the hunger games film series consists of four science fiction dystopian adventure films based on the hunger games trilogy of novels , by the american author suzanne collins .

distributed by lionsgate and produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik , it stars jennifer lawrence as katniss everdeen , josh hutcherson as peeta mellark , woody harrelson as haymitch abernathy , elizabeth banks as effie trinket , philip seymour hoffman as plutarch heavensbee , stanley tucci as caesar flickerman , donald sutherland as president snow and liam hemsworth as gale hawthorne .

gary ross directed the first film , while francis lawrence directed the next three films .

the first three films set records at the box office .

the hunger games ( 2012 ) set records for the opening day and the biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel film .

the hunger games : catching fire ( 2013 ) set the record for biggest opening weekend in the month of november .

the hunger games : mockingjay – part 1 ( 2014 ) had the largest opening day and weekend of 2014 .

the films , including the hunger games : mockingjay – part 2 ( 2015 ) , received a positive reception from critics , with praise aimed at its themes and messages , as well as jennifer lawrence 's portrayal of the main protagonist , katniss everdeen .

the hunger games is the 16th highest-grossing film franchise of all time , having grossed over us$ 2.9 billion worldwide .

the hunger games ( film series )

! they are my third favorite series after harry potter and the hunger games .
jennifer lawrence has dismissed suggestions by studio lionsgate that a new series of hunger games movies might find success with film audiences .
the ' hunger games ' movies became box office champions , sparking the dystopian film craze .
is another young adult fiction series now in the process of being adapted to film . this series does have a strong female lead .
the newest “hunger games” film , “the hunger games : mockingjay – part 2 , ” opens on nov . 20 , bringing to a close the lucrative movie series based on the books by suzanne collins .
the hunger games : catching fire is the film adaptation of catching fire by suzanne collins and the sequel to the hunger games film . [ 1 ] it was released on november 22 , 2013 .
[ warning : spoilers for those who have not seen the first film , the hunger games . ]
the hunger games : mockingjay part 1 is a film that delivers on its premise far too well .
the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2 is the film adaptation of the second half of mockingjay by suzanne collins and the fourth and final film in the hunger games film series . it ' s the sequel to the hunger games : mockingjay - part 1 , the film adaptation of the first half of the book . it was theatrically released on 19 november 2015 in the united kingdom , and on the following day in the united states .
the greatest innovation in the hunger games series is the let - down katniss experiences when she ' s rescued from the capitol .
the ' hunger games ' movie series stars jennifer lawrence ( r . ) and liam hemsworth ( l . ) .
american beauty ' s wes bentley is the latest actor cast in the upcoming lionsgate film , the hunger games .
lionsgate is planning to wrap up the “divergent series” with a television movie and a spinoff series , variety has learned .
before you see the film , here ' s what critics are saying about the
hunger games
sequel .
summary the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 is the final film in the four part series and follows katniss everdeen and the other rebels as they attempt to overthrow the ruling government .
a science fiction film series based on the novel of the same name by suzanne collins . the film series takes place in a dystopian post - apocalyptic future in the nation of panem , featuring the protagonist , katniss everdeen .
hunger games death : stabbed by glimmer in the initial bloodbath , mere seconds after the games began .
a devoted fan of the hunger games film franchise took to facebook on tuesday to express her appreciation for the cast and crew behind the blockbuster series . her name ? suzanne collins .
now , it ' s time for the hunger games : mockingjay – part 2 ! watch the trailer for the film below to get excited franchise ' s finale . happy hunger games !
the film opens with a worded passage about the history of the hunger games . in the last section , all of the text fades away except for the film ' s title .
fans agree that the second book in the
hunger games
series is the best of collins ' trilogy — and we ' ve been told that the film stays very true to the book .
the first film in the series wasn ' t horrid , but the second outing takes a swan dive into dreck lake .
seymour hoffman played plutarch heavensbee in the dystopian action film series , the head gamemaker who commands the rebel forces of the slum - like district 13 . seymour hoffman first appeared in the second hunger games film , catching fire , but his character takes on a central role in the forthcoming final two films of the series .
super 8 film gives 4k resolution . imagine what res gives 65 ( 70 ) mm film .
the studio behind the fourth and final part of the hunger games film series has blamed both the release of star wars : the force awakens and the paris terror attacks for the films underperformance at the box office .
the trailer for the first half of the final instalment of the hunger games trilogy .
box office : final ' hunger games ' opens to series - low $ 101m in u . s . ; earns $ 247m globally
i think these games are gonna be different .
- haymitch explaining the hunger games being different .
lionsgate is planning to wrap up the “divergent series” with a television movie and a spinoff series , variety has learned . negotiations are in the early stages , but instead of having “the divergent series : ascendant” open in theaters next year , the studio wants to wrap up the film series on the small screen , according to an [ … ]
the first trailer for the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 has been released .
the times critic manohla dargis reviews “the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 . ”
evan ross is the third new actor joining the hunger games film series for mockingjay . on friday we learned that natalie dormer will play cressida and yesterday lionsgate announced stef dawson will play finnick’s wife .
“hopefully they will see this film and the next film and the next film and then maybe organize , ” sutherland said . “stand up . they might create a
the hunger games : mockingjay parts 1 & 2 make up the third and fourth films in a series that has captivated audiences around the world . the blockbuster first installment of the hunger games franchise has already grossed nearly $ 700 million at the worldwide box office with the second film the hunger games : catching fire opening in theaters on november 22 , 2013 . the hunger games : mockingjay – part 1 comes to theaters on november 21 , 2014 and the hunger games : mockingjay – part 2 opens november 20 , 2015 .
philip seymour hoffman as plutarch heavensbee in the 2013 film hunger games : catching fire . photograph : lionsgate / sportsphoto ltd / allstar
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the hunger games : catching fire earned $ 424 , 668 , 047 in north america and $ 439 , 897 , 616 in other countries for a worldwide total of $ 864 , 565 , 663 . [ 2 ] worldwide , it is the 36th highest - grossing film , the highest - grossing film of the the hunger games series , [ 81 ] the highest - grossing film distributed by lionsgate and the fifth highest - grossing 2013 film . [ 82 ]
another former victor who is required to return for the 75th annual hunger games .
spoilers for
the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2
lie ahead .
the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2
is in theaters now .
donald sutherland as president snow in “the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 . ”
josh hutcherson as peeta mellark in “the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 . ”
liam hemsworth as gale hawthorne in “the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 . ”
the fun and games grow darker still as suzanne collins ' dystopian sci - fi series reaches its grim conclusion .
box office : final ' hunger games ' opens to series - low $ 101m in u . s . ; earns $ 247m globally | hollywood reporter
the jennifer lawrence starring film also didn’t do as well in china where star wars also underperformed , hunger games : mockinjay part 2 failing to surpass fellow lionsgate film the last witch hunter in the country .
all of the heat and light in the the hunger games series involves katniss , played by the winsome scene - stealer jennifer lawrence , and her love interest peeta mellark .
' mockingjay — part 2 ' ends the ' hunger games ' series with a potent anti - war message jennifer lawrence returns as katniss in the final film adaptation of suzanne collins ' dystopian hunger games novels . critic david edelstein says that the saga ends
less with a bang than a whimper .
depends on the film stock . fine grained film , yes , but not by much , at least at 35mm .
donald sutherland has less than 10 minutes of screentime in this film , despite having a prominent role in the film .
in recent news , the production team of the hunger games series tells all on their decision to use film over digital film - making . this news has been well received by creatives who still trust and love the quality of film . there have been several favorable comments that the look of
catching fire
was drastically improved from the 1st movie in the series
hunger games .
for the second film , the production team brought in a new director , francis lawrence . he elected to go
old school
on the film using panavision cameras and lenses from the 1960 ' s . hollywood has replaced
old school
film - making with digital film - making . bringing back this trusted approach made for an intimate and flawed experience .
protracted growl of pain … jennifer lawrence in the hunger games . photograph : murray close
hunger games death : killed by a sword - wielding thresh during the initial bloodbath .
there was a typo boi . it was the 74th hunger games , not the 2nd .
this is the only film in the series not to feature jena malone , sam claflin , philip seymour hoffman , jeffrey wright and stef dawson .
a cinema chain in bangkok has cancelled screenings of the new hunger games film after protestors adopted the movie’s defiant three - fingered salute against totalitarian rule .
we are seeing the “hunger games” effect in the form of several dystopian stories aimed at young adults being brought to the big screen . the “divergent” series , which is based on the book series of the same name by veronica roth , is still being released in theaters , with the third , “the divergent series : allegiant , ” due next march .
the fourth and final hunger games movie is an undisputed mega - smash . but the massive downturn over the course of the series offers a depressing possibility for the franchise ' s popularity .
hunger games death : “girl 3” dies a few seconds into the games , slashed in the head with a sickle during the initial bloodbath .
alan ritchson - gloss , male career tribute from district 1 , and victor of the 63rd hunger games . he is one of katniss ' enemies in the 75th hunger games , along with his sister , cashmere . gloss and cashmere won previous consecutive hunger games .
