Jennifer Lawrence Is ‘Totally’ Open to Playing Katniss Again, but ‘Hunger Games’ Team Not Counting on It: ‘I Think Her Story Is Complete’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jennifer Lawrence told Variety in June during her “No Hard Feelings” press tour that she is “totally” open to reprising her “Hunger Games” role of Katniss Everdeen should the right opportunity arise.
She added at the time, “If Katniss ever could ever come back into my life, 100 percent.” But franchise producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence aren’t counting on it.
Why? Because Katniss’ story feels complete, and it would hinge on “Hunger Games” author Suzanne Collins wanting to revisit Katniss herself.
If Collins doesn’t want to crack a story about Katniss’ return, then the film team won’t be bringing Jennifer Lawrence back. “If Suzanne has something to say, then she’ll write a book about it,” Jacobson recently told Yahoo Entertainment while on the press tour of the upcoming release of the franchise prequel “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” “Honestly, as much as I love Katniss, I think her story is complete,” Jacobson added. “And I think that Suzanne feels that her story is complete.
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