‘the hunger games: mockingjay part 2’ promo poster reveal

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ Promo Poster Reveal

At noon on June 1, The Hunger Games Facebook page released the first promo poster for Mockingjay Part 2 and the fandom is going crazy. The poster shows a destroyed statue of President Snow with the mockingjay symbol painted in red behind it. In the bottom corner of the poster (also painted in red) is “#UNITE” and “REVOLUTION.PN.”…

5 books that have amazing potential to be video games

5 Books That Have Amazing Potential to Be Video Games

Games like The Walking Dead and The Last of Us remind us that the power a great narrative can take a video game to the next level. Video games have a lot to gain from literature. Authors create ideas that have the potential inspire compelling games. These video games don’t have to follow the same plot of the…

November movie preview: fall into sequels

November Movie Preview: Fall into Sequels

November is often overlooked when thinking about the calendar’s big movie months. But it always delivers with a few big releases. This year’s November movies are even more impressive than usual. Well, at least on paper they are. People always seem to complain about the number of sequels that get made, but wait for the…

Hunger games trailer recap: mockingjay part 1

Hunger Games Trailer Recap: Mockingjay Part 1

Prior to this month, fans of the hit franchise The Hunger Games (which consists of a young adult novel trilogy and a film series based thereon) had tasted only a smidgen of its newest entry, the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, prior to the its latest trailer, which was released a few weeks…

Mockingjay-part 1 official teaser trailer released

Mockingjay-Part 1 Official Teaser Trailer Released

The first teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 has finally been released, much to the excitement of fans. While two videos—addresses from President Snow—for the film were previously uploaded to The Hunger Games YouTube channel, this is the first official teaser. Watch “Our Leader the Mockingjay” below: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzcYyzCZdiM] While the one minute…

Hunger games teaser: new address from president snow

Hunger Games Teaser: New Address From President Snow

Today, The Hunger Games YouTube channel released a new video: “President Snow’s Panem Address #2-‘Unity’.” So far, there hasn’t been an official trailer for the upcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1, but now we have two videos to obsess over. First, watch the video below: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4e-qJdEAXo]   In some ways, this new video begins…

Coming soon: a hunger games theme park

Coming Soon: A Hunger Games Theme Park

Executives from the movie studio Lionsgate are trying to figure out how they can milk The Hunger Games franchise to gain even more money. CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed that the studio is partnering with Thinkwell Group, a company known for creating theme parks, to produce an exhibition of costumes and props from the film…

November movie preview: give thanks for good movies

November Movie Preview: Give Thanks For Good Movies

October… it’s over. So we are moving onto November and an interesting grouping of movies that will hit theaters. There are a bunch of must-see titles mixed in with some that are less anticipated. October’s standouts seem like nothing compared to the franchise films that bring Katniss and Thor back to the big screen. We…

The hunger games: catching fire – trailer builds hype

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Trailer Builds Hype

There are very few things I enjoy in this world more than epic movie trailers. The anticipation, the consolidation of exciting moments, the creative editing, they’re just fun. I counted down the days for the first trailer to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and I still occasionally watch the preview for “X-Men: The Last…

Today’s young adult fantasy novels become tomorrow’s blockbusters

Today’s Young Adult Fantasy Novels Become Tomorrow’s Blockbusters

A lot of film people complain about the number of comic book movies that are released every year. Of course that’s not a problem for us at Geek Insider. But in terms of blockbuster source material, people often overlook the constant presence of another genre, young adult fantasy. Maybe the general public doesn’t know where…