thr chronicles the casting news for a new set of tributes who will star in the second film in the series based on suzanne collins ' bestselling books .
a career tribute who volunteered for his first hunger games and returns for the quarter quell .
the girl on hold . . . china delays release of hunger games : mockingjay part 1
the hollywood reporter brooks barnes reports on lionsgate’s new interactive marketing campaign for “the hunger games . ”
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negotiations are in the early stages , but instead of having “the divergent series : ascendant ” open in theaters next year , the studio wants to wrap up the film series on the small screen , according to an individual with knowledge of the situation . that would then segue into a standalone television series set in the same post - apocalyptic world .
hunger games death : her death occurs off - screen , and we never actually see the character get killed . but the film implies that she was murdered in the initial bloodbath , shortly after the games began .
jena malone - johanna mason , aggressive female tribute from district 7 for the 75th hunger games , victor of the 71st hunger games , and one of katniss ' allies . [ 4 ]
“the hunger games ” racked up $ 152 . 5 million when it launched in 2012 , while “the hunger games : catching fire” snagged $ 158 . 1 when it bowed in 2013 .
when hoffman died , he had not yet completed shooting several scenes for the final installment of the hunger games film series . hoffman plays plutarch heavensbee , the mastermind behind the games . faced with an enormous hole in a film with enormous amounts of money on the line , the filmmakers are making a daring choice . they ' re creating new footage of hoffman using computer animation , which will be inserted into the final version of the film .
luckily , after viewing the final film in the series , even the most pedantic of fans should have little to complain about : for the most part , francis lawrence’s the hunger games mockingjay part 2 is a remarkably faithful adaptation of the latter half of collins’s mockingjay .
where are they now ? in 2009 , prior to starring in the hunger games , fuhrman honed her scary credentials by playing the lead role of esther in the horror film orphan . she’s since had a part in the tv series master of sex , as well as several film roles , including forthcoming drama one night .
the hunger games : mockingjay casting announcements continue today with actor evan ross who will play messalla .
lionsgate confirms the ' catching fire ' helmer will return for final ' hunger games ' installments .
lions gate and developer funtactix have collaborated for a web based social game of the hunger games .
philip seymour hoffman , left , and woody harrelson star in the hunger games : catching fire .
it ' s no surprise , then , that ceo of lionsgate jon feltheimer confirmed the studio is considering making more sequels and / or prequels in the hunger games series . the author of the book series , suzanne collins , might be planning additional books as part of those plans .
lionsgate has tapped francis lawrence to direct the hunger games : mockingjay – part 1 and the hunger games : mockingjay – part 2 . based on suzanne collins’ best - selling series , the films will be written by danny strong and star jennifer lawrence , josh hutcherson and liam hemsworth .
opinion : in the hunger games , suzanne collins ' s trilogy about a ruined america mesmerised by a vicious reality series , the precise nature of america ' s downfall remains purposefully vague .
two more tributes have been cast in lionsgate’s adaptation of suzanne collins ’ hunger games trilogy .
when actor philip seymour hoffman died , hunger games was not finished . enter his computer double
we have just learned that francis lawrence , who was hired to direct the hunger games : catching fire , has now been tapped to helm the remainder of the series . while author suzanne collins ‘ the hunger games books amount to a trilogy , lionsgate has split the final novel , mockingjay into two parts , as is now the custom for major adaptation of best - selling book series .
the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2 has gained mainly positive reviews from critics during their critic screenings , and currently holds an 70 % approval rating on the review aggregator rotten tomatoes , making it the second lowest in the film series . similarly , the film currently holds a score of 6 . 6 out of 10 on imdb .
we ' re having a hunger games giveaway ! enter by april 4th to win a copy of the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2 on blu - ray . all you have to do is answer this question :
what is your favorite hunger games quote ?
post your response in the comments and you ' ll have a chance to win the ultimate hunger games prize .
hunger games death : as far as we can tell , boy 8’s hunger games career was short and not all that sweet : he was the first tribute to die , stabbed to death by marvel a few seconds after the games began .
sam claflin - finnick odair , handsome and very skilled male tribute from district 4 for the 75th hunger games , victor of the 65th hunger games , and one of katniss ' allies in the arena .
as the final film in the series , the hunger games : mockingjay — part 2 , nears its friday opening , collins also shouted out the legions of readers and viewers who have made the franchise a phenomenon . “may the odds be ever in your favor , ” she concluded .
< poll > are you excited for the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2 ? yes , i can ' t wait . i ' m not ready for the film series to end . i ' m not sure ! not really . < / poll >
jennifer lawrence - katniss everdeen , one of the victors of the 74th hunger games . protagonist of the story .
since the first hunger games book was published in 2008 , suzanne collins’s dystopian , part politics , part war , part romance ya series has become an international phenomenon . with a strong female protagonist at the heart of the action - packed adventure , the hunger games has resonated with readers of all ages .
3 / 25 / 12 weekend report : ' the hunger games ' devours $ 152 . 5 million
the hunger games budget increases to $ 75 million mockingjay uk . retrieved on may 9 , 2011 .
last month , apparently just for the sheer hell of it , she also live - tweeted the hunger games . we have to admit : fox face is possibly our favourite post - hunger games tribute .
all told , the four hunger games movies have collected $ 2 . 55 billion worldwide to date .
peeta and katniss saluting district 12 after they have been chosen to participate in the 2nd hunger games .
' hunger games ' stars jennifer lawrence as protagonist katniss everdeen , who lives in a dystopian society and battles a repressive government . the final movie in the series will be released later this month .
with just over two months to go until the film is released in us theatres , the first full trailer for the hunger games : mockingjay part 1 was finally released on monday .
catching fire is the rare film that ' s better than the original book .
where are they now ? since appearing in the hunger games , moio has taken on a number of acting roles , including parts in the television series twisted and teen wolf , and insidious chapter 3 .
michael burns , entertainment vice chairman of lionsgate , the rights holder for the series , said last week that the popular dystopian saga could continue via a series of prequel movies in which the action returned to the dreaded arenas of panem . he suggested there was plenty of material in suzanne collins’s bestselling ya novel trilogy about a dystopian north america , upon which the hunger games films are based , which might be mined for future instalments , predicting the film series would “live on and on and on” .
quite why people lap up the hunger games ‘ brand of dystopia , then , is a worthwhile question to ponder . the film’s stars have offered interesting perspectives on this ; donald sutherland , who plays president snow , told total film a couple of years back that he thought the first film had a the potential to be “the most influential film made in this country for many years . ” two years later , at a roundtable interview in advance of catching fire ‘s release , he hadn’t resiled from this position : “more so . this film , this is an adult film . and this film is , when you come out of this film , you’re shaken . you have not seen a popcorn film , you come out of it and your head is whirling . ”
the film was released 25 years after another film set in a totalitarian society and is about a televised violent game - the running man ( 1987 ) .
the hunger games is the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by suzanne collins . it was directed by gary ross [ 1 ] and was theatrically released on march 23 , 2012 .
fans of the book will be pleased the film stays true to the story . . .
below , review the story highlights , plus watch the official trailers for each film .
lawrence is currently directing lionsgate’s the hunger games : catching fire , the second installment in the series that features a score by james newton howard and new roles played by philip seymour hoffman , jena malone and amanda plummer .
much has been written about the hunger games franchise as a critique of reality television , and while it ' s absolutely true that the genre was well - established by the time collins ' s first novel in the series was published in 2008 , i actually feel like reducing the hunger games to a critique of entertainment sells the books short .
good film . gets stronger as it goes on and the acting is good .
( cbs ) lenny kravtiz is the latest star to sign on for a role in
the hunger games .
' snow white and the huntsman ' actor lands the pivotal role of district 4 ' s dreamiest hunger games winner .
to those who are confused to exactly what the hunger games depicts , let me outline the political spectrum for you .
the hunger games succeeds as literature because it doesn’t try to hit readers over the head with some clumsy political ideology .
jennifer lawrence as katniss everdeen in a scene from the hunger games : mockingjay part 1 . ap photograph : ap
one aspect of the books and movies that was praised by many was “games” protagonist katniss everdeen , who volunteers for the deadly hunger games to save her younger sister and who is known for her skill with a bow and arrow . the contrast seemed especially stark when moviegoers compared the characters of “games” to a movie series that was still being released when “games” came out , the “twilight” films .
hmmm . . . interesting . i would imagine the cost of production for film vs digital would be higher for film . i know 4x5 medium format film slides were the highest quality , back in the day before canon 20d . . . .
jennifer lawrence returns as katniss in the final film adaptation of suzanne collins ' dystopian hunger games novels . critic david edelstein says that the saga ends
less with a bang than a whimper .
catching fire is a big improvement on the hunger games and left me more enthusiastic about the franchise than the first installment did .
the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 follows katniss everdeen and the other rebels as they attempt to bring down the ruling government .
the hanging tree - music video - [ the hunger games : mockingjay pt . 1 score ( james newton howard ) ]
