Never split your tens is a bedrock rule of blackjack.
For filmmakers, the rule may be never split your source material.
I totally regret it, filmmaker Francis Lawrencesaid to People.
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Im not sure everybody does, but I definitely do.
The change of attitude by Lawrence is in contrast to his prior defenses of the split.
Back in 2014 forMockingjay Part 1and 2015sMockingjay Part 2,he called the films two distinct stories.
And I can understand that.
But making people wait a year, I think, came across as disingenuous, even though it wasnt.
When prequelThe Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesarrives on Nov. 17, it will not be split across multiple films.
Instead, it will have a series record run time of two hours and 36 minutes.
I would never let them split the book in two, Lawrence said of the new movie.
Ill just make a longer movie.'
