The Hunger Games is a great adaptation of the book, it's not perfect, but I personally believe they did a good job with it. However the departure of Gary Ross has left me worried about the sequels future. After all Gary Ross directed and helped write the script, so a good portion of why the Hunger Games did so well can definitely be attributed to him. He's leaving because of the time constraints to make the next film. It's already set to release in November 2013, which is definitely a short amount of time for a film, especially an adaptation.
Here's what Gary Ross had to say on his departure:
