Catching Fire Won 4 2014 Teen Choice Awards

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire nabbed 4 Teen Choice awards last August 10, 2014.

• Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Josh Hutcherson)
• Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Jennifer Lawrence)
• Choice Movie Villain (Donald Sutherland) 

See the full list of winners at http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/votemovies.aspx.

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Catching Fire DVD/Bluray Details - Pre-Order it!

The DVD and Bluray of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is rumored to be released on March 17, 2014. Here are some details from thehob.org for CF's DVD/Bluray release:

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Limited Deluxe Edition Special Features:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray and DVD

The Hunger Games on Blu-ray and DVD

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Exclusive Content (see below)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Soundtrack

Eight Exclusive Art Cards

Filmmaker Commentary

9-part Making of Documentary

Deleted Scenes - Additional 45 minutes of Exclusive Content

One Vision - Translating Suzanne Collin's Source Material to the Big Screen

The Alliance - An Inside Look at the Close-knit Relationships of the Returning Actors

Friend or Foe - Finding the Perfect Embodiments of the New Characters

DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

Dolby Digital Stereo (Optimized for Late-Night Listening)

Variable 2:40.1 and 1.78:1 (IMAX sequences) aspect ratios

English SDH subtitles

Triple Play Blu-ray Special Features:

Disc One (Blu-ray)

Feature Film

Filmmaker Commentary

Deleted Scenes

9-part Making of Featurette

Disc Two (DVD)

You can pre-order the DVD at Amazon on this page.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the Highest Grossing Film of 2013 in the US, Surpassing Iron Man 3's Record

The second movie of The Hunger Games trilogy is officially the highest grossing film of 2013 in the U.S. It broke the box office record history, surpassing Iron Man 3. Catching Fire was able to earn $409.4 million in its first 49 days of release.

According to the report:

Catching Fire, which set records for the biggest November opening weekend of all time ($158.1 million) as well as the biggest three- and five-day Thanksgiving box office totals ever, has already become the 13th highest-grossing North American release in history and remains in wide release. It passed the first Hunger Games film, which grossed $408 million at the domestic box office, on Tuesday and is the fifth fastest film ever to reach the $400 million mark at the domestic box office.

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Catching Fire is People's Favorite Year End Movie of 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the Favorite Year End movie of 2013 in the People's Choice Award. It was able to beat Thor 2, Frozen, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.



See full list at http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2014/01/08/peoples-choice-awards-2014-winners-full-list/. Winners are in bold. Enjoy!

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Catching Fire Gets a Nomination at the 16th Costume Designers Guild Award

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was among the nominees in the "Excellence in Film Fantasy" category in the 16th CDG award by the Costume Designers Guild. Catching Fire will be competing with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Oz: The Great and Powerful. Trish Summerville is Catching Fire's costume designer. 

Read more about the story at http://popstyle.ew.com/2014/01/08/nominees-costume-designers-guild/

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Concept Illustration of Rue and Other CF Sets

Concept illustrator Joanna Bush has shared on her website her works in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire including Peeta's painting of Rue in the training center. Check them out below:

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Director Francis Lawrence Reveals How He Got Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch and other Cast in Catching Fire

Watch the video below (from MTV) or read the transcript about how director Francis Lawrence was able to convince award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman on board The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee. Director Francis also talked about casting Johanna, Beetee, 

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"We came up with the idea for Phil pretty early on," Lawrence said. "He was the biggest role to cast and the most important role for the entire series if you think in terms of new additions. He was the first one we went after, but he was in the middle of 'Death of a Salesman' and wasn't really interested in entertaining anything until he was kind of done and wrapped with that."

"We did a fair amount of invention with him and [President] Snow [Donald Sutherland], so these are scenes that could possibly have happened in the background," Lawrence said. "They're not deviations, they're additions to the book. Because it's an antagonist-driven story, it was really important to see the scenes between Snow and Plutarch and to see the two of them kind of plotting and maneuvering."

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Jena Malone Talks About Johanna's Elevator Scene with USA Today

In a recent article from USA Today, Jena Malone was able to share how she managed to strip down in a short time while filming the famous "elevator" scene with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Woody Harrelson. 

