Catching Fire Filming Update: Atlanta Filming to Wrap Up by the End of November, Crew is Already Preparing for Hawaii Shoot

Russ Bowen, a news anchor from North Carolina and a reliable source of filming info, has recently tweeted that filming in Atlanta for Catching Fire might end on November 20, 2012, adding that staff and crew are already preparing for the Oahu, Hawaii shoot. The scheduled travel for the Hawaii shoot, according to Bowen, will be on November 26. For our friends at Hawaii, here are some potential filming locations for Catching Fire in Oahu. These include the Waiehee and Heeia State Parks, Kawela Bay, and Paradise Park. 

On the other hand, OLV has reported that the crew is done filming the Tribute Parade scene at the Atlanta Motor Speedway last week. Moreover, news has it that they are already filming the cornucopia scene at "the Beach" of Clayton County International Park.

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Katniss & Peeta Won Iconic Kiss at the 2012 J-14 Teen Icon Awards

Hufftington Post has reported that Katniss and Peeta's kiss in the cave "The Hunger Games" have received the J-14 Teen Icon  Awards for Iconic Kiss. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson's onscreen chemistry was able to defeat Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Meanwhile, Liam Hemsworth (Gale) and Miley Cyrus won the Iconic Couple award. Congrats guys.

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Latest Catching Fire Set Photos Including Effie Trinket

A lot of Catching Fire set photos were scattered around Tumblr. These images were from catchingupdates.tumblr.com. The blog is pretty new but it provides us latest behind the scenes photos of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire set being currently filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. The photos include the Atlanta Motor Speedway, which will be the set for Tribute Parade. Also, it seems that we can now see Effie Trinket on a Reaping scene. I am quite unconvinced with the Effie photo because it appears to be edited or something.

Plus, actors Lenny Kravitz and Maria Howell share their bond with Woody Harrelson by posting photos at their Twitter and Facebook page, respectively.

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Catching Fire Set Pics: District 11 Capitol Vehicle and the Chariot!

Thanks for the Hunger Games fans who shared these set photos featuring a Capitol vehicle in District 11 and the chariot parade!

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Toby Jones: Catching Fire Script is Tremendous

ET has recently interviewed Toby Jones, who plays arena announcer Claudius Templesmith, about Catching Fire. The actor talked about "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" script, working with Stanley Tucci in front of a green screen and being part of a huge franchise.

ETonline: And then you have on-set photos coming out in the middle of production as paparazzi swarm the set. Now that it’s become such a successful and watched franchise, does makingCatching Fire feel any differently now than making The Hunger Games did.

Jones: Not so far. We’re blessed with, as we were on Harry Potter, lead actors who are amazingly grounded people. Jennifer [Lawrence] is amazingly grounded in the midst of all this to do. It must be unnerving and hard to relate to the amount of attention she generates. She and Josh [Hutcherson] seem very, very grounded. They’re getting down to the film like they did last time.

ETonline: As one of the few people who has read the Catching Fire script, what do you make of it?

Jones: It’s a bit of relief, I must say. I was worried it might just be repetitive, but it’s not. The script is just tremendous!

ETonline: Is it odd being a part of this massive production, yet pretty much only working with one other actor in front of a greenscreen?

Jones: Totally. But that’s how it felt doing [the voice of] Dobby as well. You come in as this satellite part of the film, so I only see Stanley [Tucci] in my scenes. These kinds of movies have so many different components; it’s about as different from doing The Girl as you could imagine.

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District 6 Tribute Girl Talks About Being Part of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Megan Hayes, the Atlanta-based actress who will play as District 6's female tribute, has recently talked to Atlanta Midtown Patch about her part of the huge Hunger Games franchise. Here's an excerpt from her interview.

“I feel so lucky, so blessed and honored to be a part of this project,” Hayes recently told Patch. “The books are great, the actors are top notch, it’s really a dream job.” …

“I wish I could tell you more but I just can’t,” Hayes said, referring to the many non-disclosure contracts that she has signed. “What I can say is that it really hasn’t sunk in, but I feel humbled. I love being an actor. I love being a part of a project of such magnitude and can only hope that more opportunities like this will come down the road.”

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Impressed with The Hunger Games Trilogy

Philip Seymour Hoffman, our very own head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee, expressed his appreciation to "The Hunger Games" books and being part of the film. Find out more about his interview with Telegraph UK.

Catching Fire, the second film in a franchise Hoffman admits he thought would be “crap” until he saw the first instalment, which was released to unexpected critical acclaim earlier this year.

“I was incredibly pessimistic, but then I read the books, and it was like, ‘pow’,” he enthuses. “I didn’t even know The Hunger Games was a big deal, but I’m incredibly impressed with it.

“My son is about to turn 10, so I bought him the books and I’m going to read them with him, if for no other reason than it’s the first time I’ve made a film that’s suitable for him.”

