The Fandom » houdini http://www.thefandom.net You will regret nothing Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 No Hard Feelings at Lionsgate for Gary Ross: ‘Houdini’ Offer http://hungergamesdwtc.net/2012/05/no-hard-feelings-at-lionsgate-for-gary-ross-houdini-offer/ http://hungergamesdwtc.net/2012/05/no-hard-feelings-at-lionsgate-for-gary-ross-houdini-offer/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:01:29 +0000 Jessica http://hungergamesdwtc.net/?p=26808 Millions of Hunger Games fans can let out a sigh of relief– though Gary Ross bowed out of continuing on with the franchise that has made over $600 million, there appears to be no hard feelings between him and Lionsgate/Summit, the recently-merged studio that produced ‘The Hunger Games.’ Summit is in negotiations with Ross for a film called ‘Houdini,’ based off the book The Secret Life of Houdini, The Making of America’s First Superhero. 

The tome, published in 2006 by Atria Books, became known for insinuating that the master magician and premier escape artist acted as a spy for Britain, helped the Secret Service and was in cahoots with police organizations.

All of the Hunger Games fandom can feel reassured that the split between Ross and the studio was amicable. And the addition of Francis Lawrence to the franchise comes with a bit of an ironic spin–

In a twist that a magician would love, Lawrence is attached to his own Houdini project that is set up at Columbia.

What do you think about the studio’s negotiations with Ross? Are you happy to see him working with them again, or are you still wishing he would have stayed on for Catching Fire?

 

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