In recent years, movie studios have attempted to capitalize on the popularity of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games series by adapting a number of properties based on young adult book series, particularly those set is sci-fi dystopian futures. However, before The Hunger Games, Lionsgate subsidiary Summer Entertainment had a massive YA-based blockbuster franchise in The Twilight Saga. Based on the quartet of books written by Stephenie Meyer, the series was adapted into five movies – following the path of Harry Potter and splitting the last novel into two films.
However, since The Hunger Games live-action series wrapped up, YA-based movie franchises have struggled; most notably, the third movie in Lionsgate’s Divergent series, Allegiant, opened in theaters earlier this year to largely ...
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