hunger games death : after surviving the initial bloodbath , boy 10 is later killed off - screen by the career tributes .
unless all the post is also done on film , and all the effects were optical / practical , this is a big load of crap . it ' s a digital film . it doesn ' t matter if it was shot on film .
brainy hermione of the recent “harry potter” series was widely praised , but it’s not her name on the book cover .
“i actually think it’s pretty degrading , ” elwardany says . “next to the hunger games , it looks silly . ”
amandla stenberg - rue , katniss ' s ally in the 74th hunger games , and female tribute from district 11 .
the hunger games was released on dvd , blu - ray disc , and on demand on august 18 , 2012 .
the lead in
the hunger games ,
based on the best - selling novels , was one of the hottest roles in town .
the hunger games : catching fire is a movie starring jennifer lawrence , josh hutcherson , and liam hemsworth . katniss everdeen and peeta mellark become targets of the capitol after their victory in the 74th hunger games sparks a rebellion in the districts of panem .
capitol couture , a website made to promote the hunger games film , wrote an article on effie about her eccentric clothes , shoes , and wigs . effie was also a model for capitol couture .
another recognizable film location for the hunger games is triple falls in dupont state forest . have a picnic on the rock where the stars filmed many scenes . see other movies that have been filmed in the asheville area .
i aboslutely adore the hunger games and appreciate the films and novels as great art . however , i do agree with a lot of what you’re saying . it’s very clever ! i’m currenlty in a film adaptations class in college and we just analyzed the hunger games and came up with many of the same conclusions that you did .
while the book series features some pretty brutal deaths of some very young characters , to turn the property into a bloodbath would be missing the point . perhaps there’s hope for them yet . check out our continuing coverage on the hunger games here .
like the select participants of its savage sport , the hunger games stands triumphant , if scarred and a bit wobbly from the contest .
so , the theme in the hunger games is an authoritative utopian government , which is far left - wing on the political spectrum .
hunger games death : girl 4’s death wasn’t seen on screen , but , in the books she’s killed by tracker jacker venom . in the film , she was most likely murdered by one of the other tributes .
actor set to play district 12 mentor haymitch abernathy in highly anticipated film adaptation .
lionsgate has confirmed what thewrap reported wednesday night : jennifer lawrence has officially been cast in the franchise
the hunger games .
we think this marks another hunger games casting success , but now the pressure is really on for the next district 12 member .
meanwhile , catching fire hits theaters this november and is the highly - anticipated sequel to march 2012’s runaway hit the hunger games .
“the hunger games : mockingjay – part 1” easily topped “transformers : age of extinction” to secure the year’s biggest domestic opening weekend .
the hunger games : catching fire takes the narrative and thematic liberties traditionally granted the middle chapter in a trilogy and drives the stakes up sharply .
aside from all the unnamed tributes , effie was the only other character whose name was not said in the the hunger games film , even though she is a constant through the movie and her name is mentioned multiple times in the book .
the second half of suzanne collins ' final hunger games book is adapted in this lionsgate production . ~ jeremy wheeler , rovi
people waited in line for the midnight screening of
hunger games
at a theater in new york on thursday night .
amanda plummer - wiress , female tribute from district 3 for the 75th hunger games , and one of katniss ' allies .
any last advice ?
stay alive .
- haymitch telling katniss to stay alive in the hunger games .
where are they now ? as far as we can tell , jamieson hasn’t done that much acting since the hunger games .
while this new series has strong female characters in supporting roles , the lead is male . but this is probably the most obvious popular book series to adapt next , and that ' s why it is indeed already in the works now .
the hunger games - an annual reality series in which two young people from each of the 12 districts fight to the death from which collins ' series and the movie adaptations take their name - are , as narrator katniss everdeen ( jennifer lawrence in the movies ) explains to us ,
the capitol ' s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy
.
lynn cohen - mags , elderly mute female tribute from district 4 for the 75th hunger games . she is one of katniss ' allies for the 75th games and a mentor to finnick .
the hunger games sparked early positive reviews . roger ebert gave the film three out of four stars and compared jennifer lawrence ' s portrayal of katniss to ree dolly , lawrence ' s character from the oscar - nominated film winter ' s bone . peter travers of the rolling stone said that the film
has epic spectacle , yearning romance , suspense that won ' t quit and a shining star in jennifer lawrence .
rex reed of new york observer found the film exhilarating and exciting .
it ' s an elaborate game of hurry - up - and - wait . and it ' s the most shameless example yet of splitting the final book in a hugely popular series into two film adaptations .
elizabeth banks , who portrays effie in the film , has stated that her performance was inspired by actress , rosalind russell for her role in the 1958 classical film , auntie mame .
gary ross , who directed the hunger games , opted not to return to direct the hunger games : catching fire . he cited the time needed to write and prep the movie given its tight production schedule as the deciding factor in a joint statement with lions gate entertainment on april 10 , 2012 . [ 2 ] instead , the film will be directed by francis lawrence , with screenplay by michael arndt , simon beaufoy , and suzanne collins . on may 24 , 2012 , it was announced that the film would be officially renamed the hunger games : catching fire . [ 3 ]
she inspired a revolution , outwitted the capitol and remains the most skilled female archer in literature . katniss everdeen is a pillar of strength throughout suzanne collins’s hunger games series and we’re celebrating her heroicism with our 10 favourite katniss quotes from all three books
whether the post is done in computer or not does not matter . they weren ' t trying to do special effects with film anyway . film is used for other reasons .
and that ' s not even counting the first film ' s actual hunger games , which awkwardly creates an artificial morality in a situation where poor children are kidnapped and forced to kill other poor children for the entertainment of the idle rich . the first film creates a series of
heroes
and
villains
in this inherently horrific circumstance so that audience members cheer when certain children are murdered but weep when other children die .
the movie “the 5 th wave , ” which is based on the series of the same name by rick yancey , will be released this january . there are multiple books planned in yancey’s series and more movies will presumably arrive if “wave” is a hit .
cinna ( lenny kravitz ) and katniss everdeen ( jennifer lawrence ) in the hunger games . photograph : allstar / lionsgate / sportsphoto
“i was pumped about the hunger games . until i learned that a black girl was playing rue , ” wrote @ johnnyknoxiv .
district 2’s enobaria . the tribute is a ruthless fighter who had her teeth shaved into fangs after winning her previous hunger games .
did you guys know i was in the hunger games ?
jennifer lawrence on where she keeps katniss ' s bow .
woody harrelson - haymitch abernathy , victor of the 50th hunger games , an alcoholic , and katniss and peeta ' s mentor .
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this film reunites director gary ross with actress elizabeth banks from seabiscuit ( 2003 ) .
jennifer lawrence ' s charisma and the the sly excellence of her supporting cast keep
the hunger games : mockingjay , part 1
aloft .
katniss everdeen and peeta mellark become targets of the capitol after their victory in the 74th hunger games sparks a rebellion in the districts of panem .
some film series lend themselves more readily to film - by - film analysis , like the original star wars trilogy : with three different directors and three distinctive tones , plus a series of complete , satisfying character arcs in the first installment , those features feel like separate projects , even as they ' re using the same characters and actors to tell an ongoing story . jackson ' s episodic lord of the rings movies , on the other hand , are essentially one long feature , cut into manageable , theater - friendly segments .
while it is not as fast - paced as its predecessors , this is however , essential for fans of the series .
if we ' re ready for an animated series of movies primarily aimed at older children , redwall should fill the bill .
los angeles — “the hunger games” hit the box - office bull’s - eye over the weekend , taking in a record $ 155 million in north america and setting up what promises to be one of the biggest film franchises of this decade .
hunger lovers alert ! lionsgate has announced casting for primrose everdeen , little sister to katniss everdeen and the fourth character cast in the hunger franchise .
the second installment of the book series from suzanne collins follows katniss everdeen ( jennifer lawrence ) as she returns to fight in the games which made her a hero across her home world of panem .
the hunger games : mockingjay parts 1 & 2 will show philip seymour hoffman ' s final work , the films ' studio has suggested .
this is the only one of the movies in the hunger games franchise to be directed by gary ross . all the sequels are directed by francis lawrence .
the official trailers of the hunger games movie franchise . in order of release , there are the movies : - the hunger games ( 2012 ) ; - the hunger games : catching fire ( 2013 ) ; - the hunger games : mockingjay - part 1 ( 2014 ) ; - the hunger games : mockingjay - part 2 ( 2015 ) . os trailers oficiais da franquia de filmes jogos vorazes . em ordem de lançamento , os filmes são : - jogos vorazes ( 2012 ) ; - jogos vorazes : em chamas ( 2013 ) ; - jogos vorazes : a esperança - parte 1 ( 2014 ) ; - jogos vorazes : a esperança - o final ( 2015 ) .
the
american beauty
actor joins lionsgate ' s film adaptation of suzanne collins ' novel .
of the week and did earn a lot of film festival buzz , so that should help .
in the films , is more neutral and praises the series’ openness to interpretations . “it’s welcoming of the entire political spectrum , ” he told the website
stephanie leigh schlund - cashmere , female career tribute from district 1 , and victor of the 64th hunger games . she is one of katniss ' enemies in the games , along with her brother gloss .
this week all the world will watch as jennifer lawrence and her magnificent braid launch a final assault on the capitol . but the real victors of
the hunger games
franchise are the fans . for the rabid
team katniss
cheerleaders — who turned a book series about teens killing one another for sport into a massive franchise — their
mockingjay
is director francis lawrence , who volunteered as tribute to finish off this four - part film series after the first director , gary ross , exited the arena .
watching the hunger games , i was struck both by how slickly ross hit his marks and how many opportunities he was missing to take the film to the next level - - to make it more shocking , lyrical , crazy , daring .
universal republic released the film ' s official soundtrack , as well as the hunger games : songs from district 12 and beyond , containing the 3 songs featured over the film ' s end credits , along with 13 others . danny elfman and t - bone burnett were originally meant to collaborate in composing the film ' s score [ 6 ] but elfman dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts . james newton howard replaced elfman as the composer [ 7 ] with burnett also serving as the film ' s executive music producer . [ 8 ]
the hunger games isn’t the only bubble of rage in blockbuster film – remember the cry of “apes will rise” in the rebooted planet of the apes , or the patriarchal scumbaggery of mad max : fury road . but it is the most coherent , and the one with the most influence .
dancer - turned - filmmaker kevin tancharoen made his feature directorial debut with the 2009 update of the musical fame . , before making a name for himself in the fan community with his test short film mortal kombat : rebirth . that short went viral and he’s since been writing / directing the mortal kombat : legacy web series for machinima and warner bros . while developing a new feature film based on the mortal kombat video game series for new line cinema . .
academy award nominee jennifer lawrence has landed the coveted lead role in lionsgate ' s new franchise
the hunger games ,
thewrap has learned .
lenny kravitz plays katniss ' stylist cinna in
the hunger games .
in the novel , cinna is described as having short brown hair .
she is first introduced in the first book and film and appear to be very posh like many other capitol residents . however , throughout the series she grows more emotionally attached to the people of the rebellion , and realizes the capitol ' s mistakes .
, which is a film i ' ve been waiting to see for about three years .
the hanging tree
is a song performed by composer james newton howard for the 2014 film the hunger games : mockingjay – part 1 , the third installment of the hunger games film series . the song did not appear on the original official soundtrack album for the film ( although it does appear on the score album ) , but was added during the digital re - release of the official soundtrack for the film . the lyrics were written by the hunger games author suzanne collins and originally appeared in her novel mockingjay . the music was composed by jeremiah fraites and wesley schultz of american indie folk band the lumineers . following its release ,
the hanging tree
debuted in the top 40 of the singles charts of australia , the united kingdom , and the united states . the song was released to american hot adult contemporary radio stations on december 15 , 2014 . a remixed version of the song was released tocontemporary hit radio stations on december 9 , 2014 , and is used as an official song for the 2015 concacaf u - 20 championship in jamaica .
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the actor : harrelson’s career renaissance continues unabated . after the surprise - hit now you see me , he’s voicing one of the lead turkeys in the animated thanksgiving film free birds and stars alongside matthew mcconaughey in hbo’s intriguing new series true detective .
mockingjay
is already on the fast track for lionsgate . the studio will release part one in november of 2014 and part two in november of 2015 .
catching fire ,
the second film in the
hunger games
franchise , is set for release on nov . 22 , 2013 . that film is in production right now .
the role : in catching fire , katniss sees that her role in the 74th hunger games resonated throughout panem , and an unexpected development during her second trip to the hunger games ( this time in the victors - only third quarter quell ) brings a terrifying , turbulent realism to that realization .
with “hunger games” expected to be a box office juggernaut , studios steered clear of the weekend . there was no other major wide release .
nearly six months have passed since the final installment of the harry potter movies was released , and the twilight saga will be coming to an end sometime in 2012 . with the two highest - grossing film series in history wrapping up , hollywood started searching for the next money - making franchise that could be brought to the big screen . thankfully , hollywood found its next profitable series with nearly no trouble when , in 2009 , lionsgate entertainment acquired the rights to worldwide distribution of suzanne collins ' script for the hunger games . filming began in may 2011 and was finished in september . shortly afterwards , the internet exploded in a hunger games frenzy . with harry potter and twilight already moldering away on the shelves , people began counting down the days until march 23 , the official u . s . release date for “the hunger games . ”
book adaptations continue to be big business in hollywood , and the success of the
hunger
series isn ' t likely to change that practice . but two upcoming projects will present something a bit different .
you filmed the epilogue much later than the rest of the film . did that feel like a farewell for you ?
composer danny elfman left the film due to a scheduling conflict and was replaced by james newton howard .
sequels for the film have been announced . lions gate has slated the hunger games : catching fire to be released november 2013 , if all goes according to schedule . catching fire is to be directed by francis lawrence , who replaced gary ross after the latter bowed out . [ 9 ] all of the hunger games actors whose characters appear in catching fire are set to reprise their roles .
) , and he said that the rights are reverting back to him soon and he ' ll quickly pursue adaptations . i said i felt a tv series might be the best method of adapting them , to preserve the details and the long real - time progression of the character ' s life , and connelly in fact said that a tv series is the direction he was thinking about heading with it . so hopefully we ' ll be seeing eitiher film or tv , or maybe both , adapting this series soon .
stanley tucci is perfect once again as the overly energetic host of the games .
basically , the hunger games in movie form has become a superhero film . katniss’ arrival in the capitol is her origin story . cato is the minor villain she faces in the first movie — think scarecrow in batman begins — while the real villain lurks around the outskirts , building up lots of tension for the sequel . that’s not a bad thing , and hunger games is a fine superhero film . but by making the moral stakes so obvious , the movie basically becomes exactly the sort of simplified media narrative that collins was originally criticizing .
we have departments in denmark , sweden and norway , but also collaborate with other european partners . through its association with the international film company lionsgate / summit , nordisk film distribution launched the hunger games : mockingjay part ii reaching a number of 1 , 2 mill . tickets across the nordic territories while another popular franchise , the divergent series : insurgent sold 385 . 000 tickets . in 2015 films like april 9th and the shamer ' s daughter won critical acclaim and drew large cinema audiences .
so which one wins ? the books seemed to win out after breaking it down . but i could also watch each hunger games movie without many complaints . collins did an excellent job at writing the series , and did an equally fantastic job of constructing the screenplay . this series will forever be a big deal to me , and i ' m happy that there are two incredible versions of media that captured the story .
earlier this year , the death of paul walker in a car accident hung heavy over the release of fast & furious 7 , the latest in a series associated with lighthearted action and carefree car chases . the studio reportedly spent an extra $ 50m to complete the film , using a combination of cgi and his younger brothers as stand - ins . the film became one of the year’s biggest hits , making $ 1 . 5bn worldwide – almost double that of the previous film .
the hunger games is a movie starring jennifer lawrence , josh hutcherson , and liam hemsworth . katniss everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister ' s place in the hunger games : a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve districts of panem are chosen at random to fight to the death .
early glories . . . jennifer lawrence as katniss everdeen in 2013’s the hunger games : catching fire . photograph : lionsgate / sportsphoto ltd / allstar
‘suzanne shows how we construct violence and tragedy as entertainment’… katniss is forced to play the hunger games . photograph : sportsphoto ltd / allstar / lionsgate
woody harrelson , josh hutcherson and jennifer lawrence in the hunger games : catching fire . photograph : allstar / lionsgate / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar
we ' ve been telling this story for a while now in different forms and modes . . . but the hunger games , the books and now the film , have inspired a frenzy in the pre - teen set . i ' m not exactly sure why .
one of the most celebrated movie series of all time comes to its thrilling conclusion in the last chapter of the hunger games . jennifer lawrence stars as katniss everdeen , who began her journey fighting to survive the brutal hunger games , and rose to lead the rebellion against panem ' s tyrannical president ( donald sutherland ) . now , katniss and a team of rebels from district 13 prepare for the final epic battle that will decide panem ' s future .
find out who is returning and not returning for the independence day sequel from the original independence day film after the jump .
the late willard price ' s animal collecting
adventure
series of books , the rights to which were recently sold by the author ' s family .
it seems relevant after my last article on the twilight saga to draw attention to the latest craze of books now hitting the big screen : the hunger games . american author suzanne collins created the trilogy ; ‘the hunger games’ ( 2008 ) , ‘catching fire’ ( 2009 ) and ‘mockingjay’ ( 2010 ) which gained so much success - having now been translated into 26 different languages - that this march saw the release of its first film .
effie , like most capitol citizens , sees the hunger games as just fun entertainment . at the reaping she is extremely happy that tributes are being chosen .
this week , i ' ve brought you several in - depth discussions with the people behind the blockbuster young - adult sci - fi / action film franchise the hunger games , coinciding with the blu - ray / dvd release of the hunger games : mockingjay part 2 . director francis lawrence , makeup effects artist glenn hetrick , and lead makeup artists / designers ve neill and nikoletta skarlatos all sat down with me to talk about their work on the series , and to bring you behind - the - scenes insights into the filmmaking process . now , it ' s time for me to review the home entertainment four - film box set that hit shelves this week , including my overall assessment of the franchise , of the final installment in the series , and of the hours of extra footage and making - of featurettes included with the collected edition .