"It was a really fast elevator," she says. "At first, we'd get to the door opening, and I'd still be halfway dressed and falling out of the elevator.

"I realized I was going to need some time. I had to choreograph, because I had these bracelets and the whole zipper down the side of the outfit and then taking off the shoes," she adds. "It was literally like a six-second striptease. I became a really good burlesque dancer."

"I finally got all of the timing bits down," Malone says. "And as I turned to go, the elevator doors opened. And there was a guy holding two cups of coffee from Starbucks trying to get onto the elevator. I just walked out. I was like, 'OK, keep going!' And he was totally unfazed. It's like me, naked in all of Joanna's glory, and then Woody Harrelson, Jen (Lawrence) and Josh (Hutcherson) and the camera operator behind me."

"It was the best moment of my life," she adds.

Read more at USA Today.

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VIDEO: Behind The Scenes Footage of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Brace yourselves for the official behind the scenes video of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. You can't see any arena scenes but you get to see glimpses on District 12, victory party ball of Katniss and Peeta, the reaping, training center, and a lot more. Enjoy.

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Videos of ETalks' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Special

Here are the video links of eTalk's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire special (cast interviews).

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Jena Malone's Training in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Johanna Mason

In the latest article from shape.com, Jena Malone's trainer, Patrick Murphy, was able to share the actress' training for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 

Jena Malone as Johanna Mason

SHAPE: Malone has said she trained with you five days a week for two months before she even started filming. What was your plan of action to get Jena Hunger Games ready?

PM: Truth be told, I had a great canvas to start with. Our game plan was to incorporate strength and power moves into balance and agility training, with four to five workouts a week. We targeted different muscle groups on different days with varied split routines each week, determined by how Jena was feeling. We might have focused on pushing movements one day and pulling movements the next, always doing core work too. On days we weren't doing resistance training, Jena would do high-intenstiy sprint intervals so we never hit a plateau.

SHAPE: And how did you see her body transform?

PM: Jena went from thin to lean and mean, and by the end of two months, seriously hard and ripped. She had a history of training hard—her body changed very quickly.

SHAPE: In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Johanna Mason is known for being talented with an ax, how did you incorporate that into her workout?

PM: Her character would be in "do or die" situations so her movements had to be super focused with high intensity. Exercising with resistance bands, cables, weighted bars, and dumbbells prepared her to strike with any weapon; her wrist and handgrip became super strong. After many reps and much practice she made difficult movements look easy!

SHAPE: To sustain all her effort in the gym, what type of nutritional plan did you recommend?

PM: The great news for me was learning that Jena already eats super healthy. I did some fine-tuning by asking her to eat all organic and avoid processed foods; it helped her maintain amazing energy and achieve that lean, ripped body.

SHAPE: What's the best way for women to start integrating Malone’s training strategies into their routine?

PM: First and foremost, you need a strong mindset and the willingness to change—only then will you reach your fitness goals. Commit to becoming super fit and make it a top priority. Also, I recommend that everyone work with a fitness professional, even if it’s periodically to make sure you’re on the proper path for reaching your full potential.

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Josh Hutcherson Talks about His Kissing Scene with Jennifer Lawrence in Catching Fire

Josh Hutcherson said that kissing Jennifer Lawrence for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is very hot. Find out from a recent article from US Weekly below:

For those disappointed with the lack of romance in the first installment, fear not! Hutcherson, 21, who plays tribute Peeta Malark, tells Us, "The kissing scenes are really hot!"

Peeta fell for Katniss Everdeen (played by Lawrence, 23) in the first film, but later learned that she played up her emotions for the cameras to help keep them alive in the arena. Peeta is hurt by Katniss' lack of emotion, and that will drive much of their characters' stories in Catching Fire. 

"Peeta and Katniss' relationship is not all good. But you get to see more of it -- which I like a lot," Hutcherson reveals. 

The couple also stages a public wedding to try and convince the people that their affections are real towards one another. Though it's sure to be a tough scene emotionally, Katniss' Capitol couture wedding gown will likely steal the spotlight. 

