Catching Fire Costume Illustrations Revealed! Get to See Katniss, Peeta, and President Snow's Dresses

Frock Talk has recenty featured costume illustrator Phillip Boutte's works including his participation in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Take a look at the costume illustrations below. For the full interview, you can read it here.

Peeta training suit

Katniss interview wedding dress

Pres. Snow's Victor's Village visit costume

President Snow avenue of tributes costume (probably in the Tribute Parade)

I have also included some of the stills that feature those costumes. We really didn't get a chance to see Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) wearing a full training suit but in here we get to see how great he is with it. Also, the costume illustration above has given us idea on how President Snow looks like when she visits Katniss in the Victors' Village. I can't wait to see that in the big screen!

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TTL Talks Inspiration Behind Beyond Fire Catching Fire Trailer Music

In a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter (THR), T.T.L. was able to gush about their Beyond Fire music, which was featured in the trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. TTL was also the one who put the music with The Hunger Games trailer last year. According to TTL:

While writing the music we got inspired thinking about the sense of sacrifice, survival and revolution present in the books. It was not too hard to get into this mood, since these are issues that we are living in now, in this moment of history.

You can listen to TTL's Beyond Fire here or purchase it at iTunes. 

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The Hunger Games Costume Auctioned in Chicago

Just so you know costumes used in The Hunger Games movie are on display at the fourth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) at McCormick Place. The costumes include Katniss' hunting outfit, girl on fire costume as well as Peeta's. The tribute parade costumes are also there. Check out them out below, thanks movieviral for the photos.

You can view more photos from from movieviral's website here.

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Elizabeth Banks Talks Catching Fire and Effie (VIDEO)

During the CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Elizabeth Banks was able to discuss about Effie and Catching Fire. You can look at the video from ShowBiz Junkies below.

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Catching Fire Filming Has Wrapped - Francis Lawrence Confirmed

According to Perri Nemiroff from Movies.com and Shockya.com, Francis Lawrence has confirmed that filming for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has wrapped up! The team is now on its editing process. The director confirmed this during the CinemCon in Vegas. He was joined by Elizabeth Banks (Effie) and Liam Hemsworth (Gale). You can see the pics here.

It's quite contradicting to the last extras calling in Atlanta. You can read that report here.

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Catching Fire Trailer Presented at the CinemaCon (Photos)

Liam Hemsworth (Gale), Elizabeth Banks (Effie), and director Francis Lawrence were at the CinemaCo in Las Vegas n to present the trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Liam says that fans won'tbe disappointed with the sequl to the worldwide hit "The Hunger Games."

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Extras Needed for Catching Fire in Atlanta

If you wanted to become part of The Hunger Games history, read this! According to a recent report from Access Atlanta, women and men ages 18 to 35 of all ethnicities are needed for the reshoots of Catching Fire in Atlanta on April 20, 2013 (Saturday). If you are interested, kindly email three pictures of yourself along with height, weight, age and phone number to IdiomReshootsATL@gmail.com. Please put your age, gender and ethnicity in the subject line. The location of the shoot and the scene are not mentioned.

Catching Fire was  shot at Georgia World Congress Center, the Goat Farm Arts Center and the Atlanta History Center's Swan House last year.

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Official Catching Fire Website is UP

The official website for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is already up! You can visit it at http://catchingfiremovie.com. In case you missed it, The Hunger Games Explorer is also up simultaneous with release of the first Catching Fire trailer. 

The official Catching Fire movie website will give you details about the movie itself. The details include the official stills, story line, gallery for the Capitol Portraits. You can also see links to affiliate websites like the last year's Hunger Games movie site, Capitol Couture, The Hunger Games Explorer, and a lot more. 

The Hunger Games Explorer is a site that tracks or monitors the social media websites (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr) and how fans are talking about the movie.

Go ahead, explore them now.

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Sam Claflin Gets Catching Fire Injury on Set

According to an Entertainment Weekly (EW) interview with Alan Ritchson (Gloss), Sam Claflin(Finnick) has broke his arm during a practice or rehearsal for a scene in Catching Fire. According to him:

"Sam got hurt the worst. He broke his hand doing a stunt."

"It was in rehearsal, so we weren't even shooting. He broke it on the stunt guy, warming up. I was standing right next to him. It was tough to watch."

