A new "Hunger Games" theme park in Georgia?

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By Scott Trubey and Jennifer Brett

Could a new "Hunger Games" theme park rise up in Georgia?

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

" Motiongate Dubai will be 4 million square feet and is expected to attract more than 3 million visits a year," Entertainment Weekly reported earlier this year.

The studio also reportedly is eyeing a large tract in Bartow County, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.

No confirmation from the studio at the moment but Georgia seems like a good fit for a possible "Hunger Games" park. Three of the four movies in the series, "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay" parts 1 and 2, all filmed here.

Series star Jennifer Lawrence, incidentally, is back in Atlanta filming "Passengers," with Chris Pratt.

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