US EditionMrBeast Plans Hung Games-Inspired Show—Without The Killing - Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION)
NO LOC, AUG 6 – MrBeast will host 26 contestants using laser tag on an island with a $1 million prize to safely recreate the Hunger Games concept, following his Squid Game success.
- On August 5, 2025, Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, appeared on the Today Show and revealed plans to produce a Hunger Games-inspired competition without real violence.
- This announcement followed his previous success recreating the Squid Game series in a viral YouTube event that inspired auditions for its next season.
- Donaldson described the concept as placing about 26 participants on an island using laser tag-style eliminations, awarding the last survivor one million dollars.
- On the Today Show, he shared that they had recreated Squid Game and reconstructed Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, explaining that transforming popular fictional concepts into real experiences is something audiences really enjoy.
- This planned project suggests continued growth in experiential competitions, potentially attracting strong demand based on his record-breaking audience and creative events.
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Content creator James Stephen Donaldson, known as MrBeast, announced a collaboration with author James Patterson to write a novel. In the style of ‘The Games of Hunger’, MrBeast and Patterson, they will release a novel inspired by high performance challenges, in a history of competition and betrayal. The novel will be published in 2026 and will be available in 15 languages, including Spanish. In addition, it is planned to bring the story to the …
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