... took it like a champ—he took it and kept moving."

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Find Out Who Designed Effie's Dress in Catching Fire

The designer of Effie's lavender dress in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was revealed in a recent report from Entertainment Weekly. The designer is none other than Alexander McQueen. The outfit was part of the Fall 2012 colletion of the popular fashion house.

“The future’s usually shown as stark and cold. I wanted lightness, the sense that the dresses were hovering,” McQueen creative director Sarah Burton told Style.com when the collection debuted last March. Burton used voluminous shapes and patterns that would organically “explode” as the runway show progressed as a means of celebrating “a beautiful future, positivity, optimism.”

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Catching Fire Trailer Soundtrack (Listen Here)

Can't get enough of the trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire? Listen to the music from the trailer from TTL or Through the Lens. These people were also behind the trailer music of The Hunger Games last year. The title is Beyond Fire and it is written and produced by Tying Tiffany and Lorenzo Montanà. It will be available soon at ZerOkilled Music.

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Alan Ritchson Talks The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Experiences with MTV

In the recent MTV Movie Awards, Alan Ritchson, who plays District 2 tribute/victor Gloss, was able to talk about some of his experiences filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

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“No hazing, fortunately,” he said, laughing. Instead, he described “Catching Fire” as a great place to be, adding, “But to be a part of that, it was pretty cool. Jennifer’s star just continued to rise, even through production…it was just cool to be there.”

And not only was Alan not put through the wringer by his co-stars, he said that everyone, particularly the fantabulous Stanley Tucci (with whom he did his pre-Games interview scene), was “super-generous and giving.”

Meanwhile, the actor says that the scenes he’s most looking forward to seeing on the big screen are the same one the fans are likely clamoring for: the highly anticipated action sequences from the 75th Hunger Games.

“We shot some cool scenes,” he said. “I like the really physical kind of action stuff. I spent months training for this stuff, fight training, and becoming a dagger specialist. All those things in the arena are going to be a lot of fun.”

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at the CinemaCon in Las Vegas (Expect Surprises)

The Capitol portraits of the characters of the upcoming blockbuster hit "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" were featured in the upcoming CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 15-18, 2013. 

News has it that Lionsgate will release a new footage for Catching Fire at the CinemaCon. Check out the huge posters at the CinemaCon from Collider below:

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Catching Fire is Very True to the Book According to Elizabeth Banks

In a recent interview (with Variety) while accepting her award at the CinemaCon, Elizabeth Banks, who plays District 12 escort Effie Trinket, was able to chat about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. According to her:

“No huge surprises. Effie has a heart that grows multiple sizes. We’re true to the book. Hopefully we’re delivering to the fans. That’s what they want.” Of course, “I spent a lot of time in the hair and makeup trailer, and every day we had that ‘ah-ha’ moment.”

Effie (middle) with Katniss (L) and Peeta (R)

In the first trailer Catching Fire, Effie is still tight up with "manners" and her costume is much more flamboyant. Can't wait to see the rest of her outfit in November 22nd.

Anyway, congrats to Ms. Banks for the award!

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What is The Hunger Games Explorer?

In a recent press release via PC Mag, the technology and purpose behind the newest Hunger Games website, The Hunger Games Explorer, has been revealed. Read it from the article below:

Fans of The Hunger Games may have another five months to wait before the theatrical release of the next film, but you can pass the time online with the new Hunger Games Explorer, a one-stop-shop for all things Katniss, Panem, and District 12.

Microsoft and Lionsgate have teamed up to bring the interactive world of Catching Fire directly to fans' Web browsers.

Designed to shine on Internet Explorer 10 and touch-screen tablets, The Hunger Games Explorer shows off the power of HTML5, with a full-screen experience that "superfans will love," IE marketing director Roger Capriotti told PCMag.

"It's one thing for us to create a website that has just a bunch of Hunger Games content," IE senior product manager Bryan Saftler said. "We wanted to go a whole step beyond."

Visitors can become a member of Panem by logging into the site with an email address, joining a district, finding an occupation, and receiving a citizen number. Fans can tailor and filter content in and out of the stream, and interact with people around the world to find out who's Team Gale and Team Peeta.

