David Cronenberg To Direct Hunger Games Sequel? Maybe!

4/12/2012 9:45 PM ET | Filed under: Film Flickers • Hunger Games

David Cronenberg

That would be awesome!

Since Gary Ross has officially abandoned the sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Lionsgate is scrambling to find another director. So far the studio has a list of "seven or eight names" that they and author Suzanne Collins would be interested in working with.

One of those names is David Cronenberg, the guy behind the science fiction classic The Fly and A History Of Violence. That's one heck of a long shot though because he has already turned down big budget blockbusters like Return Of The Jedi, Top Gun, and RoboCop in favor of smaller projects.

Other potential directors include Alfonso Cuaron, who directed the third installment of Harry Potter, and Academy Award nominee Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, Biutiful).

It sounds like the producers and studio are trying hard to maintain the integrity of the series by attaching innovative directors. Who would U like to see take over where Gary Ross left off?

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Tags: alejandro gonzalez inarritu, alfonso cuaron, catching fire, david cronenberg, gary ross, harry potter, lionsgate, suzanne collins, the fly, the hunger games

The Whole Story! But Is It The Truth?? Watch DeMario Jackson Tell His Side Of The Bachelor In Paradise 'Sexual Misconduct' Scandal!

Will this finally bring the Bachelor in Paradise sex scandal to a close? Only if you buy DeMario Jackson's side of the story!

In the first part of a two-night, three-part interview on E! News, the Bachelorette alum tells the story of how he and Corinne Olympios first became "homies" -- which just so happened to be the same night as the alleged "sexual misconduct"!

He recalls:

"Our first real conversation was at the bar. We were hanging out. We kind of were just complimenting each other on being villains. I was like, 'Look, I've accepted this role.' We were kind of just laughing, like, 'Oh, we're about to dominate Paradise!' Like homie stuff, like really, really like friends. And then, you know, we started having a little bit more fun...and had a few drinks."

That's when things "got a little hot and heavy."

DeMario says he and Corinne began making out, with her legs were wrapped around him:

[Image via ABC/E!.]