21 jump street is a 2012 american action comedy film directed by phil lord and christopher miller , written by michael bacall starring jonah hill and channing tatum .

an adaptation of the 1987 television series of the same name by stephen j. cannell and patrick hasburgh , the film follows two police officers who are forced to relive high school when they are assigned to go undercover as high school students to prevent the outbreak of a new synthetic drug and arrest its supplier .

it was released theatrically on march 16 , 2012 , by columbia pictures and metro-goldwyn-mayer and grossed $ 201 million .

a sequel , titled 22 jump street , was released on june 13 , 2014 .

two further films , mib 23 ( a crossover with the men in black franchise ) and a female-led spin-off , are currently in development .

21 jump street ( film )

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sony is moving forward with plans for a 21 jump street and men in black crossover film .
21 jump street is a surprisingly perceptive , guffaw - inducingly funny high school comedy .
note , there are some spoilers here for various long running 21 jump street plotlines .
' 21 jump street ' producer neal h . moritz talks tips for surviving on set
vancouver sun arts & life editor remembers her 21 jump street days with johnny depp here .
as previously reported , sony is also working on 21 jump street spinoff with female leads .
' a - team , ' ' 21 jump street ' producer stephen j . cannell passes away
in addition to 23 jump street , plans are apparently afoot for a female - led jump street spinoff movie . . .
oren uziel will first write the
21 jump street
sequel then tackle
mib 4 .
but depp ( right , in his
21 jump street
days ) wanted more than that .
following the success of their bust , schmidt and jenko are assigned to continue the 21 jump street program at a college . twenty two jump street was released in 2014
a first draft of this crossover film has been completed . it ' s also confirmed that this crossover film will replace the 23 jump street film , leading to the cancellation of that film .
at the same time , uziel also has been tapped to work on the sequel to 21 jump street .
channing tatum , left , and jonah hill star as jenko and schmidt in ' 21 jump street . '
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sony unveiled the title of the planned crossover film for “men in black” and “21 jump street” during their cinemacon presentation in las vegas on tuesday .
caught up with the directors of “21 jump street” , phil lord and chris miller , recently to talk shop .
it ' s also rumored that mr . walters and eric , the main villains ( along the deceased domigo ) of 21 jump street and minor characters of 22 jump street will return , because they appear in the post - credits scene of 22 jump street
this bracing new take on 21 jump street has a playful spark all its own . it ' s a blast .
. . . 21 jump street is consistently funny throughout , with a few really huge laughs peppered in the script .
jump street has pretty much faded from the public consciousness , but it’s about to stage a comeback : jonah hill and channing tatum star in a 21 jump street movie that comes out next week .
the 21 jump street movies are a cinematic triumph in part because they defied all expectations . i mean come on , i’m sure when you heard they were making a 21 jump street movie you rolled your eyes . “great , another pointless remake . ” but lo and behold , both 21 jump street and 22 jump street were astounding . they were hilarious . they weren’t even technically reboots , what with the original characters showing up in cameos .
jonah hill , left , and channing tatum leap into action in the new orleans - shot ' 21 jump street . '
how do you feel about rothman directing the 21 jump street spinoff ? would you rather the storyline follow fugazy and jr . jr . or would you like to see brand new 21 jump street character ? let us know in the comments below !
divine race lift : played with . as 21 jump street was once a korean church , schmidt prays to korean jesus .
“21 jump street” opens on march 16th . turn up your speakers and check out all the songs on the next page .
the electronic track you hear at the end of 21 jump street during credits . check out urltoken for more electronic music goodies !
he still keeps up with many of his co - stars from jump street .
sugar - rush entertainment … jonah hill , channing tatum in 22 jump street .
23 jump street was also foreshadowed in one other scene 22 jump street . in that scene , when greg jenko and morton schmidt walk into 22 jump street , their headquarters . after they walk in the camera pans to a construction site which says ' 23 jump street ' , implying that there will be another sequel .
22 jump street is pretty much the exact same movie as 21 jump street . it knows it , you know it , and it knows that you know it . and that is why it ' s brilliant .
mib 23 is an upcoming crossover movie of men in black and 21 jump street . james bobin will direct the film and phil lord and christopher miller will be the writers and producers of the film . the film ' s release is still unknown .
 i didn ' t think we needed a ' 21 jump street , ' but it ' s actually kind of funny .
crossover film he’s had cooking . the potential film , which hill had memorably described
originally , the film ' s release date was planned to be in 2016 , but the release date was changed to 2019 , as a result of the releases of mib 23 and the untitled female 21 jump street spin - off . however , after the announcement of that mib 23 will replace a 23 jump street , it was considered that the third installment of 21 jump street was cancelled .
rothman has also written the script for mib 23 , the planned film that will bring the 21 jump street and the men in black franchises together . hey , any shared fictional universe port in a storm , amirite ? presumably , the female - led 21 jump street would be part of this universe , too .
22 jump street opens in u . s . theaters on june 13th , 2014 .
while the 21 jump street movies are comedies and the show was a drama , there ' s still a lot to link the two .
previously , sony had hired lucia aniello and paul downs ( comedy central ' s broad city ) to put together a screenplay for a film , which will be based on the tone of chris miller and phil lord ' s 21 jump street and 22 jump street .
thanks to the 2014 sony email hack , the world got word of a jump street / men in black crossover . then , in april last year , the studio confirmed they were discussing the film with 21 and 22 jump street directors phil lord and chris miller .
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alpha bitch : two cops that are undercover as cheerleaders act like this at jump street .
still , he admits he knew nothing about vancouver before arriving here to shoot jump street .
does he still get recognized from his jump street days ? not often , but sometimes .
22 jump street is hardly fresh , but the picture has enough energy to get by .
if you haven ' t seen the movie yet stop reading now , because this is going to spoil the ending of
21 jump street .
cast members in drama 21 jump street : clockwise from bottom centre - frederick forrest , dustin nguyen , holly robinson , peter delouise and johnny depp .
‘we’re reviving a cancelled undercover police programme from the 80s’ . . . jonah hill and channing tatum in 21 jump street . photograph : allstar / columbia
sony reportedly had no comment on the reported
jump street
developments . but to be sure , the franchise potential is certainly there . hill and tatum ' s
21 jump street
and
22 jump street ,
both of which were shot in new orleans , have combined to gross more than $ 500 million worldwide .
justified title : the sequel , 22 jump street , sees the church bought back by the koreans , thus forcing the program to move to — you guessed it — 22 jump street .
sony pictures began work last year on “23 jump street , ” selecting rodney rothman to script the third version of the channing tatum - jonah hill franchise . the directing team of phil lord and christopher miller , who helmed “ 21 jump street ” and “22 jump street , ” are overseeing development of the script and will produce the third film with neal moritz , hill and tatum .
johnny depp , who started his career on the 1980s tv show
21 jump street ,
was happy to return to his
jump street
roots for a cameo in the sony movie — but only if his television castmate came along .
21 jump street is a 2012 american action comedy film directed by phil lord and christopher miller , executive produced by and starring jonah hill and channing tatum , and scripted by michael . . . more
we ' ll keep you posted on development of 23 jump street as more information becomes available .
all the songs from the ’21 jump street’ soundtrack including eminem , the clash , n . w . a . , foster the people & more | indiewire
all the songs from the ' 21 jump street ' soundtrack including eminem , the clash , n . w . a . , foster the people & more
sony pictures has started developing a female - driven spinoff of its “ 21 jump street ” franchise with “ broad city ” writers lucia aniello and paul downs .
oscar winner brie larson has appeared in such films as ' 21 jump street , ' ' the spectacular now , ' ' trainwreck ' and ' room . '
deadline is reporting that 22 jump street co - writer rodney rothman has been set to work on the 23 jump street movie screenplay , with 21 and 22 jump street helmsmen phil lord and chris miller overseeing the script development process as producers . the deadline article mentions that the 23 jump street directing job is lord and miller ' s
if they want it ,
but as of right now they are not attached to call the shots on the film - nor is anyone else , for that matter .
( superbad ; moneyball ; knocked up ) talks about the baby pictures of him that were used in the movie 21 jump street during a press conference for the film at the crosby hotel in new york .
for some time , sony has been tossing around the idea of a crossover movie featuring two of their biggest comedy franchises , 21 jump street and men in black , but jump street star jonah hill now says a merging of the movies is unlikely to happen .
funny and irreverent , 22 jump street successfully entertains , and features amiable performances from hill and tatum .
low expectations and trailer avoidance are two major factors in acquiring the most out of 21 jump street . let’s clarify that . avoiding the 21 jump street trailer will improve your enjoyment of 21 jump street , as despite there being more jokes in the film than the promo , the best jokes are still given away for free below . however , being forced to endure a preceding trailer for the new adam sandler film , that’s my boy , will send your senses into giddy overload at the prospect of jonah hill and channing tatum donning backpacks and running around school . now that’s clever marketing .
