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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 18 June 2019

‘Hunger Games’ prequel novel coming in 2020

By HILLEL ITALIE Monday’s announcement. for film rights had already Air Force officer. Collins has
Associated Press “Suzanne Collins is a master been reached. cited her father as a reason
NEW YORK (AP) — A de- at combining brilliant story- The first three “Hunger for her lifelong studies of
cade after seemingly telling, superb world build- Games” books — “The war, and cited both con-
wrapping up “The Hunger ing, breathtaking suspense, Hunger Games,” ‘’Catch- temporary and classical
Games,” Suzanne Collins and social commentary,” ing Fire” and “Mocking- culture as inspirations for
is bringing readers back to Scholastic Trade Publishing jay” — have sold more “The Hunger Games.” She
Panem. A prequel, set 64 President Ellie Berger said in than 100 million copies and named the country Panem
years before the beginning a statement. “We are ab- have been translated into as a reference to the Ro-
of her multimillion-selling tril- solutely thrilled — as both more than 50 languages. man expression “panem et
ogy, is coming next year. readers and publishers — to The very title “The Hunger circenses,” meaning bread
The novel, currently un- introduce the devoted fans Games” has become a and circuses, diversions for
titled, is scheduled for re- of the series and a new au- catchphrase for suffering the masses. In a 2010 in-
lease on May 19, 2020. dience to an entirely new and deadly competition, terview with The AP, she
Collins said in a statement perspective on this modern inspiring such headlines recalled watching televi-
Monday that she would go classic.” Lionsgate released as “Trump’s $1 trillion (in- sion one night, switching
back to the years following This image provided by the four “Hunger Games” frastructure) plan inspires channels, and becoming
the so-called “Dark Days,” Scholastic shows the cover movies, and the studio’s ‘Hunger Games’ angst.” momentarily disoriented
the failed rebellion in Pan- of a new untitled “Hunger vice chairman, Michael Although she was actively by going back and forth
em. Collins set the “Hun- Games” novel by Suzanne Burns, has suggested a pre- involved with the produc- between a reality program
ger Games” books in a Collins. quel. In a recent statement tion of the “Hunger Games” and the Iraq War.
post-apocalyptic dystopia Associated Press to The Associated Press, films, Collins appeared “We have so much pro-
where young people must grapple with these ques- the chairman of the Lions- done with the novels after gramming coming at us
fight and kill each other, on tions and thereby define gate Motion Picture Group, the publication of “Mock- all the time. Is it too much?
live television. their views of humanity.” Joe Drake, said, “As the ingjay,” in 2010. She had Are we becoming desen-
“With this book, I wanted The book is set well be- proud home of the ‘Hunger said little about her plans sitized to the entire experi-
to explore the state of na- fore the lifetime of “Hun- Games’ movies, we can in recent years, beyond ence?” she said. “Dystopi-
ture, who we are, and what ger Games” heroine Kat- hardly wait for Suzanne’s telling a gathering at the an stories are places where
we perceive is required for niss Everdeen, played by next book to be published. 2013 BookExpo publishing you can play out the sce-
our survival,” she said. “The Jennifer Lawrence in the We’ve been communicat- convention that she was narios in your head — your
reconstruction period 10 billion-dollar movie fran- ing with her during the writ- working on a new series. anxieties — and see what
years after the war, com- chise. Scholastic spokes- ing process and we look Her most recent book, of might come of them. And,
monly referred to as the woman Tracy van Straaten forward to continuing to any kind, came out in 2013: hopefully, as a young per-
Dark Days — as the country declined comment on the work closely with her on the The picture story “Year of son, with the possibilities of
of Panem struggles back new book’s contents or movie.” The studio did not the Jungle” was based on the future waiting for you,
to its feet — provides fertile featured characters be- immediately respond when the time in Vietnam served you’re thinking about how
ground for characters to yond what’s described in asked if an agreement by Collins’ father, a career to head these things off.”q

Aniston to Sandler before kissing scenes: ‘Oil up the beard’

By AMANDA LEE MYERS right about marriage, Anis-
Associated Press ton said teamwork.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “Right, that when it’s work-
it came to their kissing ing good, it’s teamwork,”
scenes in Netflix’s “Murder Sandler said. “I like that
Mystery ,” Jennifer Aniston there was no question you
had one requirement of and I, our characters, are
co-star Adam Sandler. together, even when we
“I did have him learn to oil were not getting along.
the beard up a little bit,” When it was going back
the actress said in a joint and forth with being upset
interview this week. “Con- with each other it was nev-
ditioned.” er an option of saying, ‘I
Sandler said kissing his long- don’t know if I can handle
time friend on camera isn’t this anymore.’ It was more
all that awkward, except like, ‘We’ve got to figure
when his wife Jackie and this out.’ That’s nice.”
children are on set encour- “Murder Mystery” is the
aging him a little too much. second film for Aniston
“The only awkward part is and Sandler, who’ve been
hearing my wife on the side friends for 30 years after
going, ‘Harder! Harder! Kiss meeting at a deli. The first
her harder! Deeper!” he was 2011’s “Just Go With
joked. “They (Jackie and It.” The actors said know-
the kids) watched the kiss- ing each other for so long
ing. They love it. They love Cast members Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “Murder makes their jobs on the set
Aniston, and they want her Mystery” at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, June 10, 2019 in Westwood, Calif. much easier.
to have good things and Associated Press “We like to laugh, like to en-
they say, ‘Give her some- ton said. who get framed for murder Europe. The movie pre- joy, like to collaborate, and
thing nice.’” “Murder Mystery” follows a while they’re unlikely guests miered on Netflix on Friday. that just makes it really fun,”
“That was awkward,” Anis- longtime married couple on a billionaire’s yacht in Asked what the movie gets Aniston said.q