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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is an upcoming American science-fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins' novel, Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy. The film is the sequel to The Hunger Games, and the second installment in The Hunger Games film series, produced and distributed by Lionsgate. Francis Lawrence is set to direct a screenplay from Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt. Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen along with Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones and Willow Shields also reprising their roles.

Months before the release of The Hunger Games, Lionsgate greenlit the second film and Gary Ross, director of the first film, was expected to return as director. However, on April 10, 2012, he announced his departure from the project due to the tight and fixed production and on May 3, Francis Lawrence was hired as the film's director. Throughout July and September 2012, the film's supporting cast was filled out, with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Lynn Cohen, Meta Golding, Amanda Plummer and Jeffrey Wright brought in to portray key roles. Filming began September 10, 2012 in and around metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Hawaii. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is scheduled to be released in IMAX on November 22, 2013 in the United States.

Plot

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). 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 (Donald Sutherland) prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Cast

• Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
• Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
• Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
• Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
• Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
• Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
• Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
• Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
• Donald Sutherland as President Snow
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
• Jeffrey Wright as Beetee
• Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith
• Amanda Plummer as Wiress
• Jena Malone as Johanna Mason
• Lynn Cohen as Mags
• Meta Golding as Enobaria
• Bruno Gunn as Brutus
• Alan Ritchson as Gloss
• E. Roger Mitchell as Chaff
• Maria Howell as Seeder
• Stephanie Leigh Schlund as Cashmere
• Elena Sanchez as Cecelia
• Bobby Jordan as Blight
• John Casino as Woof
• Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
• Paula Malcomson as Mrs. Everdeen
• Latarsha Rose as Portia

Production

Pre-production

Lionsgate announced that a film adaptation of Catching Fire will be released as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22, 2013, as a sequel to the film adaptation of The Hunger Games, with principal photography to take place in September 2012. Simon Beaufoy was hired to write the script for the film and wrote two drafts before leaving after Gary Ross, director of The Hunger Games decided not to direct the sequel. The shooting timeframe was co-ordinated between Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox, in order to allow time for Jennifer Lawrence to shoot X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel to Fox's X-Men: First Class, in January 2013.

On April 10, 2012, it was announced that Gary Ross, director of The Hunger Games, would not return due to a 'tight' and 'fitted' schedule. Bennett Miller, Joe Cornish, Francis Lawrence and Juan Antonio Bayona were all being considered to direct the new film. On April 19, 2012, it was announced that Francis Lawrence was offered the director position for the film. According to sources, the adaptation must be done filming by December 2012 to fit Jennifer Lawrence's schedule. However, after X-Men: Days of Future Past lost its director and shooting for the film was delayed till April 2013, Jennifer Lawrence was no longer needed to be filming in January 2013 and the shooting timeframe for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was extended to March (including several breaks due to the holidays and awards season). Lionsgate officially announced Francis Lawrence as the director for Catching Fire on May 3, 2012. Two days later, it was reported that Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) is in talks to re-write the script for Catching Fire. On May 24, 2012, the film was renamed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Arndt was confirmed as the new writer of the script. The film will feature sequences filmed in the IMAX format.

"Lionsgate, the cast, and filmmakers are all thrilled to have Francis Lawrence come on board as director of Catching Fire. Suzanne's brilliant book is the intense story of the birth of the rebellion and Katniss' emotionally charged journey as she takes on the mantle of the Mockingjay, and we all think Francis is the perfect director to bring the story to life who has already exhibited immense creative vision and resourcefulness in casting the film and planning its look and feel. The stakes are raised in every way in this second story, and we are thrilled to get the production underway in these perfect locations, with our excellent returning cast and some world class actors in new roles."

Casting

In July 2012, it was announced that Jena Malone would portray Johanna Mason, that Amanda Plummer would portray Wiress, and that Philip Seymour Hoffman would portray Plutarch Heavensbee. Following this up, in August 2012, it was announced that Lynn Cohen had been cast as Mags. Alan Ritchson was cast as Gloss on August 9, Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair on August 22. and Jeffrey Wright as Beetee on September 7.

Filming

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth all dyed their hair for the movie once again. Lawrence went back to training to get in shape for the role while the supporting cast undertook training in preparation for the arena scenes.

