The Hunger Games Mega Coverage
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The highly anticipated second film in The Hunger Games Trilogy is already making headlines as director Gary Ross left his post and Francis Lawrence took the reigns. Lionsgate has been rapidly announcing recent additions to the cast, joining Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. We'll keep you up to date on who's playing who and how the production is going as the information pours in. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" opens November 22, 2013. Follow along with all the latest on the Hunger Games Facebook page.
In the meantime check out the coverage from "The Hunger Games" below, including images from the film and information on the Blu-ray/DVD release.
About The Film
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.
Casting News
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been chosen to play new Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee. Amanda Plummer will take on the role of Wiress and Jenna Malone is joining the cast as Johanna Mason. Also joining are Lynn Cohen as Mags, Meta Golding as Enobaria, Bruno Gunn as Brutus, Alan Ritchson as Gloss and E. Roger Mitchell as Chaff.
The Hunger Games
The Blu-ray/DVD Release
Based on the Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games tells the story of Katniss Everdeen. A teen faced with post-apocolytic poverty where the government holds a tournament yearly with kids 11-18 figthing in an arena, to the death. Katniss volunteers to take her sister Primrose's place in the arena prompting more than just a fight for her life.
BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
"The World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Games" - an eight-part documentary covering the "making of" the film in all aspects from the pre-production process all the way through the theatrical release and fan reactions
"Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Phenomenom" featurette
"Letters from the Rose Garden" featurette - insights from Donald Sutherland on the development of his role as President Snow
"Controlling the Games" featurette - stories and concepts behind creating the control center
"A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell"
Propaganda Film (in its entirety)
Marketing Archive
"Preparing for The Games: A Director's Process" (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Jennifer Lawrence Talks Big Budget vs Indie Films
Comic-Con Premiere Special Features Clip
Special Features Trailer
the Film Release
First Look! Katniss Meets Cinna...
First Look! Go inside the training center as Katniss takes aim in the first clip from THE HUNGER GAMES, brought to you by Capitol TV:
Exclusive New Trailer: Celebrating just 50 days until the Games begin, Lionsgate has released an exclusive new trailer featuring the Mockingjay pin and more goodies we won't divulge. Just watch it:
63 Days Left: Here's the final poster! And don't forget to check out http://capitolcouture.pn/ where Effie Trinket and other style icons of The Capitol can help you lookyourbest.
Have Your Heard? The first single for the upcoming soundtrack was released in December. Taylor Swift featuring the Civil Wars -"Safe & Sound" is available now on iTunes. The soundtrack will be released just before the film in March and will feature Arcade Fire and The Decemberists among other popular artists.
Posters
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And don't forget to register at www.thecapitol.pn to be assigned a district and receive the latest announcements from The Capitol in anticipation of the 74th Hunger Games!
May the odds be ever in your favor.
Trailers & TV Spots
Official Trailer
Teaser Trailer
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Movie Synopsis
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 12 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following. It has spent more than 157 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
The Books
From the Publisher: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capital surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capital is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the death on live TV. One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capital wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rules.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before – and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
From the Publisher: (Spoilers! Do not read if you have not read book 1!)
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty.
But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
From the Publisher: (Spoilers! Do not read if you have not read books 1 & 2!)
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.
It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plains — except Katniss.
The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panen. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay — no matter what the personal cost.
Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
(Stay tuned for our book reviews coming soon!)