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 It was bound to happen. Gary Ross, the director of The Hunger Games, has decided that his shaky-cam infused directorial skills are worth more than Lionsgate is willing to pay. On the one hand, The Hunger Games had the third biggest opening weekend of all time, so it’s understandable why Ross would want more money. On the other hand, the film had a built-in fan base from the books that was (ahem) hungry for an adaptation. People are going to see Catching Fire regardless of who’s directing it. With that said, who would you like to see put their stamp on the world of Panem? I’m pulling for either Alfonso Cuaron (the king of post-apocalyptic dystopian films) or David Cronenberg (because he made The Fly). What say you?      

This article appears in Apr 5-11, 2012.

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Nostrafilmus: Catching Fire is Starving for a Director.

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
April 7, 2012

<h1>Nostrafilmus: Catching Fire is Starving for a Director.</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />April 7, 2012</p> <p><span> <br /></span></p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span><span>It was bound to happen.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002657/" target="_blank">Gary Ross</a><span>, the director of&nbsp;</span><em>The</em><em>&nbsp;Hunger Games</em><span>, has decided that his</span><span>&nbsp;shaky-cam infused directorial skills are w</span><span>orth more than</span><span>&nbsp;Lionsgate is willing to pay. On the one hand,&nbsp;</span><em>The Hunger Games&nbsp;</em><span>had the third biggest opening weekend of all time, so it's understandable why Ross would want more money. On the other hand, the film had a built-</span><span>in fan base from the books that was (ahem) hungry for an</span><span>&nbsp;adaptation. People are going to see&nbsp;</span><em>Catching Fire</em><span>&nbsp;regardless of who's directing it. With that said, who would you like to see put their stamp on the world of Panem? I'm pulling for either&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190859/" target="_blank">Alfonso Cuaron</a><span>&nbsp;(the king of post-apocalyptic dystopian films) or&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/" target="_blank">David Cronenberg</a><span>&nbsp;(because he made&nbsp;</span><em>The Fly</em><span>). What say you? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nostrafilmus-catching-fire-is-starving-for-a-director-2140284/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=18816&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nostrafilmus-catching-fire-is-starving-for-a-director-2140284/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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