Read the full interview here.

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The Hunger Games Nomiated at BAFTA's 2012 British Academy Children's Award

The Hunger Games is nominated for the Feature Film category at the 2012 British Academy Children's Awards of the British Academy of Films and Television Awards (BAFTA). According to their press release:

The four films nominated in the Feature Film category this year include BAFTA Fellow Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and Disney’s The Muppets. The Hunger Games and Arthur Christmas, the two other films competing for the Award, also appear in the BAFTA Kids’ Vote shortlist.

The event will be held on November 25, 2012. To find out more about the 2012 British Academy Children's Awards, please visit this site.

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Support The Hunger Games in the 2013 People's Choice Award

Guys, show off your support to "The Hunger Games" fandom for the 2013 People's Choice Award. People is already listing up our favorite movie and the fantastic cast into several categories, however, they need our support so that they will be able to make it to the final cut. You can visit People Choice Award's official site here.

• Favorite Movie
• Favorite Movie Actress
• Favorite Action Movie
• Favorite Face of Heroism (new)
• Favorite Movie Franchise
• Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
• Favorite Movie Fan Following

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Catching Fire Score Update: James Newton Howard Will Return for Catching Fire Score

James Newton Howard, who took on "The Hunger Games" score, will be returning for the sequel Catching Fire. Film Music Site has reported it during the musician's interview via podcast, which can be listened here.

James Newton Howard, The Hunger Games behind the scenes

Did you love the score for "The Hunger Games?"

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Hunger Games Makeup Artist Demonstrates Peeta's Camouflauge Effect

SFX winner and "The Hunger Games" makeup artist Conor McCullagh has caught up with the season premiere of Joey's Dystopia of Teen.com. McCallaugh has shared his experiences working with Josh Hutcherson and in doing some makeup stuff for the Capitol people in "The Hunger Games." He even demonstrated how the tree bark effect of Peeta's arm in the training center is done.

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Fans Visit The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Set

Yesterday, Lionsgate announced the lucky winners for Catching Fire Sweeps, which was announced last September. Winners will be able to visit "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and it looks like Grant is already experiencing his life as a victor! (Please correct me if I'm wrong; I'm not sure if its Grant on the pic). You can see this post to find out the winners of the Catching Fire Sweeps.

 

It seems that the set is closed for picture taking or something but at least Grant and his friends were able to have a pic with Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), and Lenny Kravitz (Cinna). 

Thanks to @udeservetosmile for sharing the pics!

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Catching Fire Filming Update Including Jen's Funny Moment in Catching Fire, Justice

Let's have some Catching Fire filming update today! According to Atalnta-based company Peachy Scoop, Jennifer Lawrence fell off (a bit) from the stage flashing her underwear to the audience when filming the interview scene with Caesar Flickerman. Don't worry Jen is fine. I can't wait to see the mockingjay dress in the interview!

Here, take a look at the Facebook status of Peachy Scoop's page. Thanks My Hunger Games for the screenshot and the heads up!

On the other hand, we got some set pics for the Atlanta Motor Speedway,where the tribute parade is being shot and the Justice Building at the Goat Farm that is about to be taken down.

A far view of the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It looks like there are a lot of green screen in there.

Meanwhile, here's a pic from @sydrox2468 with the Justice Building at Goat Farm.

Update:

Thehog.org has got us some pics of the Atlanta Motor Speedway (Tribute Parade) and the Clayton County Park (believed to be the spot for the Bloodbath scene). Thanks for the pics!

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Catching Fire Set Visit Contest Winners - Grant and Katie

In case you didn't know, Lionsgate has rolled out a contest that allows fans to visit the set of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." The contest was announced last September 10, 2012. The mechanics of the contest is pretty simple. All you have to do is take a video of yourself asking the cast of The Hunger Games about anything related to the books or movies. Now, we have our winners and they are Katie and Grant. Find out their winning videos below:

Katie


Grant



Congratulations to Katie and Grant!

Source: Catchingfiresweeps.com

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District 11 Set Pics for Catching Fire - Get a Glimpse of Thresh and Rue's District Here

Set pics featuring an orchard with workers and peacekeepers were spread online.These pics were taken by Alowisney at Tumblr. It looks like we can now glimpse the orchard where Rue worked. Here take a look at the pictures below.

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Catching Fire's Tribute Parade - Set Pics from the Atlanta Motor Speedway

Our friends at thehob.org, has shared us another exclusive pics at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, which will be the set for the tribute parade or the chariot parade for the 75th Hunger Games or the Third Quarter Quell for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." This time, we get to see the horses that will be used on the set. There's also a huge green screen which will be used for the special effects. 

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Catching Fire Set Pics Featuring District 12 in Goat Farm

Our friends at thehob.org has shared several pics of the District 12 set in Goat Farm outside Atlanta. They were from different Twitter/Instagram users and guys thanks for sharing these pics to us.

