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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Aaron Perine

Quentin Tarantino thinks The Hunger Games ripped off a 2000 film

Quentin Tarantino had a hot take about The Hunger Games that got the Internet talking. The celebrated filmmaker joined the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast to chat about all kinds of movies. But, his comments about Hunger Games ripping-off Battle Royale have everyone taking notice. Tarantino argues that Battle Royale writer Kenta Fukasaku (or maybe Koushun Takami, who wrote the novel the movie is based on?) should have sued Suzanne Collins because of the similarities between the two ideas.

Here’s what the Kill Bill director said, “I do not understand how the Japanese writer didn’t sue Suzanne Collins for every f****** thing she owns.” 

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