE IF HE DIRECTED ECLIPSE! I STILL WANT HIM FOR THE MOVIE! |
| by Janae in September 03 - 8:39 pm |
I would like to see Sam Mendes as the director because most of the movies he is known for I have liked a lot. I don’t hate David Spade, but I would much rather that no one from Twilight is involved because I feel like Hunger Games needs to have no attachments. I don’t really want people from Harry Potter in it either. It’s cool enough that it needs to be its own thing. |
| by Abbey in September 03 - 9:14 pm |
My Dream cast for the Hunger Games Katniss- Peeta- Haymitch- Effie Trinket- Cinna- Don’t have any idea about gale though mmmmmmm…….. Beetee- Pres. Snow- And this is my dream cast for the hunger games. |
| by Dannie H in September 03 - 9:18 pm |
not david slade. |
| by Shobi in September 03 - 9:23 pm |
you know, you cant hold a director responsible for something hes done in the past..just because twilight is huge, and some people hate the movies, it doesnt mean that Hes a bad director….what people fail to see is the work hes put BEHIND the movie…look at the film footage, the shots, the angle, the cinematography…it pisses me off when someone says a movie is bad if its not close to the book…BLAME THAT ON THE SCRIPT WRITER. SHE/HES the one who writes the STORY. As for Slade, hes brilliant I love his work. When he gets into something he truly has a passion for, there is no stopping him. He brings to life the best in the actors and Ive seen his works…fantastic. So I vote Slade..but even if they pick Mendes, I wont really mind. |
| by Hannah in September 03 - 9:38 pm |
I VOTE DAVID SLADE! I don’t care if he’s “attached to Twilight” I really think he would do a good job with the Hunger Games and that’s what is important. |
| by Annah in September 03 - 10:24 pm |
Yayz! It’s about time!!! I’m kinda hoping it will be David Slade, as long as he doesn’t bring any of the Twilight cast with him, that is. |
| by Gee in September 03 - 10:35 pm |
@Emm and Mrs. Peeta Mellark13- Yeah, but people should save their dream casts for a post about the cast, not a director. Right now let’s focus on the director, kay? Kay. |
| by Kateeta in September 04 - 12:12 am |
I am so rooting for Hugh Laurie as Haymitch |
| by jesslovespeeta in September 04 - 12:42 am |
i know honestly david slade did really amazing on eclipse and if your just mad because he did a twilight movie really get over it and while your add it HOP OFF!! i would really love david slade to do it! |
| by Olivia in September 04 - 4:47 am |
Im not sure what the other two directors are like but i think David Slade would do an amazing job. He is a very dark director and i think thats exactly what we need for the hunger games, someone who can capture the pain and still make it thrilling. Just because he directed eclipse doesn’t mean it will turn out anything like the twilight movies. At least with big name directors like that in the running Lionsgate clearly know how big this movie will be. |
| by Ambray in September 04 - 8:14 am |
David Slade has made horror movies – has anyone seen 30 days of night? And it WILL be associated with Twilight, so get over it. |
| by Laney in September 04 - 9:44 am |
NOT David Slade. A music videos director against an Academy Award winner like Sam Mendes and Gary Ross? Really? I vote Sam Mendes. His credentials are great and he doesn’t screw up books, Gary Ross might’ve been good if they still needed a screenwriter, but Suzanne Collins has that pretty much figured out on her own. So Done! |
| by dietributevonpanem in September 04 - 11:03 am |
David Slade! |
| by KT in September 04 - 11:11 am |
to be honest the only director i feel could make the movie its best is David Slade. Even though I despised the Twilight movies I think that David Slade did a great job with Eclipse for what he was given. And to be even more honest, I think the director should be chosen for the quality of his work rather than what they directed. |
| by Maia in September 04 - 1:16 pm |
Now, wait a second, you guys. I think there is a bit of mistaking on both side of this Slade and Twilight argument. Not all of us who would pass on Slade because of Twilight are simply Twilight-haters. I actually like the series. But, I just don’t want THG to have to live in Twilight’s shadow b/c of a Twilight connection. And, someone was saying that it becoming the next Twilight is a good thing. Not necessarily. Twilight’s popularity and Harry Potter’s popularity are two different things. HP is really popular when marketing time comes around, which keeps people interested without having it shoved down their throats all the time. Twilight is terribly overexposed to the point that people hate it because of that. I’d want THG to be like HP instead of Twilight. That would be terrible if people hated on THG because it was EV.ER.Y.WHERE. all the time. It’s too good of a series for that. Now, people bashing Slade because, saying he can’t handle it because he did Eclipse, I think you’re wrong as well. Slade’s movies are usually much darker than the Twilight moves. He did “30 Days of Night” and “Hard Candy.” The dark and the gruesome is right up his alley, more so than Eclipse was. They need a mind like that for THG. And, Eclipse, imo, was the best movie of the bunch. Honestly, if these are the guys that they are narrowing it down to, then the movie is in good hands. Either one of them could do a great job with it! |