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Catching Fire's Cornucopia Drained and It Spins

Russ Bowen, a North Carolinian news anchor and a reliable source, has shared some info about the cornucopia in Atlanta for Catching Fire. He also said that the Atlanta Motor Speedway will be used for the chariot or the tribute parade scene. In his recent tweets:

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Catching Fire Filming Update: Aerial View of the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Capitol Propaganda Posters at Prat Pullman Yard

Hello Hunger Games fans! I've got some Catching Fire updates for you. Our friends at thehob.org, got a very nice aerial view of the Atlanta Motor Speedway. They also reported that it might be considered the next set for Catching Fire because of the GGX tags at the speedway. 

On the other hand, Capitol Propaganda posters at the Prat Pullman Yard were also spotted. These images were taken from Tumblr.

Some of the fans was also able to get a shot of a Capitol vehicle. The shot here is closer than the previous images.

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Jeffrey Wright Talks About Beetee with ABC

Jeffrey Wright has talked about his Catching Fire character Beetee in a recent interview with ABC via Yahoo. He is hoping that expectations from the second movie will be surpassed. Watch the video below and find out more.

“It’s really comforting,” Wright said about being a part of the cultural phenomenon. “When you make a movie, you hope that you will surpass peoples’ expectations.”

Wright plays Beetee in the second installment, “Catching Fire,” which is currently filming.

“[He] is one of the previous victors from the games,” Wright said. “He comes back in the 75th anniversary games, the Quarter Quell as it’s called and he participates again. But this time the games are used as a foil to advance other ideas.”

Jeffrey Wright on the set of Catching Fire

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Liam Hemsworth Twisted His Knees While Filming Catching Fire in Georgia

-->USA Today has reported that Liam Hemsworth, who plays Gale in "The Hunger Games" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," has twisted his knees while filming the second film of the franchise in Georgia.

"I twisted my knee," Hemsworth says. "I try to just fight through it. There's so many people standing around waiting for you to do your thing. You feel sort of obligated not to let everyone down."

In fact, Hemsworth reports that his character, Gale, sidelined from the action in the first Hunger Games, really gets into the swing of things in Catching Fire.

"There's a bunch of action in this one," he vows. "All of the characters have much more action than they did in the first one."

The crew have been shooting in locations around Atlanta since September. While Josh Hutcherson vowed an even buffer Peeta in the new film, Hemsworth says his studly Gale is about the same as the original film. He did take some time before shooting started to "lose some weight" to get the proper look.

"It's The Hunger Games," he says. "My character needs to look hungry. A little bit."

Hemsworth has been going full throttle since last year's Hunger Games, moving from project to project. In fact, Hemsworth was in the process of completing his latest film, the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia, when he had to leave for Hunger Games. And he has to go back to Paranoia once he's finished in Georgia.

Hemsworth even found portions of his corporate thriller painful, especially during an all-night shoot in what the director describes as a rat-filled alley.

"I spent an entire night running through this alley splashing through alley water and all this gross stuff. A concrete alleyway and I'm in suit shoes," says Hemsworth. "I was so unlucky too. I turned up on set and on the first take I got the worst stomach cramps. And I had them the entire night. It's not that easy."

Hemsworth has been working hard.

"I haven't had a break in about a year," says Hemsworth. "I've kind of shot one film to the other. And have had to prepare for each while shooting another."

"It's been a tremendous workload," he adds. "But I feel so lucky to be where I am. I'm so thankful."

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth)

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Elizabeth Banks Confirmed that Danny Strong Will Write the Screenplays for Mockingjay 1 and 2

--> Elizabeth Banks,who plays Effie, in the Hunger Games trilogy, has confirmed on her blog about Danny Strong penning the screenplays for Mockingjay Part 1 and 2, which will be out in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In her post she says:

“Right now I’m filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but the powers that be are hard at work adapting book #3, Mockingjay.” 

“Going Twilight-style, the third book will be split up into two movies, both written by Buffy alum Danny Strong.”

“He acts and writes! He wrote the HBO flicks Game Change and Recount, so tight, I can’t wait to see what he does with Mockingjay!”

If you haven't heard it yet, Danny Strong was indeed rumored to pen the scripts for the last two films of the franchise. We don't know if Lionsgate will be happy to hear about Elizabeth Banks spilling the beans without official confirmation from them first. Anyway, welcome to the Hunger Games fandom Sir Danny Strong. 

Photo courtesy of Screencrush.com

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Catching Fire Might Be Filmed at the Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Our friends at thehob.org, has reported that set construction is underway from GGX productions at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. There were also shipping containers, stone building pieces, and bleachers found on the site. I agree that the speedway is a good spot to shoot the Tribute Parade. Anyway, we hope we could get some set photos from the Speedway too.

Here are images from thehob:

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