MrBeast has floated the idea of doing a “real life” version of Hunger Games - without the killing, of course. The YouTube megastar is known for his extremely wild stunts in his videos.
He shot to mainstream success after he released his $426,000 Squid Game in Real Life back in November 2021. Costing a reported $3m to make, the video has passed 800 million views on YouTube as of August 2025.
But MrBeast might not yet be done with remakes of dystopian death games. In an appearance on The Today Show over in the US, he was asked about his idea for a real life version of the Hunger Games.
Jennifer Lawrence starred in the movie adaptations in the 2010s, while another prequel film is due to arrive in 2026: Sunrise on the Reaping. The books and films feature teenagers forced to compete in brutal death matches, for the entertainment of the rich in the capitol.
MrBeast told Today Show his version would “not use real weapons” and involve dropping 26 people on an island, with the last one standing winning $1m. He pitched using “laser tag” instead of actually killing the contestants, like in the original novels.
It comes after his own reality show Beast Games came to an end earlier this year and crowned its first winner. Find out more about that here.
Now he is talking about doing his own version of Hunger Games, I thought I would take a look at some of MrBeast’s wildest and most extreme video ideas so far.
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5. I Spent 100 Hours Inside The Pyramids!
Another 2025 effort from MrBeast, this one saw the YouTube megastar get “unrestricted access” to the Pyramids of Egypt. He explored all of the Great Pyramids, including going to places that are “literally illegal to enter” - without the permits and permission he had been granted. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
6. 7 Days Stranded In A Cave
Can’t say this is a situation I would ever want to be in, but MrBeast did a survival challenge in 2024 that involved being stranded in a cave. He described the descent into the cave as “the scariest thing I’ve done”. | Noam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube
7. Protect The Yacht, Keep It!
MrBeast gave a yacht to one of the participants in a video from 2024 - the only catch being he would do his best to destroy it. It was a bit like Battleship in real life, and the yacht-owner had to defend it for 24 hours to win it for good. | Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix