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Posted by Amy

Rumors of Mia Wasikowska playing 'Johanna Mayson' put to rest

In the previous week a rumor has been going around that Mia Wasikowska was auditioning for the role of Johanna Mason in the upcoming Catching Fire feature.


However Entertainment weekly has  declined this, her reps saying that she has not been approached for the role. And even if she had been she would have not been able to accept because of her busy schedule.


Posted by Ruby

Romeo Miller has “Met With Lionsgate” Regarding ‘Catching Fire’

Here is what he has said on the subject...


“I want to be the next big action hero or I want to do a lot of romantic type movies, romantic comedies, a little bit of everything, but definitely the next action hero,” Miller said, and then added, “You can see me in ‘The Hunger Games’ or something like that. Just throwing that out there.”


Though he admitted to not being very familiar with Suzanne Collins’ books, Miller confirmed that there has been some discussion about possibly joining “Catching Fire,” which is currently casting.


“I actually just met with Lionsgate about that, so you may be seeing me in one of the ‘Hunger Games.’ That’s all I’m saying,” Miller said. “Not a particular role, we just had a meeting, seeing if it was something I was interested in. I can’t really talk too much, or they’ll kill you. You know how ‘The Hunger Games’ is.”


Posted by Ruby

Lionsgate Considering Catching Fire Directors

Eight directors are currently being considered for the job of directing Suzanne Collins, Catchin Fire. Three of these where mentioned in a shortlist article.

The studio has been quickly cobbling together a list of directors who would fit their criteria. According to a source with knowledge of the list who isn’t permitted to speak on the record, Lionsgate needs to find a director with enough credits and accolades to appeal to Collins, who is much more interested in quality filmmaking than box-office prowess. This director also needs to have an even keel; no petulant crybabies allowed. The studio wants to get the sequel, “Catching Fire,” into production by August, and the task will require someone who can wrangle a large ensemble of actors, juggle the demands of a swift schedule and collaborate on a script with Collins and writer Simon Beaufoy.

David Cronenberg
Cronenberg has frequently been offered big commercial gigs over the years, including “Return of the Jedi,” “Top Gun,” and “RoboCop,” only to turn them down for arty, independently produced work, often in the horror genre. Though Cronenberg’s best-known film is still 1986′s “The Fly,” the Canadian director has been making movies for decades, with his most recent work, the adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “Cosmopolis” starring Robert Pattinson, likely to debut in Cannes next month.

Alfonso Cuaron
Cuaron entered the blockbuster genre with “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” in 2004, but despite great reviews didn’t stick with the boy wizard beyond the one film. Rather, he took on ambitious fare within the studio system, including Universal Pictures’ “Children of Men.” The Mexican director recently finished production on “Gravity” for Warner Bros. The film, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, is about a lone survivor of a space mission trying desperately to return to Earth to reunite with his family.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
For Inarritu, joining “Catching Fire” would mark a reunion with his producer from the Academy Award-nominated film “Babel” Jon Kilik, who is producing the “Hunger Game” series along with Nina Jacobson. While “Catching Fire” deals with the heavy themes of rebellion and children-on-children violence, it is still significantly lighter than Inarritu’s most recent work, “Biutiful,” the Javier Bardem-starrer that chronicled a dying man’s attempts to make amends.

To read the entire article click here (LINK)

Posted by Rapunzel

Catching Fire Script already in the works

Its official. Simon Beaufoy, who was involved in films such as Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours is already working on the Catching Fire movie script. This was confirmed by TimeWrap.

Posted by Rapunzel

FOUR Hunger Games films planned

Lionsgate has said that if the Hunger Games (1#) experinces success then they will turn the three novels into four movies. This was first reporetd by deadline in a meeting with Wallstreet. And Lionsgate has just confirmed that they had baught the rights for four movies but have yet to say which they will be splitting although it is most likley Mockingjay.
Of course if the first hunger games film does badly there is a chance that all of this will be cancled.

Lets hope not!!!

Posted by Rapunzel

Exact Release Date given for Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2#) Movie

The second Movie in the hunger games Trilogy is being made into a movie once again to be directed by Gary Ross with Simon Beufoy doing the screenplay.
Set to be released 22nd November 2013.

Here is alink toone of posts where Lionsgate talks about this upcoming movie. (LINK)

Posted by Rapunzel

Lionsgate talks Catching Fire (THG 2#) Movie

Deadline (LINK) has an exclusive report that Lionsgate is looking to the  writer of Slumdog MillionaireSimon Beaufoy to work on Catching Fire.

Here’s what they had to say:

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is getting serious about the second installment of The Hunger Games. The mini-major is courting Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy to write Catching Fire, the second installment of the three book series that tracks the life and death adventures of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). I’m told that Gary Ross, who directed The Hunger Games, is coming back for the sequel. He originally intended to write the outline for the second film and script it with author Suzanne Collins (they teamed to do a lot of writing on the first film), but the post production schedule on The Hunger Games has made that difficult. The film opens March 23. There is no start date on the sequel, but it is high priority.  Ross and producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik then focused on Beaufoy. Negotiations haven’t begun yet, but Lionsgate is pushing hard for Beaufoy. Aside from Slumdog Millionaire, Beaufoy also scripted 127 Hours, The Full Monty and most recently adapted Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

Her is a link to one of our other psts with teh exact Catching Fire Movie Release Date. (LINK)

Posted by Rapunzel

New Hunger Games Book Covers

Scholastic has decided to give the UK covers of The Hunger Games Trilogy a bit of an update and have created covers designed for the adult market. They look awesome!

On a different note here is a link to our post on the 3 companion novel covers for The Hunger Games (LINK).

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Catching Fire Movie release estemation

The 2nd Hunger Games book Catching Fire has been given an estimated release date of November 2013.

This is the full article and it came from CNN.

"The plot revolves around a dystopian society where punishment for a previous rebellion has resulted in a televised event. One boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district (there are 12 total) are selected at random and forced to participate in the Hunger Games, where “tributes” must fight to the death until only one is left standing…

Apparently, Collins’ twisted plot came to her one night while she was channel surfing between a competition reality show and a news program about the Iraq war. She blended the two shows and “The Hunger Games” was born.

The first film of the franchise is slated for release on March 23, 2012, while the second film is already booked for November 2013. Fans can only hope director Gary Ross doesn’t soften the book, because the twists and turns will make for an edge-of-your-seat thriller. At this rate, the film is set to have more passion than “Twilight” and more action than “Harry Potter.”


So that looks like a bit of a wait but who knows they might bump it up. So exited for the second movie and they have not even released the first!!!




Posted by Rapunzel