Continuing the expansion of its Hunger Games franchise into new businesses, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) is teaming with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and U.S. based Triangular Entertainment to bring The Hunger Games to the stage using immersive staging techniques, the companies announced Friday.
The Hunger Games theatrical experience will launch in summer 2016 in a brand new purpose-built theater next to Wembley Stadium in London, UK.
The Hunger Games theatrical experience will be produced by award-winning Broadway producer Robin de Levita, co-founder of Imagine Nation, along with UK promoter Harvey Goldsmith, Triangular Entertainment’s Warren Adams and Brandon Victor Dixon of WalkRunFly Productions and entertainment executives Robert Harris and R&R Media’s Gary Ricci.
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“Robin de Levita and the entire production team are the perfect partners for extending The Hunger Games franchise into a live theatrical experience,” said Lionsgate chief marketing officer Tim Palen.
According to Lionsgate, the first two installments of the Hunger Games franchise have already grossed more than $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office.
The next installment of the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, will be released worldwide on November 21.
The film is directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Woody Harrelson.
