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Synopsis
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever. Credits
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Katniss Gets Tough Again In Dramatic New Catching Fire PosterThat hardcore quote at the top-- "The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand"-- comes from the first chapter of the book, but isn't actually as stirring in context. At the beginning of the book Katniss is back in District 12 and back to her old habit of illegally hunting in the woods, though as a Hunger Games winer she and her family are rich enough that she doesn't have to hunt to feed herself...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-05-14 12:06:35comments
5 Things We Learned From The Hunger Games: Catching Fire TeaserFans may be a bit disappointed by the limited scope of the trailer, which only shows us everything that happens up until Katniss and Peeta re-enter the arena (it's also up for debate whether the film is considering that reveal a spoiler, though given how much they're likely to promote the character of Finnick, I doubt it). But in this exceedingly well-cut and surprisingly emotional tease, I think there were 5 strong clues about what we can expect from the entirety of Catching Fire. Let's dig in...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-04-15 09:00:09comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser: 'The Odds Are Never In Our Favor'It's surprising how much emphasis in this goes to Donald Sutherland's President Snow, who's watching Katniss's victory tour and realizes that the glitz of the Capitol isn't able to overcome the simmering revolution that Katniss has accidentally started. The most shocking line in the trailer-- "Her species must be eradicated"-- doesn't appear in the book...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-04-14 21:11:44comments
President Snow's Hunger Games: Catching Fire Portrait Is A Silent MenaceThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire won't come to theaters until November 22, and sadly we have no idea if this series of portraits is leading up to a trailer premiere (my guess is we might have to wait until the MTV Movie Awards, on April 14, since you know those are common audiences...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-08 14:04:04comments
Liam Hemsworth's Gale Gets A Hunger Games: Catching Fire Portrait He Doesn't DeserveI've been so into this ongoing series of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire portraits. So into them! Which is helpful, because they've been debuting two a day for the last week, which involves a lot of analyzing costume choices and figuring out the symbolism of the white rose held by the tributes. But now they've gone and managed to screw it all up, by including rebellious dreamboat in the series supposedly sponsored by the Capitol. Check out this blasphemy below:...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-07 15:17:33comments
Peeta Reveals His Wedding Suit In New Hunger Games: Catching Fire PortraitI'm not really sure how long they can keep up this pace of revealing two new "Capitol Couture" portraits every day, but us Hunger Games fans sure are enjoying it while it lasts. Capitol residents Effie Trinket, Caesar Flickerman and Cinna have shown off their finery, and Katniss has unveiled the wedding dress she wears to celebrate her fake wedding to Peeta...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-07 14:02:33comments
Jennifer Lawrence Stuns In A Wedding Dress In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire PortraitThat Katniss Everdeen, always an iconoclast. While everyone else has been dutifully sitting in a chair for their official "Capitol Couture" portraits, when it came time for Katniss's turn, she chose to stand. Part of that's probably the necessity of the unbelievable dress she's wearing-- with that many ruffles and structural elements, there's pretty much no way she can move like a normal human. Check out Katniss's Couture portrait below...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-06 08:18:46comments
Effie Trinket Is Resplendent In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire's Capitol CoutureThe heroine of the Hunger Games franchise, the inimitable Katniss Everdeen, is a girl who couldn't care less about makeup and jewels and clothes. She's forced to wear them, of course, in both The Hunger Games and especially Catching Fire, in which she and Peeta are sent on a victory tour to "celebrate" their wins in the Hunger Games...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-04 14:32:29comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Reveals Katniss And Peeta's Victory Tour PosterFrom the moment the franchise began the marketing for The Hunger Games has been pretty spectacular, engaging fans on Facebook and fan sites, teasing out poster debuts and seconds-long trailer previews to the hungry masses, and leaving everyone wanting more....by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-22 11:48:25comments
Hunger Games Set Reveals Cornucopia In Aerial PhotosAerial photography of some Catching Fire locations were submitted to the Web site The Hob, and if you look closely, you can spot the Cornucopia that seems to have been set up at a location dubbed “The Beach” in Georgia’s Clayton County International Park....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-30 13:29:39comments
New Catching Fire Image Goes Behind The ScenesJennifer Lawrence is everywhere right now, accepting awards right and left for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and reminding us all constantly why she's the celebrity we most want to be our best friend. If she wins the Best Actress Oscar next month...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-14 11:55:24comments