"We have the best fans in the world, and [now] they have a home on the Web where they can be a part of The Hunger Games experience and contribute to the excitement for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," Danielle DePalma, senior vice president of Lionsgate digital marketing, said in a statement.

The Explorer site is also the destination for official Lionsgate content, including exclusive trailers, videos, photos, and posters. There's also real-time content, culled from various social networks — Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Google+, and Tumblr — displayed in an infinite list. Fans can also "spark" (think "liking" something on Facebook) content, helping to drive discussion on the site.

"The Hunger Games Explorer is not only a place for fans to spark the conversation around Catching Fire, it is also a destination for us to continue to provide fans with new content, experiences and unprecedented behind the scenes access," DePalma said.

Between Sunday's launch and November's Catching Fire release, the Explorer page will continue to evolve, with more original, exclusive content from Lionsgate, as well as daily padding from fans.
"We wanted to make sure that this site felt as fresh and as new as possible," Saftler said. "It's eye candy for people who like to play with a lot of content on the site."
A teaser page, launched Wednesday to whet fans' appetite, encouraged people to engage in the Games experience by tweeting messages with the hashtag #HungerGamesExplorer to help unlock new photos from the film.

"We are sparking a revolution," Capriotti said, citing the more than 200,000 unique visitors to the teaser site by Friday afternoon.

For a look at the behind-the-scenes making of The Hunger Games Explorer site, check out the IE video below.

Here's a video about The Hunger Games Explorer from Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Trailer is Here! Feel the Tense!

Ladies and gentlemen, here is the first trailer of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Enjoy. What do you think of it?

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Katniss and Peeta's Fire Dress in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Plus Effie

Here you go, the last still of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as part of the launch of The Hunger Games Explorer website.

If I'm not mistaken this is Katniss' fire dress in the parade. I love Effie's outfit, she looks like a doll! What do you think of this picture?

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in Cannes Film Festival?

Showbiz411 has reported that there are talks that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire willbe featured in this year's Cannes Festival, which will kick off by May 15, 2013. According to the post author Roger Friedman:

But what else? I can tell you exclusively that at least footage and some kind of presentation will be made for the second chapter of “The Hunger Games,” called “Catching Fire.” This is a good way to get newly crowned Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence into Cannes, along with castmates like Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Toby Jones.

What do you think of this news?  NOTE: This is not official and is a rumor only.

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Catching Fire to Reshoot in Atlanta

On Locations Vacations (OLV) has reported that a film set for Catching Fire has been prepared at Goat Farm Art Center (Atlanta) last Saturday (April 13,2013) and filming might take place few days later.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will hit theaters in November 2013.

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Two New Catching Fire Movie Stills Featuring Gale, President Snow/Plutarch

The Hunger Games Explorer now presents stills from the upcoming movie adaptation of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. This time, it's Gale, President Snow and Plutarch.

The first still is not new since it was featured in Entertainment Weekly.  The picture is believed to be a scene from where Gale is whipped because of poaching.

The second one features President Snow and Plutarch Heavensbee, the new head gamemaker replacing Seneca Crane. 

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Another Catching Fire Still from The Hunger Games Explorer

Here's a brand new still featuring our heroine and mockingjay Katniss Everdeen from District 12, played of course by OSCAR winner Jennifer Lawrence.

Be sure to use the hashtag #HungerGamesExplorer to unlock new Catching Fire images.

Who do you think will come out next?

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New Catching Fire Movie Still and Animated GIF - Katniss, Peeta, Prim

In preparation for the upcoming release of the first teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, MTV has shared an animated GIF (moving picture) that features Katniss and Peeta on their Victory Tour along with their escort Effie Trinket. If you weren't able to see MTV's peek for the Catching Fire trailer, you view it here.

On the other hand, a brand new still featuring Katniss and her little sister Prim was seen at new site The Hunger Games Explorer. New images will be shown if millions of fans will be able to share the hashtag #HungerGamesExplorer. There are four images to come. Go and flood the Twitter world with the #HungerGamesExplorer hashtag!

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The Hunger Games: Capitol Tour Receives 2013 Webby Nomination

The Hunger Games: Capitol Tour website at http://thecapitoltour.pn/ (Ignition Interactive) was able to receive a nomination for the Websites: Movie & Film category of the Webby Awards, the internet's biggest awards site.