Production officially began on September 10, 2012 with shooting concluding for some of the cast on December 21, 2012. After the Christmas break, filming resumed for two weeks in mid January for some of the main cast and was placed on hold for awards season. Principal photography is expected to resume and conclude in March 2013. Shooting first took place in and around metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia and then moved to Hawaii, to shoot the arena scenes. The cast and crew were on a busy schedule, working 14-hour days and six days a week. In an interview with MTV, Josh Hutcherson confirmed scenes in the film will use IMAX cameras by stating, "they're shooting, I think, all the stuff in the arena is going to be IMAX". Jennifer Lawrence and Hemsworth were in New Jersey shooting District 12 scenes involving snow for the beginning of the film on January 31 and February 1. Jennifer Lawrence confirmed that she will fly out to Hawaii on February 25, the day after the 85th Academy Awards to shoot for the final 9 days along with Claflin and Hutcherson.

In late March, filming occurred in the Universal Studios back lot and was kept extremely secretive. Witness reported of towers and fences on set. None of the main cast are believed to have been on set.

Music

In October 2012, composer James Newton Howard confirmed that he will return to score the film. American band We the Kings have recorded a song called "The Art of War", and are in negotiations with Lionsgate to release it on the official soundtrack.

Marketing

On November 16, 2012, the first teaser trailer was released with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and revealed the official logo and tagline for the film. Lionsgate announced a sweepstakes competition where 12 fans will have their name listed in the film's credits. On January 11, 2013, Entertainment Weekly released a 2013 Preview edition of their magazine, with the first look of Lawrence as Katniss and Claflin as Finnick on the cover as well as several stills showcasing scenes from the film. On February 22, both Hitfix and the official Facebook page debut two viral posters of the Victory Tour featuring Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta).

The Capitol Portraits

On January 28, CapitolCouture.PN, a promotional site for the film's fashion and culture opened and could only be unlocked with a passcode. Once in, a picture of a blue chair appeared and told readers to check back on March 4. On March 4 the site released a portrait of Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in her new costume and wig, sitting on the new chair. 5 hours later, a portrait of Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman was released exclusively by both the site and Fandango. On March 5, three new portraits were released. The first was of Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) on IGN, the second was of Lenny Kravitz as Cinna and the third was of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen on Parallel Universe. On March 6, a portrait of Beetee (Jeffrey Wright) was released on a number of Facebook fan pages. The second portrait was of Johanna Mason (Jena Malone) and was released on Moviefone. On March 7, portraits of Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) and Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) were released on PerezHilton.com, PopSugar and MTV.com, respectively. On March 8, the final portrait was released, which was of President Snow (Donald Sutherland) on Yahoo Movies.

Trailers

MTV said on April 3 that a two and a half minute trailer would be presented by Liam Hemsworth at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on April 14, and that after the ceremony, the trailer would be posted on The Hunger Games Explorer. On April 10, MTV released a GIF of a scene from the teaser trailer.

The Hunger Games Explorer

Alongside the announcement of the teaser trailer premiering at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, Lionsgate revealed a new website called TheHungerGamesExplorer. On April 10, the website was updated and fans had to tweet using the hashtag #HungerGamesExplorer to unlock new stills from the movie. A still can be unlocked everyday leading up to April 14, 2013, the teaser trailer release date. On the first day, fans managed to unlock the first still of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) hugging Primrose (Willow Shields). The next day, a still of Katniss thinking in the woods was released.

Reception

Accolades

Sequels

Lionsgate announced that it will split the third installment of the series, Mockingjay, into two films, releasing Part 1 on November 21, 2014, and Part 2 on November 20, 2015. On November 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Francis Lawrence will return to direct the final two movies, which will be filmed back to back. On December 6, two-time Emmy winner Danny Strong announced that he will be writing the third and fourth films. On January 23, 2013, Francis Lawrence confirmed that he, along with producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, as well as author of the novel Suzanne Collins, have gone through the book and has provided the beat-sheet (outline) for the films and that Danny Strong is in the process of writing the script. On February 15, Lionsgate confirmed that Strong had completed the script for Part 1 and the studio has approved it, giving him permission to write Part 2.

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External links

• Official website
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at IMDb

v t e Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games
Novel series	The Hunger Games (2008) Catching Fire (2009) Mockingjay (2010) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020) Sunrise on the Reaping (2025)
Film series	The Hunger Games (2012) Catching Fire (2013) Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Part 2 (2015) The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) Accolades
Characters	Katniss Everdeen Peeta Mellark Coriolanus Snow
Music	The Hunger Games soundtrack "Safe & Sound" "Eyes Open" score Catching Fire soundtrack "Atlas" "Elastic Heart" "We Remain" "Who We Are" score Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack "Meltdown" "All My Love" "Yellow Flicker Beat" "The Hanging Tree" score Mockingjay – Part 2 score The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes soundtrack "Can't Catch Me Now" score
Parodies	The Hunger Pains The Starving Games The Hungover Games "The Hunger Games Musical" "Treehouse of Horror XXVII"
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