New Catching Fire Images Reveal Plutarch Heavensbee And The Victory TourJennifer Lawrence is riding high today after her Best Actress Oscar nomination for Silver Linings Playbook, but for one very large group of her fans, her biggest moment will be coming later this year, when she reprises her role as Katniss Everdeen for the hotly anticipated sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire....by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-10 11:55:15comments
New Catching Fire Photo Shows Finnick Getting Close With KatnissEarlier today, we got a look at the cover of Entertainment Weekly's upcoming Catching Fire issue, which showed Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen and Sam Clafin's Finnick Odair looking suited up, armed and ready for a(nother) fight. Now comes a photo from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which gives us yet another look at the two characters today. And by together, we mean very closely together. ...by Kelly West | published: 2013-01-09 15:53:21comments
First Hunger Games: Catching Fire Image Has Katniss And Finnick Armed And ReadyIf you're not a Hunger Games fanatic you may be a little confused by the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly, which has Jennifer Lawrence back in character as Katniss, and a blond handsome guy standing behind her. You might initially assume that's Peeta with her, but wait! There's a new blond dreamboat on the scene in Catching Fire...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-09 07:54:58comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Unveils A Very Familiar Flaming Motion PosterEverybody is obviously excited for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and with good reason-- the first movie was a faithful and really great adaptation of the book, they cast all the major characters really well, and the success of the first movie indicated a much bigger budget to capture all the craziness that comes into the second book...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-20 15:57:13comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Casts Jeffrey Wright As BeeteeJeffrey Wright, the character actor and theater veteran who seemingly shows up in every other movie, has become the latest-- and quite possibly the last-- actor added to the massive lineup for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Lionsgate announced today that they've cast him as Beetee...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-07 12:00:46comments
Sam Claflin Confirmed As Catching Fire's FinnickAfter weeks of casting announcements about minor characters even diehard Hunger Games fans probably didn't care about, we've finally snagged the final bit casting notice about ,I>Catching FIre-- and it's exactly what you're expected. Sam Claflin, last seen in Snow White and the Huntsman, will play the dreamboat tribute Finnick...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-22 10:19:45comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Finds Its CashmereWhether or not you've read Suzanne Collins' wildly popular YA trilogy, the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games made clear that not all the districts of Panem are equal when it comes to their tributes' chances in the Capital's cruel competition. While the film's romantic leads, Katniss and Peeta, scraped by in the squalid District 12, Districts 1 and 2—known for industries in luxury items and weaponry respectively—are far wealthier regions....by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-08-14 14:31:16comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Adds Two More TributesUsually when a movie begins casting its smaller roles, it announces them in one big batch, or doesn't announce them at all, allowing you to discover once you peruse IMDB which character actors will be filling the frame behind the main stars. But The Hunger Games is not most movies...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-10 11:27:27comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Casts District 2's BrutusAt some point I might just set up a template for announcing minor Hunger Games: Catching Fire casting news, since at the rate this news is coming in there will be something to say every day. For what feels like years we've been getting updates on who will play minor new characters in the film...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-08 14:57:31comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Casts Brutal Tribute EnobariaWe've still got tons of casting updates coming in about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and still, they're not about the most interesting new role, Finnick. But Meta Golding, who has just been cast to play Enobaria in the hotly anticipated sequel, will still have a lot to chew in her new role...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-07 11:42:51comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Adds A New PeacekeeperMan, the guy who's going to play Finnick in Catching Fire must be holding out for a seriously huge paycheck. That's the only way I can explain the drawn-out casting process for the Hunger Games sequel, which is set to go into production this fall in time for its November 22, 2013 release...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-06 10:51:51comments
Jena Malone Confirmed As Johanna Mason In The Hunger Games: Catching FireNow, at long last, those Lionsgate folks can speak freely. The studio announced today that Malone has indeed been cast as Johanna Mason, the fiery and confrontational former Hunger Games winner from District 7 who clashes with our heroine Katniss. There's a surprise that comes halfway through Catching Fire...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-23 10:52:45comments
Catching Fire May Have Chosen Its Finnick, Mags And BeeteeAfter what's seemed like months of run-arounds and rumors and shortlists and wishful thinking, we finally have what looks like a frontrunner to play Finnick in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire…. and it's probably not who you're hoping. Not to say anything against Sam Claflin...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-17 14:52:04comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Adds Amanda Plummer As WiressIt's hard to know how to explain her role in the film without getting into what might be spoilers for Catching Fire, but suffice it to say Wiress plays a major role in the 75th Hunger Games, which are called the Quarter Quell and have a different, special format than most games...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-17 10:34:56comments
Philip Seymour Hoffman Reportedly Confirmed For The Hunger Games: Catching FireFor those of you who haven't read the Catching Fire book, don't be surprised if you see very, very little of Plutarch Heavensbee in the eventual movie. He's in charge of making the edition of the Hunger Games that take place during Catching Fire, but our heroine Katniss only interacts with him once...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-09 09:26:38comments
Jena Malone In Talks For Catching Fire's Johanna MasonThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be an adaptation of Suzanne Collins second novel about Katniss Everdeen and the peasants of Panem's continued struggle against the cruel and calculating Capitol. Having infuriated the dastardly President Snow with her remarkable victory, Katniss in thrown back into the Hunger Games to fight for her life a second time. Johanna Mason is one of her competitors, and though a relatively minor figure in the books, she is rabidly beloved by fans......by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-07-03 13:42:07comments
Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire May Have Found Its Johanna MasonWith the success of the first film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' popular young adult series The Hunger Games, it's no surprise that there's plenty of buzz surrounding the cast additions for the sequel Catching Fire. Among the characters set to be introduced in the adaptation of the second novel in the trilogy is Johanna Mason, a girl who has one major thing in common with Katniss Everdeen. She too won the Hunger Games once. ...by Kelly West | published: 2012-06-28 19:22:12comments
Catching Fire's Johanna Mason Could Also Be Jena MaloneMalone, on the other hand, appears to have an open schedule, except for an adaptation of the Ibsen play A Doll's House that she plans to shoot with Ben Kingsley. The Catching Fire shoot would obviously be much, much bigger, and a pretty good opportunity for Malone to boot-- Johanna is a mercurial, fascinating character...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-06-26 06:29:01comments
Catching Fire's Johanna Mason Could Be Mia Wasikowska Or Zoe AggelikiOne of the most important new characters who appears in Catching Fire is Johanna Mason, a fierce and sometimes antagonistic former Hunger Games champion who our heroine Katniss is forced to get along with. And now, finally, we've got some hints about who might play her...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-06-22 14:06:57comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Could Bring In Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman was on the mind of a lot of Hunger Games fans when producers were looking for an actor to play the drunken but eventually endearing mentor Haymitch-- the part that eventually went to Woody Harrelson. But as it turns out, the crew behind the Hunger Games franchise weren't leaving out Hoffman-- they were just biding their time...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-06-11 18:38:38comments
Emma Stone Flattered To Be On Catching Fire Wishlists, But Is She Right For Johanna?Even while covering one of the hottest movies of the summer, The Amazing Spider-Man, I’ve got The Hunger Games on the brain. Just before wrapping up a chat with the film’s Gwen Stacy, Emma Stone, I mentioned that she’s popped up on quite a few fan Catching Fire dream cast lists ...by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2012-06-11 17:44:43comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Producer Denies Finnick Casting RumorsOf course, that's such a vague rebuttal that it's impossible to know what she really means. After all, Catching Fire does start production in just a few months, and Finnick is such a big characters-- and one so treasured by fans-- that Jacobson and her fellow producers know perfectly well that they have to choose carefully...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-06-06 09:17:33comments
Armie Hammer, Taylor Kitsch And Garrett Hedlund Being Considered For Catching Fire's Finnick?Between Armie Hammer, Taylor Kitsch and Garrett Hedlund, only Kitsch and Hedlund have experience in the realm of the sci-fi epic. Kitsch, of course, has done it twice this year, starring in both John Carter and Battleship, but just two years ago Hedlund got sucked into the grid and worked to find his father in Tron Legacy....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-05-29 18:12:54comments
Robert Pattinson Confirms He Won't Play Finnick In Catching FireWe recently got wind, like a lot of people, of an online rumor that Robert Pattinson was on the shortlist of actors wanted to join The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire as Finnick Odair, the handsome and flirtatious former tribute whom Katniss meets in the second book...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-28 08:39:51comments
The Hunger Games Sequel Officially Titled The Hunger Games: Catching FireWhen it came to creating brand recognition, Summit Entertainment really nailed it with the Twilight franchise. When the sequels were being produced they didn't simply call them Eclipse or New Moon, but rather extended the title but putting The Twilight Saga: in front of it. Needless to say, it's been expected that Lionsgate would be doing the same thing with their Hunger Games series....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-05-24 13:41:20comments
