The Hunger Games pitch trailer shows us a much darker Panem! [video]

When a filmmaker pitches a new movie they do their very best to sell a studio on the concept that they envision for the film. Sometimes the best way to approach this is with a visual presentation. To do this filmmakers will create an original mash-up trailer that complies short clips from other movies that will express what they want their movie to look like.

When Lionsgate was looking around for a director for The Hunger Games, Kevin Tancharoen got straight to work and prepared a unique mash-up trailer that created a much darker world for The Hunger Games. Kevin Tancharoen is known for his 2009 remake of Fame, the amazing Mortal Kombat: Rebirth trailer, and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Obviously, Tancharoen did not get the job for the The Hunger Games as it was directed by Gary Ross. As such we never got to see his vision for the movie. But he has now shared exclusively with SlashFilm the trailer that he created and the darker world that he wanted to portray. Take a look at the fantastic trailer below!

Did anyone else notice that Tancharoen would have cast the same actress as Gary Ross did for Rue (Amandla Stenberg)? It's clear that she was meant for that part!

What do you think of some of the other potential casting choices? Do you think think that this darker tone would have worked for The Hunger Games? Would you have like it better? Let me know what you think in the comments!

Source: SlashFilm