I'm sure everyone has already heard about the famous 'The Hunger Games' In my personal opinion it was one of my favorite movies! Of course I had read the book before I loved both! One I saw it I could not wait for Catching Fire to come out! Yes, the books were around before the movies came out. The Hunger Games is a trilogy of 3 books/movies. 'The Hunger Games' 'Catching Fire' and 'Mockingjay'. The release date for the movie everyone has been waiting for i November, 22, 2013.
Casting-
In July 2012, it was announced that Jena Malone would play as Johanna Mason, that Amanda Plummer would play as Wiress, and that Philip Seymour Hoffman would play as Plutarch Heavensbee. In August 2012, it was announced that Lynn Cohen had been cast as Mags. Alan Ritchson was casted 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. Jennifer went back to training to get in shape for the role while the supporting cast took training for the arena scenes.
Production officially began on September 10, 2012 shooting some of the cast on December 21, 2012. After the Christmas break, filming continued 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 continue 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-hours a day and six days a week. In an interview with MTV, Josh Hutcherson mentioned scenes in the film will use IMAX cameras by saying, "They're shooting, I think, all the stuff in the arena is going to be IMAX". Jennifer Lawrence and Liam 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 Josh.
In late March,there was filming in the Universal Studios back lot and was extremely secretive. Witnesses reported of towers and fences on set. None of the main cast are believed to have been on set. Reshoots were scheduled on April 13 in Atlanta. Base camp was set up at Executive Park off of North Druid Hills Road. Filming also occurred at Goat Farm Art Center in Atlanta.
Music-
In October 2012, composer James Newton Howard confirmed that he will return to the film. American band We the Kings have recorded a song called "The Art of War", and are with Lionsgate to release it on the official soundtrack.
On May 14, a new poster for the film was released and Alexandra Patsavas was listed in the credits as the new music supervisor, replacing T Bone Burnett from the first film
The Hunger Games Explorer-
With the announcement of the teaser trailer 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 could be unlocked everyday leading up to April 14, 2013, the teaser trailer's release date.
Sequels-
Lionsgate announced that it will split the third movie of the series, Mockingjay, into two films, releasing Part 1 on November 21, 2014, and Part 2 on November 20, 2015 this is similar to the Twilight series, which both split into two movies. 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 award winner Danny Strong announced that he will be writing the third and fourth films. On January 23, 2013, Francis Lawrence confirmed that he, with producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, as well as the author of the novel Suzanne Collins, have gone through the book and have provided the 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. The film is scheduled to begin production on September 16, 2013 and to finish on May 20, 2014 in Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Hope you enjoyed it! I love Catching Fire!
--L
Casting-
In July 2012, it was announced that Jena Malone would play as Johanna Mason, that Amanda Plummer would play as Wiress, and that Philip Seymour Hoffman would play as Plutarch Heavensbee. In August 2012, it was announced that Lynn Cohen had been cast as Mags. Alan Ritchson was casted 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. Jennifer went back to training to get in shape for the role while the supporting cast took training for the arena scenes.
Production officially began on September 10, 2012 shooting some of the cast on December 21, 2012. After the Christmas break, filming continued 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 continue 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-hours a day and six days a week. In an interview with MTV, Josh Hutcherson mentioned scenes in the film will use IMAX cameras by saying, "They're shooting, I think, all the stuff in the arena is going to be IMAX". Jennifer Lawrence and Liam 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 Josh.
In late March,there was filming in the Universal Studios back lot and was extremely secretive. Witnesses reported of towers and fences on set. None of the main cast are believed to have been on set. Reshoots were scheduled on April 13 in Atlanta. Base camp was set up at Executive Park off of North Druid Hills Road. Filming also occurred at Goat Farm Art Center in Atlanta.
Music-
In October 2012, composer James Newton Howard confirmed that he will return to the film. American band We the Kings have recorded a song called "The Art of War", and are with Lionsgate to release it on the official soundtrack.
On May 14, a new poster for the film was released and Alexandra Patsavas was listed in the credits as the new music supervisor, replacing T Bone Burnett from the first film
The Hunger Games Explorer-
With the announcement of the teaser trailer 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 could be unlocked everyday leading up to April 14, 2013, the teaser trailer's release date.
Sequels-
Lionsgate announced that it will split the third movie of the series, Mockingjay, into two films, releasing Part 1 on November 21, 2014, and Part 2 on November 20, 2015 this is similar to the Twilight series, which both split into two movies. 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 award winner Danny Strong announced that he will be writing the third and fourth films. On January 23, 2013, Francis Lawrence confirmed that he, with producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, as well as the author of the novel Suzanne Collins, have gone through the book and have provided the 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. The film is scheduled to begin production on September 16, 2013 and to finish on May 20, 2014 in Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Hope you enjoyed it! I love Catching Fire!
--L