Beaufoy Writing Hunger Games Follow up?

Lionsgate is after his servicesClearly certain that The Hunger Games will tap its built-in, book-given audience to provide solid box office returns, Lionsgate is ensuring the device is ready to go to help keep on moving out motion picture adaptations. A vital a part of that's obtaining a script ready for that second instalment, Catching Fire, and also the studio has become attempting to hire 127 Hrs scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy to reach that goal.In accordance to Deadline, the initial plan was for Hunger Games co-author/director Gary Ross to defend myself against the job, but he's naturally just a little busy putting the finishing touches towards the film prior to its March 23 release date.While Games author Suzanne Collins also worked with around the first movie's script (which in turn got a bit of sprucing up from Billy Ray), it appears that Lionsgate is searching outdoors the initial team to a minimum of obtain the early drafts written. Though the chances are Collins will once again get lots of input.Mild spoiler alert for anybody that has yet to see either from the first couple of books: Catching Fire finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) punished for his or her defiance by having to compete inside a special 75th staging from the games where they have to compete against past those who win.By at this time, Beaufoy's participation continues to be nearer to rumour status, since no official talks have occurred. And when you've yet to determine a clip for that first film, you can observe it the following.