Toy Story 3 Scribe Hired To Rewrite The Hunger Games Sequel, Catching FireWhen Gary Ross officially announced that he would not be returning to direct Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, it not only left a directing gap but a screenwriting gap as well. While a script was completed by Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire), Lionsgate wanted Ross to do a revision draft. Seeing as the writer/director is no longer attached to the project, that's unlikely to happen. So who is going to be the person hired for the gig....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-05-04 19:19:40comments
Francis Lawrence Confirmed To Direct Hunger Games Sequel Catching FireThe announcement also confirms what we pretty much all suspected: the main cast from The Hunger Games, both older and younger, will be reprising their roles in Catching Fire. If you want specifics, that's Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Toby Jones...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-03 11:52:47comments
Director Francis Lawrence To Be Offered The Hunger Games SequelLionsgate is on the verge of making Lawrence an official offer to helm Catching Fire, the sequel to the boxoffice hit The Hunger Games. The search for a new filmmaker has been on-going since earlier this month when it was revealed that Gary Ross, who both wrote and directed The Hunger Games, would not be back for part two. The trade says that both Miller and Lawrence had meetings with the studio today and that the executives have made their choice....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-19 19:05:06comments
Catching Fire Director Still Narrowed Down To Two, But It Could've Been Attack The Block's Joe CornishThey also apparently considered Joe Cornish, whose Attack the Block mastered teen protagonists, unusual violence and a lot of humor in a way precious few movies have. I don't think Cornish was on many of the wishlists flying around the Internet in the last week, but now that they've mentioned him he seems kinda perfect for the gig...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-19 09:40:31comments
Bennett Miller And Francis Lawrence Rumored To Direct The Hunger Games SequelWhile Lawrence has a number of projects on his plate but would probably jump at the chance to direct Catching Fire, Miller is more of a question mark. The filmmaker is currently in pre-production on Foxcatcher, a movie that he has been developing for years now that already has Steve Carell and Channing Tatum attached...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-17 17:44:52comments
Catching Fire Director Shortlist Includes Alfonso Cuaron And David CronenbergThe list contains "seven or eight names, all men," but the Times is only revealing three of them-- Cuaron, Babel director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and surprisingly enough, David Cronenberg, the director behind landmark genre films like The Fly and Videodrome...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-12 14:13:02comments
The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross Confirms He Won't Make Catching FireHe went on to praise Lionsgate, the people he worked with on The Hunger Games and the film itself, which he calls "the happiest experience of my professional career." Despite all the rumors from last week, Deadline claims that the studio was in "shock" that Ross had exited...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-10 20:43:51comments
Great Debate: Who Should Direct The Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire?Sean and Katey got together to pitch some of their own favorite choices, some with experience directing blockbusters, some with promising indies under their belt, and one who has already made a movie about a numbered district like Katniss's own District 12...by Katey Rich and Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-04-06 10:49:15comments
Hunger Games Sequel Searches For New Director As Gary Ross Bows OutThis director swap puts The Hunger Games firmly in the tradition of the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises, which switched up directors for nearly every film, and will create some fascinating speculation about who ought to take Ross's place...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-06 09:15:18comments
The Hunger Games Director Gary Ross Still In Negotiations For The SequelDuring the promotional period for The Hunger Games everyone involved made sure to note how different the franchise was from Twilight. While it may have seemed like a silly thing to do given Twilight's success, but the truth is that comparisons were making male audiences a bit shaky about the film, as that demographic didn't want to spend two and a half hours watching a tween romance (and Hunger Games is definitely not that). ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-04 11:47:35comments
5 Changes To Expect In The Hunger Games Sequel Catching FireWhenever you change something in the first part of the story, it's going to have a domino effect down the line, and as much as The Hunger Games really did stay true to the book, some of the changes made in the movie will reflect directly on what happens in the sequel, Catching Fire...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-03-26 12:09:17comments
The Hunger Games Sequel Catching Fire Wants Screenwriter Simon BeaufoyRoss had actually been planning to adapt the second screenplay himself with author Suzanne Collins, as he had for the first movie, but post-production duties got in the way. Unable to perform the job, Ross turned Beaufoy, who won an Oscar for writing Slumdog Milionaire and is also behind scripts like The Full Monty and 127 Hours...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-11-16 14:55:33comments
Release Date News: Hunger Games Sequel, 2 Marvel Properties And A Pixar Project Get DatesDisney has announced weekend openings for three future projects, but unlike The Hunger Games, we have absolutely no idea what they are. There will be two untitled Marvel releases coming out in 2014 (one on May 16th, the other on June 27th) and also an untitled Pixar release (dated for May 30th)....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-08-08 14:58:41comments
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