Lionsgate is splitting Suzanne Collins’ third book in two parts, as expected

Jul 12, 2012 12:35 GMT  ·  By

Now that “The Hunger Games” film proved it had great potential as a franchise (not that anyone doubted it), Lionsgate has decided to split the final book in Suzanne Collins' trilogy into two movies.

They just got a release date as well, Deadline informs.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will bow worldwide November 21, 2014, followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 on November 20, 2015,” the e-zine says.

The first installment in the franchise came out in March and made a killing at the box office.

The sequel, “Catching Fire,” is now in the works and has been scheduled for release on November 22, 2013, as we also informed you last month.