And Gary Ross himself introduced it!

Gary Ross has decided not to direct Catching Fire because of time constraint issues. Please sign if you want Lionsgate to push back the release date of Catching Fire to 2014 so that Gary Ross can come back and give this film the attention and love it deserves. #CatchingFire2014

As eager as everyone is to see Catching Fire, we’re worried about a rush job with any director at the helm. Let Lionsgate know that we WILL wait for a quality movie.

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Fox’s needing Jennifer for the X-Men sequel in January gave Gary Ross very little time to prep and shoot Catching Fire, causing him to bow out of directing.

Here are our picks for directors we would want the most, a mix of pie in sky dreams and viable candidates!

1. Christopher Nolan
Okay, my pie in the sky dreams. Director of some of my favorite films such as Inception and The Prestige, he could do wonders with the multiple storylines occuring in Catching Fire. Most likely he is far too busy with post production for Dark Knight Rises and working on Man of Steel. The same goes for Peter Jackson and Ridley Scott. A girl can dream, can’t she?

2. Steven Soderbergh
Most known for the Ocean’s movies, definitely a solid choice for Catching Fire. I just loved how he handled the District 11 riot scene in The Hunger Games. Most likely a large pricetag, I would trust him to handle Catching Fire.

3.The Coen Brothers
Joel and Ethan Coen have directed some of the coolest films of our time! They’re responsible for films such as O Brother Where Art Thou and the legend, The Big Lebowski. Not sure how their schedule is, but might give Catching Fire a nice edginess.

4. Ron Howard
Ron Howard’s the man! Do I need to explain all the great work he’s done over the years? He seems to have a great handle on multiple genres, and would do great with working with younger actors. We say, “Yes, please!”

5. Kathryn Bigelow
Here’s an interesting choice that’s being thrown around. She directed Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker and the new film about Navy Seal Team 6. Granted she’s got a great handling on war, but interestingly enough she’s a big painter. I wonder if any of that would come into play with Peeta’s storyline in Catching Fire?

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