VIDEO: Josh Hutcherson Hopes New Hunger Games Director Will Stay True To Tone

Kelsey | April 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More

At the CinemaCon Awards, where Josh won the award for Breakthrough Performer of The Year, he stopped to chat with MTV. The topic of their discussion was the new director for The Hunger Games sequel, Francis Lawrence and the future of Catching Fire and The Hunger Games series.

Seems Josh and Gary are both sad Ross won’t be on for ‘Catching Fire’, but Josh is excited to see what Lawrence does. Take a look!

“I have spoken to Gary. And I literally don’t think I’ve talked to somebody on the phone and they’ve sounded more upset than he was,” Hutcherson told MTV News at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. “He was so disappointed that he couldn’t do it. Unfortunately, with the scheduling and the timing, he just didn’t have the time to write the script and prep it the way he wants to, the way his work ethic allows him to be as great as he is, which made me extremely sad.

“Gary, I think, brought so much to the movie, and he created that whole world that was so close to the book and so perfect in so many ways that it’s going to be hard for Francis to come in, for sure,” he added. “But Francis is extremely talented and everyone I’ve talked to says he’s the best guy in the world. So I think he’s going to bring a lot. I haven’t spoken to Francis. I’ve spoken to Gary.”

“I think he’ll stay true to the first one. Gary’s already established a tone and a theme and kind of a whole world. So I think Francis will operate within that. I hope so,” he said. “At the same time, if I were directing, I’d want to bring my own thing to it. So I hope he brings something different to it, which I’m sure he will.”

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Are you on board with Josh? What do you think?

source: MTV