'The Hunger Games' will now become a stage show
The movie adaptation of 鈥�The Hunger Games鈥� book series will (presumably) conclude in 2015 with the release of the final film, 鈥淭he Hunger Games: Mockingjay 鈥� Part 2.鈥� But 鈥淕ames鈥� fans can now look forward to finding the story by Suzanne Collins on stage beginning in 2016.
According to the , a 鈥渢heatrical experience鈥� based on the books will debut in London. The company Imagine Nation, which was behind the Netherlands theater production "Soldier of Orange" which involved a rotating auditorium, is working with 鈥淕ames鈥� movie studio Lionsgate to create the show along with the American company Triangular Entertainment. Imagine Nation co-founder Robin de Levita is one of the producers.
鈥淩obin de Levita and the entire production team are the perfect partners for extending聽The Hunger Games franchise into a live theatrical experience,鈥� Lionsgate聽chief marketing officer聽Tim Palen聽said in a .聽鈥淭heir creative genius, combined with world-class production values and state-of-the-art technology will provide a uniquely immersive experience for fans around the world.鈥�
The show will be housed in a new theater that鈥檚 being built next to Wembley Stadium, according to the Hollywood Reporter.聽
鈥淭he Hunger Games: Mockingjay 鈥� Part 1,鈥� the second-to-last film in the series, is set to come to theaters on Nov. 21.
