Steven Soderbergh to direct The Hunger Games

OMG I am so excited for the Hunger Games!

Steven Soderbergh will be shooting second-unit photography for the upcoming movie directed by Gary Ross.

This is going to be the next Harry Potter! Peeta! Gale! Oh my!

From IndieWire:

Over the past day or so, Twitter has revealed that Steven Soderbergh has been spotted on the set of “The Hunger Games,” the upcoming young adult book adaptation by Gary Ross. “Soderbergh in the house this weekend!!! very exciting!” tweeted production designer Eddie Mills, while electrician on the film Chrys Blackstone posted, “Holy shit! Just found out that Steven Soderbergh is coming to the #hungergames to direct 2nd Unit. I am so excited this is getting good!” Sources have confirmed with The Playlist that yes, Soderbergh is second unit directing on ‘Hunger Games’ but it’s not quite as random and odd as you might think.

Ross and Soderbergh have actually been friends for years. Soderbergh produced “Pleasantville,” while Ross has often taken a look at Soderbergh’s scripts. Another connection comes in the shape of Phil Messina, a production designer on “The Hunger Games” who has also worked on Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich,” “Traffic,” “Solaris,” “The Good German,” “Che: Part Two” and the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogy. As for Soderbergh’s participation on ‘Hunger Games,’ it was required no more than Ross asking for him to come aboard.

Via Vuture