Let the plays begin: The Hunger Games stage show to open in London in 2016

The blockbuster post-apocalyptic action franchise The Hunger Games is hitting the stage and will open London in the summer of 2016 in a new purpose-built theater next to Wembley Stadium, Lionsgate said on Friday.

The blockbuster post-apocalyptic action franchise

The Hunger Games

is hitting the stage and will open London in the summer of 2016 in a new purpose-built theater next to Wembley Stadium, Lionsgate said on Friday.

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The studio behind The Hunger Games said it was teaming with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and U.S. based Triangular Entertainment on the show, which will be produced by Tony Award winner Robin de Levita and others.

"Their creative genius, combined with world-class production values and state-of-the-art technology, will provide a uniquely immersive experience for fans around the world," Lionsgate Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen said in a statement.

The previous two Hunger Games films grossed more than $1.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts. The books by Suzanne Collins, on which the films are based, have sold more than 80 million copies around the world.