Catching Fire director

Francis Lawrence offered director’s chair for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

By Danny Baldwin / April 19, 2012 April 20, 2012

We posted earlier this week that Francis Lawrence, the director of such films as I Am Legend and Water for Elephants, was reportedly one of Lionsgate’s top choices to direct the sequel to the year’s biggest film so far, The Hunger Games. Well now, it’s official, as Lawrence has been extended (and will presumably accept) the offer today.

Bennett Miller, Francis Lawrence in contention to direct The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

By Danny Baldwin / April 17, 2012 April 20, 2012

As if the unexpectedly enormous success of the first film in the Hunger Games franchise wasn’t enough, Lionsgate is keeping its Katniss publicity machine in full-gear, spilling to The Playlist that Bennett Miller (Moneyball, Capote) and Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) are in contention to direct the sequel, Catching Fire.