Gary Ross

MTV News' interview with the Hunger Games movie director features the latter's reaction to the tracker jacker scene. See the video below: From MTV News: Among this nasty creature collective is a super species of wasp known as tracker jackers, whose venomous stings cause hallucination and even death. Yet, despite their killer instincts, the insects end up playing an important role inRead Full Story

SEVEN POUNDS Director:  Gabriele Muccino  Stars:  Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson  Studio:  Columbia Pictures The Plot:  A professional man (Smith) who is close to suicide for his role in an auto accident that claimed the lives of seven people finds a reason to live, and to atone, when he falls for a woman (Dawson) who wants to help him deal with his grief THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX Director:  Sam Fell Robert Stevenhagen  Stars:  Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson...Read Full Story

The original MTV article was published last August 30, 2011, so it's kind of few months old but it deserves space in this website. The interview was conducted by MTV following the premiere of the first teaser trailer of the Hunger Games featuring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in the Hunger Games. The teaser trailer depicts the fireball scene of the 74th Hunger Games. If you could remember, I guess that's the time when Katniss blew up Cato and his allies' supplies. The interview also gives us...Read Full Story

“So many kids work backward methodically, calculatingly from a process instead of from the inside out in terms of what they want to express. All anybody really wants to find, (those) who take home stacks of scripts over the weekend, is an original voice that stirs them. Then they want to make you the same as everybody else, but for that first moment they want to see an original voice. It’s that method of calculation that I think hurt you. If you’re not going to have guts alone in a room, I...Read Full Story

“So many kids work backward methodically, calculatingly from a process instead of from the inside out in terms of what they want to express. All anybody really wants to find, (those) who take home stacks of scripts over the weekend, is an original voice that stirs them. Then they want to make you the same as everybody else, but for that first moment they want to see an original voice. It’s that method of calculation that I think hurt you. If you’re not going to have guts alone in a room, I...Read Full Story

  Powered by Max Banner Ads   Gary Ross, who hasn’t directed a feature since 2003′s Academy Award-nominated Seabiscuit, is in early negotiations to helm The Hunger Games, confirms a source at Lionsgate, the studio behind the film. The news was first reported late last night by Deadline.com. The job is a coveted one, considering the popularity of The Hunger Games trilogyRead Full Story

When the list of directors being considered to direct ' The Hunger Games ' movie was revealed, David Slade stood out immediately. While I was certain he was the man for the job, I also mentioned that all of the options would make for fine a helmer. Well, I lied. According to Deadline , Gary Ross is the candidate in early talks for the gig and I'm somewhat disappointed. With darker material like ' 30 Days of Night ' under his belt and having had a great teen-friendly franchise experience...Read Full Story

As Deadline reports, Gary Ross is in talks with Lionsgate to be at the helm for The Hunger Games movie! So looks like some decision might be around the corner! Gary Ross is in early talks to direct The Hunger Games , the first installment of the novel trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The film is a joint production between Lionsgate and Color Force’s Nina Jacobson. Filming will start next year with a script by Billy Ray, who rewrote a draft by the author. The huge sales of the trilogy make the...Read Full Story

Pleasantville and Seabiscuit writer/director Gary Ross is in early talks to direct The Hunger Games for Lionsgate. The film will be based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling futuristic young adult novel, which is described as follows: In the story, a dystopic Capitol requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl who are forced to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. When Katniss Everdeen’s little sister is...Read Full Story

  Powered by Max Banner Ads   Deadline New York reports that Lionsgate has met with directors for the first installment to Suzanne Collins’ mega-blockbuster Hunger Games trilogy, including Sam Mendes, David Slade, and Susanna White. But the early lead is said to belong to director Gary Ross (Seabiscuit). Filming is looking for a 2011 start, from a script adapted by BillyRead Full Story