This director's video pitch for Hunger Games might be better than the real movie
We liked Gary Ross' movie version of The Hunger Games — but it could always have been better. And here's one example of how: Director Kevin Tancharoen's video pitch, from when he was gunning for the job.
Sure, this video is merely stitched together footage from Doomsday, X-Men, The Book of Eli, among others — but this one short clip does something that the movie does not. Explains things. Seriously was the name Effie Trinket even said once in the movie? Oh also, there's actual violence in this pitch.
Tancharoen (Fame, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth) has released his movie pitch to Slashfilm (who also has a great interview with him about the movie pitching process). Ah well, perhaps the sequel will have more bloody, science fictional elements.
Kevin Tancharoen's The Hunger Games Pitch Trailer [/Film Exclusive] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXf90kB1cI#ws)
I wouldn't mind seeing more blood, but I understand the reason why they didn't. It's a kids books and you want to preserve that rating. As for the sci-fi, I think the movie had more sci-fi than the book for the first book. Later books have far more sci-fi elements than the first one to me.