| by Hannah in September 04 - 3:42 pm |
I think Sam Mendes. MAYBE David Slade. But probably Mendes for me. My dream cast? (Note: all the ‘Maybe:__’ are my second choices) I have pic.s for basically everyone, but that’s the top few. |
| by Hannah in September 04 - 3:45 pm |
oooh p.s. just read some comments… |
| by Mrs. Peeta Mellark13 in September 04 - 5:06 pm |
i am re-posting my cast list: Katniss- kaya scoldelario |
| by Andie in September 04 - 6:51 pm |
Totally Sam Mendes!! I don’t know who the heck Gary ross is, and my worst fear for the HG movie is it will be like Twilight. So the last person we need is David Slade. BUT!! What if his experience with Tilight would make it LESS like it? But I still want Sam Mendes. |
| by Mrs. Peeta Mellark13 in September 04 - 7:19 pm |
hey! u know what i never thought about? how ellen page would be pretty good for the role of katniss. shes a great actress, and even resembles katniss a little bit. |
| by Leanne in September 04 - 8:58 pm |
Someone said Kristen Stewart up there and then stressed that they liked her cause of other movies SAM MENDES PLEASE, American Beauty and Revolutionary Road were AMAZING and well thought-out. The Hunger Games series actually has some really good thought provoking themes in it. The director should be able to work with that and Sam Mendes is amazing. @ Mrs. Peeta Mellark13 I think adam gregory looks the part, but can he act well?? What about sean faris? I know he doesn’t have the grey eyes….still |
| by Leanne in September 04 - 9:03 pm |
Don’t know much about david slade or the other guy. I didn’t see eclipse, but eh I will eventually. And it kind of makes me sad that twiligh and THG keep getting compared cause they both have a love triangle. THG is so much more than that. The forefront of it’s plot and its themes is the revolution. I used to like twilight, but all the fangirl ridiculousness made it so gaddamn silly I started getting so embarrassed. I really don’t want THG’s amazingness to be ruined by fangirls |
| by Leanne in September 04 - 9:05 pm |
also…alex pettyfer……….ohmigoodness his acting is actually quite bad |
| by Leanne in September 04 - 9:09 pm |
LOL Zooey Deschannel as Annie Cresta. Hannah, you say that Zooey in weeds didn’t you? When she was Andy’s ex manic-crazy-DEFINITELYMENTALLYUNSTABLE girlfriend? She cracked me UP. God I love Zooey Deschannel |
| by Isilee Sundavar in September 04 - 10:41 pm |
MAGC I LOVE CAMILLA BELLE FOR KATNISS. but yeah i agree with you leanne |
| by Mrs. Peeta Mellark13 in September 05 - 11:42 am |
@leanne i actually have never seen adam gregory act before, i’m just judging a lot of them by their looks, except for a couple of them where i’ve actually seen them act. and i agree with u, kristen stewart is the WORST actress i’ve ever seen. sean faris, eh, i dont really like him for gale. idk, its just the way his face is built. idk, thats just me, i like adam gregory better… |
| by veekay in September 05 - 1:23 pm |
One of these guys was the director of Eclipse? I really hope he isn’t picked. I don’t think HG should be like Twilight in any way :/ |
| by Gale!!! in September 05 - 1:59 pm |
Comment 101 OH YA! |
| by nikki in September 05 - 4:26 pm |
People need to stop talking about t******** it just isn’t cool. No matter what HG will be with the t word somehow because it has the same audience (mostly) . And its a love triangle. No matter how different these two books are they will be compared I get that people are afraid that this will turn out like twilight I am too but we can’t do anything about it because deep down in our hg obsessed hearts we know it will or at least related too it somehow. Think about hunger games not t*******. Got it? |
| by Mrs. Peeta Mellark13 in September 05 - 4:36 pm |
@nikki i totally agree with you. everybody who mentions twi- the t******* i’m gonna say “DO NOT MENTION THE T WORD!!!!” |
| by Chantelle in September 06 - 12:03 pm |
OMG! I can’t wait any longer! I am so excited to see some progress on the movie! |
| by aida in September 06 - 5:41 pm |
I AGREE that there should be no Twilight crossovers what so ever except for DAVID SLADE!! Come on!! Ross or Mendes are drama!!! David has talent, he can use top bring the gore to life!!! REMEMBER THE STORY and how it should be!!! By the way the movie should look a lot like the movie Aeon Flux, great photography and its future-y enough, Cast wise, i’ve posted a miliion times but here a summary: |
| by Hector in September 07 - 7:40 pm |
Late comment? I don’t care! SAM MENDES! |
| by Hannah in September 08 - 10:15 pm |
@Leanne yess lol totally agree xD Zoey’s tankkk (: |
| by Gale!!! in September 10 - 3:22 pm |
Tom Hardy…as mitchy…*sigh* Tim Roth, Hugh Laurie. Does nobody think good of my opinion?? LOOK HIM UP!!!! TIM ROTH!!!! HUGH LAURIE!!! |
| by Wiress Casteo in March 06 - 10:24 pm |
Har-dee-har. NO DAVID. |
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