it appears that a director has emerged for sony pictures ‘ upcoming 21 jump street spin - off . deadline reports that rodney rothman , who wrote 22 jump street and who has also turned in the most recent draft of the new film’s screenplay , is being eyed by the studio to helm the planned female driven feature .
cm : yeah . well , look . there’s a positive , and that’s the fact that you’ve got antonio banderas for the 21 jump street sequel if you need him .
a sequel was released , twenty two jump street , in which the duo go undercover as college students .
vancouver — the blue neon “21” makes a zzz sound as it springs to life , followed by the fffffttttt of a spray can writing “jump street” graffiti on a brick wall .
1 . 21 jump street ( mgm / sony ) new [ 3 , 121 theaters ] r - rated friday $ 13 . 2m , saturday $ 13m , weekend $ 35m
much like the original series , the new 21 jump street film starring jonah hill and channing tatum took place in a fictional
metropolitan
city . this time however , filming was done in and around new orleans , la .
undercover at a boys’ military school , jump street officers hanson ( johnny depp ) and penhall ( peter delouise ) face off in a heated wrestling match a part of their search for cadets suspected of assaulting gay men in “honor bound episode of 21 jump street broadcast november 8 , 1987 .
23 jump street is the upcoming sequel of 22 jump street . it was planned to be released in 2019 . phil lord and christopher miller would be act as producers , and the story will be write by rodney rothman .
it is believed that this 21 jump street spinoff film is being developed in tandem with a more direct franchise sequel . while leading man jonah hill recently said that the proposed 21 jump street / men in black crossover was “unlikely” to actually happen , today’s report claims that mib 23 remains in active development at sony . rothman is also responsible for that film’s screenplay and previous reports suggest that james bobbin ( muppets most wanted , alice through the looking glass ) will direct .
this sequel to the hit action comedy 21 jump street is better all around : the pacing is more consistent , the sight gags more imaginative , the self - referential jokes sharper .
one “ 21 jump street ” spinoff isn’t cool . you know what’s cool ? two “21 jump street” spinoffs . in addition to “mib 23 , ” which will see a crossover between “men in black” and the comedy / action series whose first two films were led by jonah hill and channing tatum , sony is also developing a female spinoff about two undercover cops .
' 21 jump street ' actors jonah hill , left , and channing tatum stride into the historic st . james ame church on north roman street , which doubles as ' jump street chapel ' in the action - comedy . the movie was shot in new orleans last year , but its directors took pains to make the city look like any other american city .
channing tatum and jonah hill , stars of 21 jump street and its sequel 22 jump street , will reprise their roles as jenko and schmidt for the new film . however , variety notes that men in black actors will smith and tommy lee jones are not expected to be involved , with sony instead planning to relaunch the franchise with a new set of actors .
he describes his mum as the ' most unintentionally funny woman in the entire world ' and how the naked baby photos used in the film are the first things you see when you walk into his house . 21 jump street sees jonah star alongside
however , in an interview with the hollywoodreporter , jonah hill stated that the crossover will likely not happen , leading to the possible revival of the 23 jump street film project .
previous writers on the planned female driven 21 jump street spinoff include lizzie and wendy molyneux of bob’s burgers fame along with the previously - announced lucia aniello and paul downs ( broad city ) .
( about peter deluise , friend from 21 jump street ) if peter wasn ' t on the show i would have gone insane or jumped into the river . he ' s my savior .
by focusing on growing up , which defined the the emotional core of the penhall character , and cherry picking other stand out moments , the people behind the 21 jump street film franchise were able to make the perfect spiritual successor to the tv series .
whilst sony continues with plans for a 23 jump street movie , to reunite channing tatum and jonah hill , it is moving ahead with its female - headlined spinoff . according to variety , rodney rothman , the man behind the 22 jump street script , has signed on to write the spinoff film .
the movie version of “21 jump street” hits theaters on friday , featuring a cameo from original series star johnny depp , and access hollywood has new information on what brought the superstar to the fold .
rookie cops jenko ( channing tatum , left ) and schmidt ( jonah hill ) foul up badly enough to land themselves transfers to the youth undercover division at 21 jump street . sony pictures hide caption
sony pictures is moving ahead with plans to release a 23 jump street film that will act as a crossover with the men in black franchise , according to a report from variety .
update : sony announced at cinemacon that the title of the jump street / men in black crossover will be mib 23 .
in the newly released feature - film version of
21 jump street ,
jonah hill and channing tatum play a pair of young cops posing as high - school students in order to bust a drug ring . but they ' re not the only ones who get to dress up and go undercover in the film .
self - deprecation : da chief makes fun of restarting the 21 jump street program , saying that it was done by people stuck in the past who can ' t come up with any new ideas .
21 jump street was never just a cop show . it was never just about fresh faced young cops going into schools to bust teens . as peter deluise said on nbc news today back in 1988 ,
only time will tell if the reported men in black and 21 jump street crossover will continue that influence , but the female driven spin off has ample material to draw from with the judy hoffs character .
there hasn’t been much word on casting for the 21 jump street sequel , but star dave franco really hopes they can use him . asked whether he would return for the next movie , he replied :
meanwhile , sony is also developing a separate female - driven 21 jump street spinoff with broad city ‘s lucia aniello and paul w . downs and bob’s burgers ‘ lizzie and wendy molyneux writing competing scripts .
channing tatum and jonah hill are getting some company on
jump street ,
it would appear . sony pictures is reportedly moving ahead with development of a spinoff of the cops comedy - - based on the 1980s tv drama
21 jump street
- - but with women in the lead roles , according to online reports .
question is , whether it ' s lord and miller or somebody ( s ) else who direct , what else is there to do with the jump street property ? 21 jump street the movie is an enjoyable buddy - cop movie full of clever cultural commentary and self - aware humor , while 22 jump street is practically a self - conscious spoof of itself ( and the industry that gave rise to it ) . at this stage , it doesn ' t feel like 23 jump street has the potential to allow for similar genuine creativity and artistic expression - just more $ $ $ .
21 jump street is a american action comedy film and the comedic re - imaging of the original 21 jump street , produced by sony , starring jonah hill and channing tatum . the pair plays police officers who must go undercover in a high school in order to bust a drug ring , just like johnny depp in the original series . depp also has a cameo in the film , a small part that was written specifically for him by jonah hill . in 2009 , hill described the film as being
r - rated
and
insane
. he also rewrote the original script by screen writer joe gazzam . the film was released on march 16 , 2012 and was a box office hit . a sequel , 22 jump street , was released on june 13th , 2014 .
grandma ' s boy is a 2006 american comedy stoner film produced by adam sandler ' s production company happy madison . the film stars allen covert , who also co - wrote and co - produced the film . the film . . . more
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it was inevitable that one of hollywood ' s many recent reboots would eventually attain sentience . hence the arrival of 21 jump street , a film that not only knows it ' s a remake , but knows how absurd it has to be to succeed as a remake .
more than 20 years after the show ran its course , 21 jump street is best remembered for launching the career of johnny depp and for giving the fledgling fox network a much - needed buzzed - about show .
the second untitled
star wars
spin - off movie will be a han solo prequel directed by comedy duo chris miller and phil lord (
the lego movie ,
21 jump street
) .
it sounds too crazy to be real , but it’s actually coming true . the crossover between 21 jump street and men in black , which was first revealed by the sony hack in 2014 , is now going forward as a possible film . and they found a perfect director .
would any of this matter if 21 jump street wasn’t funny ? perhaps , but it is ; frequently and guffaw - inducingly so . the film makes high school comedy feel young again : considering its stars are in their late 20s and early 30s , that’s no mean feat .
' 22 jump street ' tries to catch a meta - wave on the shoulders of its stars , jonah hill and channing tatum .
oren uziel , writer of 22 jump street , will write this film , with phil lord and christopher miller ( curiously , he also wrote a script for the possible men in black 4 ) .
21 jump street is a movie starring jonah hill , channing tatum , and ice cube . a pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring .
it was a love fest at the world premiere of 21 jump street monday night at the paramount theatre in austin — the fans crushing on stars channing tatum and jonah hill , and the stars crushing on each other .
21 jump street is a comedy revamp of the 1980s tv series about two hapless rookie cops who are sent undercover to a local high school in order to break a synthetic drug ring before it spreads out into the streets .
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. . . then again , both of the jump street movies produced so far were able to surpass expectations and become something quite special , so maybe 23 jump street could manage likewise . if lord and miller end up deciding to direct the film , then we ' ll have all the more reason to not bet against it turning out decent .