"I'd never want my bride to wear that dress," Hutcherson told Us. "It's so over the top! But for the Capitol, it's perfect."

To create the perfect look, Indonesia-based couturier Tex Saverio worked closely with the film's costume designer Trish Summerville to give off the illusion of the "Girl on Fire." 

"We laser-cut the metal cage into a fire-like bodice and applied thousands of Swarovski crystals for an ethereal effect," Saverio revealed. "It took two months to complete!"

Lawrence loved the dress, though it did pose some difficulties. The Oscar-winner required the help of seven people to help her get dressed and move around. 

"It was 5 feet in circumference, and I'm not good at walking in giant dresses, as we all know!" she joked with Us. 

Lawrence famously tripped up the stairs in her Dior Couture gown while heading to accept her 2013 Oscar award for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. 

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New Still of Katniss via Forbes

In a recent article from Forbes, a new still of Katniss can be seen. Katniss in in the training center with a quiver of arrows at her back. You can read the article analyzing the smart money from Hunger Games at http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2013/10/30/the-smart-money-behind-the-hunger-games/.

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Imax Poster of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is So Gothic

Lionsgate has released the IMAX poster of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Check it out below:

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New Stills and Promo Photos of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire via Variety

Variety has released again promotional photos of our favorite cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. You can see Katniss, Effie, Peeta, and Johanna. Enjoy.

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New Stills of Catching Fire at People Magazine

The following are some scans from People's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire issue - collectors edition. Thanks to https://twitter.com/epnebelle.

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Final Trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Features How Intense the Arena Scenes Are

The final trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is here! The new trailer is more than a minute but it now features a lot of scenes we can see in the arena. We can see the fogs, mutated monkeys and the cornucopia. Watch it below and be amazed.

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Sam Claflin's Twitter Interview Highlights

Here's a highlight from Sam Claflin's interview with fans via Twitter using the hashtag #AskFinnick. Thanks thehob.org for the screenshot.

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Katniss and Finnick New Stills for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Two new separate stills of Katniss and Finnick were seen via People magazine and the Capitol Couture. In the People mag, Katniss' costume during the believed-to-be victory tour/reaping was featured. Finnick's fisherman knit sweater was also featured in the Capitol Couture blog at Tumblr.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Featured in the December 2013 Issue of Total Film

Last October 2013, Catching Fire was featured in the Total Film magazine. Now, the magazine has yet another surprise for Hunger Games fans for their December 2013 issue. Here's an excerpt of the interviews of the director and cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Francis on adapting the book to the big screen:

“Some people look at a book, take a loose version of the spirit of it, then throw it away and ‘create.’ I wanted to honour the book. I thought it was very visual and cinematic.”

Francis on bringing on a new costume designer and cinematographer:

“I thought there could be more sophistication to the clothing, and my version of naturalistic is very different … I like handheld but I’m not into that shaky cam look. I tend to use wider lenses. I think viewers will have much more of a sense of what makes up the arena, and what the boundaries are.”

Francis on the Quarter Quell arena and level of violence:

“The arena is more of a threat to the characters so, because of that, there’s a lot less person-to-person killing in this one … The important theme is the idea of allies and having to work with people you don’t necessarily trust. Reliance on others versus reliance on self. It’s still intense but there’s less violence. I’m more interested in somebody’s reaction to violence or the consequence of it than the blood itself.”

Jennifer on the level of action in the movie:

“I don’t know if there’s more or less action in this movie, it’s the same … In the first and second movie there’s a good balance of violence.”

Josh on Peeta in Catching Fire

“He’s got a fire inside of him in this movie, different to the first … As the Victory Tour goes on, Peeta sees how horrible it is, and when he’s put back into the games, he has an anger. This time he’s a much more active person in the physicality of the arena.”

Josh on the Katniss/Peeta relationship in the sequel

“Catching Fire is about the slow tension building beneath the surface, with the relationships as well as the rebellion … In this movie, you see more of Peeta and Katniss together than you ever did in the first one. It intensifies, the feelings become stronger.”

For more information, head at http://www.totalfilm.com/magazine.  Thanks thehob.org for the heads up!

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