17-06-19, 16:17 | #1 | |
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Hunger Games Prequel set for 2020 (New book and film)
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click! I'm super excited I always wanted to see more of this franchise especially more stuff set during the games themselves and more exploration of early Panem, it's a franchise that I feel only scratched the surface of that world and I'd welcome more of it. It's following the story of Mags too apparently! Sign me the **** up! Last edited by Tonyrobinson; 17-06-19 at 16:22. |
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17-06-19, 16:27 | #2 |
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Excuse me what? I loved the Hunger Games books, so this is great news. I hope it makes sense, and isn't some cheap story.
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17-06-19, 16:30 | #3 | |
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I really hope it's good most prequels seem so subpar but if it's set in the arena and the timeline is correct it will line up with Mags winning the games. I think it's good because there isn't much elaboration on the established lore before what we see in the books so it's a good chance for expansion.
Suzanne Collins was quoted in the press release: Quote:
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17-06-19, 16:36 | #4 |
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Could be interesting. I enjoyed the original trilogy. So, this will be set when Panem is still fairly new to the Hunger Games concept?
I'm always a little suspicious of prequels though . Is Suzanne Collins' work just as popular as the HG was? I'm wondering how they make it different. |
17-06-19, 16:43 | #5 |
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I've just seen speculation online it's set during the tenth Hunger Games not the eleventh which featured Mags so it could be a new male lead character. Either way I'm excited to see what they do with this. I hope they set it during the games themselves they were always the most interesting part for me.
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17-06-19, 16:55 | #6 |
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Didn't expect this at all, but I'm excited to see what they do.
I'm always a little sceptical about prequels, but like you said, they really only scratched the surface of the world, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with a new story. |
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17-06-19, 17:00 | #8 |
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That's a nice surprise!
I did think a trilogy explaining the games and perspectives of Finnick/Joanna and Haymitch would have been interesting, a book each about winning their games. But a prequel sounds good too. I wonder how the book/film will end, with the first hunger games about to start perhaps? It ends with them announcing it? Hmmmm |
18-06-19, 16:13 | #9 |
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The book is set on the morning of the tenth annual reaping. |
18-06-19, 21:09 | #10 |
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So very similar to the first HG book? I assume this is just the beginning chapters then and will lead into the games as well. As I said, I'm very curious as to how this will be handled. I can't remember, is the 10th games mentioned in the originals as being particularly special? The book (and consequently the film) has to be handled in such a way that there is something fresh about it. It's going to be interesting if a new protagonist can match Katniss's popularity.
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