the surprisingly perceptive , uproariously funny high school comedy 21 jump street may be the first film to fully acknowledge , and even savour , the disconnect . here , adolescence is an alien landscape that makes sense only to the natives , and nostalgic adult trespassers will come hopelessly , hilariously , unstuck .
a minor yet amusing piece of news regarding the 21 jump street sequel has been announced . embedded in a press release that announced a remake of the french film a prophet produced by neal moritz , sony has revealed that the title of the jump street sequel will be , appropriately enough , 22 jump street . not too much is known about the follow - up as of now , but directors phil lord and chris miller are expected to return , and the story will find channing tatum and jonah hill ’s characters infiltrating a college campus . moreover , moritz previously told us that ice cube will indeed be reprising his fantastic role as captain dickson . 22 jump street will open in theaters on june 13 , 2014 .
as unlikely as it may seem , that “men in black” / ”21 jump street” crossover is really happening . how do we know ? because sony pictures announced its tentative title tuesday at cinemacon in las vegas . and it’s perfect .
( before they left town , the
jump street
crew returned the favor by hitting the church with a fresh coat of paint . )
brainless beauty : played straight with jenko in the beginning of the film . eventually it ' s subverted by the end of the film .
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in fact , if there ' s a word to describe the aesthetic of their film ' s settings , lord said , it would be
generic
- - right down the standard helvetica font used on the street signs that replaced most of the local street signs in the film .
but , if “21 jump street” sparks a sequel , greico , who after joining the show in season 3 , left ahead of season 4 for the spinoff show , “booker , ” said he’ll likely be asked to cameo at that time .
today this cheesy bit of video seems a bit ridiculous , as ‘80s as big hair and synth pop . but hey , that pretty much sums up 21 jump street , one of the first tv series to put vancouver on the map .
mib 23 - - the crossover between sony ' s 21 jump street action - comedy franchise and their men in black sci - fi / comedy franchise - - is still happening , and now it ' s got an official title treatment .
however , after jonah hill mentioned during an interview with hollywoodreporter that mib 23 will not likely happen , chances of make 23 jump street were high .
in developing the 21 jump street movie , directors chris miller and phil lord rewatched the first four seasons of the series while working on the story . the influences from that marathon are shown in both of the 21 jump stree t films and we at den of geek have picked out just a few episodes that made the biggest impact . we’ve tried to avoid obvious choices , like any of the various prom episodes simply because there was a prom in the first movie . these episode choices reflect how the people behind the films got exactly what made 21 jump street great and was able to translate that across genre lines , from drama to action comedy .
21 jump street is based on the television series , which focused on young cops with youthful appearances who work undercover in high schools and colleges . the film is being directed by phil lord and christopher miller , from a screenplay by michael bacall based on a treatment from hill and bacall . neal h . moritz will produce the film with stephen j . cannell , who will receive posthumous credit . the film is set to be released on march 16 , 2012 .
21 jump street is the headquarters for a squad of police officers who specialize in investigations relating to young people . each of the jump st . personnel was selected for their ability to pass for high school or college students , allowing them to operate undercover in areas where it is difficult for regular police officers to blend in unnoticed .
this year ' s 22 jump street riffs numerous times on the idea of the continued franchising of the jump street brand , before it culminates in an end credits sequence that ( as our kofi outlaw put it in his review of the sequel )
all but confirms the fact that the filmmakers , too , know that the jump street well has been drained dry after two runs .
apparently , the top executives at sony / columbia pictures didn ' t stay for the credits when they saw the film ( and instead paid attention to the movie ' s $ 320 million worldwide gross on a $ 50 million budget ) , because now 23 jump street is moving forward . . . for real .
according with internet movie database , all the mock sequels that appeared at the end of 22 jump street , are canon and will be explained in this movie .
uziel will tackle men in black 4 after he works on 21 jump street 2 , which sony already has dated for a june 6 , 2014 , release . jonah hill and channing tatum are back as stars as are phil lord and chris miller as directors .
perhaps no new orleans filming location figures more prominently in the film than the historic st . james ame church on north roman street . it plays the role of
jump street chapel ,
a derelict church that doubles as the secret headquarters for the police unit to which hill and tatum ' s characters are assigned .
the “jump street” franchise has been a bright spot for sony , which has seen solid returns from the series . the first “jump street” movie grossed just over $ 200 million worldwide but the sequel took the franchise to the next level , grossing $ 331 million worldwide — an exceptional haul for an r - rated action - comedy .
if you’re wondering why hollywood often has multiple variations of a project in development , here’s why — when one gets stalled , you can just pivot to another . and that’s just sony are doing in their efforts to keep the “ 21 jump street ” brand going .
los angeles , ca ( may 18 , 2011 ) - mgm will become a financial partner on the upcoming sony pictures entertainment film 21 jump street , it was announced today by mgm co - chairmen and chief executive officers gary barber and roger birnbaum and sony pictures chairman and ceo michael lynton and co - chairman amy pascal . sony will handle marketing and distribution , while mgm will handle select international television licensing for the film .
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the future of sony pictures’ 21 jump street - iverse appears to be expanding . a rumor has broken today via the tracking board that suggests that sony has brought aboard “broad city” writers lucia aniello and paul downs to draft a female - driven 21 jump street spinoff . there’s no word yet , however , on whether the project will follow new characters or will instead turn the spotlight to the existing team of the barely - named undercover officers fugazy and jr . jr . , played by dakota johnson and rye rye in the 2012 original .
“21 jump street , the movie” is a lot different from the tv series and is just different times i guess , that you had to go that way and you couldn’t just do it a straight - up serious , guys dressing - up kind of film now . [ chuckle ] you needed to shake it up in other words , i guess ?
21 jump street throws way more balls in the air than it can comfortably juggle . the car chases have a frantic michael bay whoosh , but the kick comes in watching schmidt and jenko steal weed from a police evidence locker to throw a stoner house party and then , to prove they’re not narcs , get high on a drug that could literally blow their minds . are we always still in high school in our heads ? 21 jump street thinks so . and hill and tatum are just the crazy - ass comedy team to prove it .
no , for real . a crossover movie joining men in black and 21 jump street is really happening . sony put it in its huge cinemacon 2016 presentation to theater owners and , to make it seem even more real , even gave it a title : mib 23 .
phil lord and christopher miller , have clearly seen their share of crappy unnecessary sequels , and want to assure us that 22 jump street will follow proudly in that tradition .
if that plot blurb was a little too vague for your tastes , then here ' s a little more ( non - spoilery ) insight on the story for this second round of 21 jump street madness , as provided by producer neal h . moritz ( who is backing the sequel through his original film banner , like he did the first installment ) :
21 jump street has that anchorman experimental - chaos vibe , with all the hit - and - miss moments that implies . it ' s completely lunatic and sort of a mess . it ' s also the funniest high - school comedy to come out of hollywood in ages .
reboots are a roll of the dice , especially when it comes to modern cinematic versions of retro cult television series . last year brought us two projects of that ilk , between director tim burton ' s dark shadows and chris lord and phil miller ' s 21 jump street .
judy hoffs ( holy robinsons ) , h . t . loki ( dustin nguyen ) , doug penhall ( peter delouise ) , capt . adam fuller ( steven williams ) and tom hanson ( johnny depp ) in the season premiere of 21 jump street september 20 , 1989 .
has a song about him by the late famed schizophrenic chicago street artist wesley willis .
then : before gracing the screen on & apos ; 21 jump street & apos ; williams played lt . jefferson burnett on & apos ; the equalizer , & apos ; but it would be his time on & apos ; jump street & apos ; as captain adam fuller that solidified him as a star . as the incoming leader who was initially mistrusted by his team , fuller eventually won them over and turned into a father figure to the crew .
with all the talk of a
21 jump street
sequel , it ' s not out of the realm of possibility that the city might not have seen the last of hill , tatum and company - - at least not if it ' s up to lord and miller .
focusing on a team of blessedly young - looking police officers who posed as students to bust crimes in high school , college and any other teenage hot spot , the & apos ; 21 jump street & apos ; cast became rather popular - - especially one guy named johnny depp .
as with the
jump street
strategy , that project is being developed alongside a long - gestating
ghostbusters
sequel that has anthony and joe russo attached to direct .
but now hill says he thinks the film would be too complicated to make work .