Please cast your votes here.

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Mockingjay Part 1 Casting Calls and Auditions

Casting calls for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 are on its way as acting-auditions.org says on their website. The website also reveals that the shooting will be from September 16, 2013 to May 14, 2014 as the first and second part of Mockingjay will be shot back-to-back. The locations include Atlanta, Georgia (where Catching Fire was also filmed) and at Boston, MA. 

Read more about the post here.

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Elena Sanchez (Cecelia) Talks Catching Fire

Spanish actress Elena Sanchez has caught up with Desdeh and she was able to share her experiences with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, in which she plays District 8 tribute/victor Cecelia.

What was your reaction when you found out that you have been cast in Catching Fire?

To be honest, I didn’t really believe it until my first day on set. When I got the call, after about five minutes of hyperventilating, I told myself not to get too excited. In this business there are a lot of disappointments. I kept thinking they had made some kind of mistake and were going to find someone else!

In what ways can you relate to ‘Cecelia’, your character?

Since Cecelia is only mentioned a few times in the book, the love she has for her children that are taken away from her as she is chosen for The Hunger Games kind of becomes a defining characteristic. I have never had to make that kind of sacrifice, but love for people, the world, and life is one of the most important philosophies I live by. I tried to relate to her by thinking about what it would be like to give up some of the most important things in my life, but knowing that it was for a greater cause.

How well would Elena Sanchez do in a “Hunger Games-like” event?

Well, it would all depend on my competition. But beware! I can climb on things, swing from trees, and flip around… AND I have been working on my Ninja skills!

You can read the full interview here.

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Mockingjay Will be Filmed by September 16 in Boston and Atlanta

ProdWeek has recently tweeted that Mockingjay will start filming by September 16, 2013 in Boston and Atlanta. Catching Fire is filmed in Atlanta and Hawaii.

In case you missed it, there were also reports that Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 will be filmed back to back to save cost. Russ Bowen, a news anchor from North Carolina, has also tweeted about possible July filming of the movie. Francis Lawrence will continue to direct the Part 1 and 2 of Mockingjay with a plan release date of November 2013 and November 2014, respectively. Danny Strong is the screenwriter for the franchise's last two movies. It has been reported that the script for the first movie is already finished.

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Catching Frie DVD/Bluray Special Features On Its Way

Flavius, I mean, Nelson Ascencio, has spilled the beans of the upcoming DVD/Bluray special features of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On his Facebook page, he said:

Today i was interviewed for the DVD/BluRay Special Features for "Catching Fire". Call me dorky but i was very excited about it. Thanks to all the cool fans of the films who said "hello". Can't wait to see it myself.

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Elizabeth Banks to Receive CinemaCon Award for Excellence in Acting

Elizabeth Banks will receive the CinemaCon Award for Excellence in Acting for her achievements in the acting scenes. Banks is notable for playing different kinds of characters from being Laura Bush to the lovable and fashionable District 12 escort in The Hunger Games series. Our very own Effie will receive the award by April 18 at the final night gala of the CinemaCon. 

Congrats Elizabeth!

Source: ShalomLife

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Catching Fire Trailer to Debut at MTV Movie Awards on April 14, 2013

The first trailer of the most highly anticipated movie of 2013 "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" will debut on April 14, 20139 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT at the MTV Movie Awards. The teaser will be introduced by Liam Hemsworth, who plays Gale in The Hunger Games movie series. The movie award show will be hosted by Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect). 

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Here's a Youtube link if you can't see the above video.

A brand new site http://www.thehungergamesexplorer.com/ will also be launched on the same date.

What do you think awaits the Hunger Games fandom with the upcoming trailer and new website?

Here are the stills from the sneak peek above:

Effie with Katniss and Peeta during the victory tour

a district mayor (believed to be from District 11) introducing Peeta and Katniss on their victory tour

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire logo

Katniss during her victory tour with Peeta

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence)

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The Hunger Games Nominated for a Hugo Award

The Hunger Games was nominated for the Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) category in the 2013 Hugo Awards. The award ceremony will be part of the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), to take place on the first of September at LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, Texas.The Hunger Games will go head to head against The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Avengers, Loopers, and The Cabin in the Woods.

For more information, you can visit Hugo Awards' official website at http://www.thehugoawards.org/.

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