Lionsgate Plans to Open 'The Hunger Games' & 'Divergent' Series Amusement Parks

As if book, movies, and actions figures weren't enough to fulfill the needs of The Hunger Games fans, the popular movie series could possibly be adding theme parks to their franchise. According to a recent interview with the New York Times, Lionsgate revealed its current plan to build amusement park exhibits around some of its most it film properties like the Divergent series, Now You See Me, and of course, The Hunger Games.

Three years ago, Tim Palen, the studio's Chief Brand Officer, had an idea to turn The Hunger Games into a Disneyland-like ride, without glorifying some of the plots in the movie, which include young adults and children killing each other for the amusement of the wealthy.

“The more we thought about it, the more we realized there was a major opportunity — not just to create something smart and captivating that Hunger Games fans would love, but to bring all of our franchises alive in new ways,” Palen told the NYT.

Roller coasters and other rides based on the record-breaking box-office film will allow for the creation of two new theme parks in the United States and China, according to Palen. The potential theme park would feature a recreation of Katniss Everdeen's mining town, Peeta Mellark's bakery and roller coaster rides emulating the movie's high-speed luxurious capitol trains.

The parks, which will be build by two separate companies, are expected to be located in Atlanta, Georgia and Macau. The news comes just shortly after a Hunger Games stage show in London was announced.

Everdeen isn't the only character who made an impact on fans and the film production/distribution company. Lionsgate also has deals in the works to create Step Up (2006) dance shows, as well as, attractions based on the Divergent (2014) series and Now You See Me (2013). Lionsgate hopes to give the Twilight (2008) series its own theme parks in the future.

The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay - Part 2 debuts later this month (Nov. 20), marking the final installment of the series.

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