"Hunger Games" trilogy has finally reached its onscreen conclusion with four films that wrapped up the war-torn saga beautifully. Is it really over? Lionsgate says, maybe not.

According to a report from Variety, Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns expressed the studio's intention to continue exploring the "Hunger Games" franchise during the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York.

The executive revealed that the films in discussion would be prequels to Suzanne Collins' dystopian best-selling novels with more games in the deadly arenas that Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Meelark have so desperately tried to escape in the first two films. Burns said the fans of the franchise missed the presence of the large-scale arenas in the two "Mockingjay" films adding, "If we went backwards there obviously would be arenas."

If the studio is indeed developing films focusing on the games that preceded the events of the original trilogy, it's safe to assume beloved characters Katniss, Peeta and Gale Hawthorne -- played by stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth respectively -- will not be in the cast.

Instead, the possibility exists of stories revolving around the Hunger Games seasons of the other Victors introduced throughout the films such as Woody Harrelson's Haymitch Abernathy, Sam Claflin's Finnick Odair, Jeffrey Wright's Beetee Latier and other known characters of the series. The upcoming films may also bring in entirely new characters and stories to the mix.

Neither Burns nor any other representative from Lionsgate specified any details about the prequels being discussed. Still, the team is determined to represent the franchise well and interested in delving deeper into fascinating themes presented in Suzanne Collins' world.

"Whatever extensions of 'The Hunger Games' brand we pursue, the intent is not to glorify violence by arbitrarily telling arena stories," Burns explained. "But to continue Suzanne Collins's exploration of the concepts of just war theory."

All of the films in the franchise were received well at the box office. The most recent, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2", is still at the top spot at the North American box office for the third week straight, according to a report from Fox News.

The fourth installment of the Lawrence-led series raked in an estimated $18.6 million. This brings the "Mockingjay - Part 2" domestic total to $227 million, an impressive feat entering the holiday season. Presumably, Lionsgate is hoping for similar success in the possible expansion films they are cooking up for the franchise.

What do you think of the studio expanding the "Hunger Games" universe to prequel films?