Lionsgate announced a really interesting new Hunger Games experience on their investor conference call this morning! A new, live Hunger Games "theatrical experience" is coming to London in summer 2016.
From the investor conference call:
We are excited to extend the Hunger Games franchise into new lines of business and partnering with live entertainment production company ImagineNation in summer 2016 for a Live Hunger Games theatrical experience in a specially constructed theater near Wembley Stadium in London. Based on a state-of-the-art revolving stage technology, the Lionsgate theatrical show will offer a uniquely immersive experience for fans around the world. The theatrical experience in London and the traveling exhibit launching next year, are the first of a number of location-based entertainment opportunities we're planning around the world as we continue to build the Hunger Games into a truly global phenomenon.
From the press release:
Continuing the expansion of its global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise into new businesses, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, is teaming with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and U.S. based Triangular Entertainment to bring The Hunger Games to the stageusing innovative and immersive staging techniques, the companies announced today. The Hunger Games theatrical experience will launch in summer 2016 in a brand new purpose-built theater in Wembley Park next to Wembley Stadium and Arena in London, UK.
What do you think, tributes??