With the franchise’s final instalment, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, now premiered across the globe; Suzanne Collins took time to give thanks, and a final farewell, to this cinematic adaptation of her trilogy of YA novels in a letter featured on publisher Scholastic’s website.
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“Having spent the last decade in Panem, it is time to move on to other lands”. But before I do, I’d like to say a tremendous thank you to everyone associated with the film franchise.
Considered by director, Francis Lawrence, as the most violent Hunger Games film out of the 4.
The finale of Jennifer Lawrence’s four-film franchise has hit $122.5 million in the domestic market in its first five days while 87 global markets have delivered about $170 million.
I know, you thought it was the ever faithful and kind-hearted Peeta Malark that heroine Katniss was pining for.
Suzanne Collins confirmed that if she had to replace anyone in either of the films, she would not do so.
“You blow me away with your ability to bring out the humanity of these characters from under outlandish wigs, while fighting lizard mutts, pumped with tracker jacker serum, waging war and so much more”.
Mockingjay – Part 2, which stars Jennifer Lawrence, recorded the series’ largest opening weekend in the SAR with HK$12.9 million.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 has made $255.7 million (£160 million) at the worldwide box office since its release.
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Collins ended her passionate letter by expressing her gratitude to the readers and the viewers for their support and said that for her, the movie trilogy was part of a medium to introduce the ideas. Never patronising or belittling, The Hunger Games will remain remarkable in its ambition to explore the matters of moral justification in war and strife, and in the hard sacrifices we’re forced to make in the fight for a better future.