tv has a wealth of classic programming ripe for parody on the big screen and 21 jump street , the deadly serious 1980s tv drama about undercover cops in high school , is worthy of deflating , though no one necessarily wanted such a film . but this time the joke is on the spoof , which strikes its target with blunt , conventional jokes that draw little blood .
rothman will also potentially direct the movie , which will focus on two female undercover cops who go undercover as students , a la the original 21 jump street film ( which is , itself , inspired by the 1987 tv series starring johnny depp ) . rothman most recently wrote the comedy popstar : never stop never stopping , starring andy samberg . he is repped by uta .
the late - 1980s pop culture relic
21 jump street
was a primo specimen of a tv police procedural with a catchy hook : a team of fresh - faced cops work undercover as high school kids , reporting back to their tough / earnest boss at the address listed above .
there’s still no word yet on whether this 21 jump street spinoff project will follow new characters or will instead turn the spotlight to the existing team of the barely - named undercover officers fugazy and jr . jr . they were played by dakota johnson and rye rye in the 2012 original .
such in - jokey tactics are close to spoof , the lowest form of hollywood recycling . there is definitely something spoofy about 21 jump street , in its derisory attachment to the original property and gags – like the climactic explosions that never come – about the action - movie form . but spoof believes in nothing , and the model of remake set down by the jump street films is too invested in its ideas about film - viewing and the audience to be entirely throwaway . it comes closer to the kind of postmodernism first imported into the mainstream by last action hero and scream . the latter deviously used horror connoisseurship to set up a regressive hall - of - mirrors effect inside the film : us watching the characters watching classic horror films . but the post - jump street remake makes a beeline outwards straight for us .
hey , wait . wasn’t there a fox tv series with johnny depp that did the same shtick back in the 1980s ? yeah . but 21 jump street is no cheeseball reboot . producer hill , who came up with the story with screenwriter michael bacall ( project x ) , has too much affection for the tv series to reduce it to a spoof . a priceless cameo from depp , in the role he created and about which my lips are sealed , confirms it . this bracing new take on 21 jump street has a playful spark all its own . it’s a blast .
hanson hated being made fun of for looking a bit too young for his age . so once he left jump street , he decided to go undercover as somebody who looked older .
the most famous jump street alumni is johnny depp , who played officer tom hanson . but the one with the biggest vancouver connection is peter deluise , who played officer doug penhall .
jonah hill and channing tatum will reprise their “jump street” roles as jenko and schmidt , but will smith and tommy lee jones aren’t expected to don the black suits and shades again .
on october 7 , 2016 , a petition was started in urltoken for greenligth the production of 23 jump street . the petition is directed to many members of the films ' staff .
an episode about suicide sounds like the complete opposite of the 21 jump street movies , but go with me here . yeah , the a plot about a student killing himself and hanson’s reaction to it is well intentioned if somewhat heavy handed but it’s the b plot where the episode really shines .
the film version of 21 jump street might as well have ironic quotation marks around its title , since damn near everything else in it does . the proudly goofy take - off on the television show that made johnny depp a reluctant teen idol is less an adaptation than an “adaptation” that delights in highlighting the ridiculous clichés and tropes it lampoons . like the equally irreverent film version of starsky & hutch , 21 jump street is less interested in recycling the conventions of the show it’s ostensibly adapting for the big screen than in exaggerating them for comic effect . rather than pretending that 31 - year - old channing tatum could convincingly pass for a high - school student , for example , the screenplay has characters repeatedly calling tatum out for looking like a middle - aged man . 21 jump street leans heavily on hyper - self - awareness in ways that can be both refreshing and exhausting . for instance , ice cube plays a one - note angry black police captain who openly acknowledges that he’s a stereotype . that’s where the joke begins , and that’s where it ends .
cm : if you look very closely in the background you can see the street sign .
hill wasn ' t immediately on board with making a movie based on 21 jump street . but after thinking about the premise , he latched on to the idea of what it would be like to go back to high school and relive that experience from the perspective of having already been through it .
once painted on a billboard featuring his 21 jump street ( 1987 ) character because he didn ' t like his picture or the message the billboard gave . he was stopped by a security guard who actually let him finish what he was doing when he realized it was johnny ' s own face .
( about his character in 21 jump street ) hanson is not someone i ' d want to have pizza with . i don ' t believe in having undercover cops in high school - it ' s spying . the only thing i have in common with tom hanson is that we look alike .
another local street sign , for perdido street , can be glimpsed after a key third - act scene in which hill and tatum engage in a high - speed limousine chase through the cbd - - although not all the signs at that location made it into the film .
“yes , it’s very early stages , obviously , ” bobin told cs last year at the alice junket , “but i’ve always loved the ‘men in black’ world . channing [ tatum ] and jonah [ hill ] in ’21 jump street’ are just so funny . those guys and their world makes me laugh every time i think about it . that’s always a good sign for a film . ”
the title and the bare - bones premise aren’t the only elements of the film redolent of pop culture’s recent past . 21 jump street combines the half - forgotten conventions of the mismatched buddy - cop movies of the ’80s with clinton - era gags about political correctness . nick offerman helps establish a knowing , giddily self - referential tone early on by telling hill and tatum he’s assigning them to a program from the ’80s that was discontinued but resurrected because the police department has completely run out of new ideas . 21 jump street is appropriately devoid of novel concepts ( the first big , ironic laugh comes when the logo for the production company “original film” appears onscreen ) , but it’s more consistently amusing and inspired than an adaptation of an ’80s tv show has any right to be .
the show did reasonably well , but when the simpsons became a mega - hit , fox head barry diller decided jump street wasn’t pulling in a big enough audience , and gonged it .
21 jump street was an unexpected surprise . it ' s the funniest film of 2012 and amidst all the laughs manages to accurately portray the modern day high school . while the script is smart and the self - referential jokes are welcome , the movie belongs to its stars jonah hill and channing tatum . they are a great comedy duo . this movie alone made me a fan of tatum .
i can watch this film over and over and the laughs keep coming . love it !
from 2009 through 2011 , she was one of two lab leaders of the prestigious ifp documentary film lab , held in new york . in 2009 , she served as a consulting producer for the sundance documentary film program and produced the ifp filmmaker forum during independent film week .
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then : jenco had the good fortune of being old pals with johnny depp , so he was cast as sal & apos ; blowfish & apos ; banducci in & apos ; 21 jump street , & apos ; after having visited his old roommate up in vancouver . playing the
maintenance engineer
of the jump street chapel , & apos ; blowfish & apos ; was the comic relief of the show . he would become one of the show & apos ; s most popular recurring characters .
• 21 jump street is the address of the office for the undercover operation and is actually a church . its comical name in the movie is aroma of christ church , but its real name is st . james ame church . established in 1844 , the church had recently been renovated before the film crew came . despite a fresh coat of paint , the crew painted the church “dirty” to make it look derelict for the film , but kindly painted the church white again before they left .
urltoken - click to subscribe ! urltoken - become a fan ! urltoken - follow us ! 21 jump street hits theaters on march 16th , 2012 . cast : jonah hill , channing tatum , brie larson , ice cube , dave franco , rob riggle , deray davis , jake m . johnson , johnny simmons , johnny depp , johnny pemberton , dakota johnson , ellie kemper in the action - comedy
21 jump street
, schmidt ( jonah hill ) and jenko ( channing tatum ) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind . joining the police force and the secret jump street unit , they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school . as they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks , schmidt and jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring . but they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier - and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind . 21 jump street trailer courtesy columbia pictures .
sony has set the jonah hill - led remake of 21 jump street for march 16 , 2012 , where it will go head to head with fellow remake contraband . hill plays an undercover cop on assignment in high school in jump street , which he says is like “ a john hughes movie with bad boys - style action . ” last we heard , writer / director phil lord was still looking to cast hill’s policial partner , but an offer is out to emma stone for the female lead .
doug penhall , one of the series main cops and hanson’s partner , at first brushes the suicide off and cracks jokes . this is all a cover for a secret he’s never revealed to anyone , that his mother killed herself when penhall was six . when he finally divulges this to hanson , we see a core facet of what made 21 jump street so great and what the first film ran with .
21 jump street is part of the recently announced agreement between sony and mgm to explore co - financing opportunities on future motion pictures produced by each of the respective studios for the next five years . they have most recently partnered on the highly anticipated bond 23 , set for worldwide release on november 9 , 2012 .