It's a little late in the game for this!

Production on the second Hunger Games movie is slated to start this summer -- but first the studio wants to give the script a capital-style make over!

Lionsgate is in talks turned down directing Catching Fire because its super-rushed super-immediate production schedule.

Now we totally don't blame him!

Having his script rewritten just two months before going into production is probably giving the new director, Francis Lawrence, a freakin' ulcer!!

[Image via WENN.]