catching fire

Reel Time: TARA MACKEN (2014)

Photo Credit: James Lew, editing by @adoubleleye Back in 2012, long before I began acclimating myself in the stunt community via social networking and not yet learning who actress and stuntwoman Tara Macken was at the time, I got the chance to see director Gary Ross’s theatrical adaptation of the YA novel, The Hunger Games. It was a film that I thoroughly enjoyed and one I am glad to have seen as that particular franchise progresses its next three films, with Macken also credited in its latest sequel, Catching Fire. It is also a film I was happy to experience as an unforeseen precursor to starting my site and ultimately meeting Macken online, whose growing body of work can now be seen in her latest action reel now available on her YouTube channel in the embed below. Namely drawing her inspiration from characters such as Angelina Jolie’s lead role in […]

New B-Roll Footage For THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Lee B. Golden III

TrailerAddict posted some new B-roll footage for the upcoming Francis Lawrence directed film, The Huger Games: Catching Fire. Catch it now, in addition to the live stream event in the UK now underway. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire stars Jennifer Lawrence along with Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Southerland, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Wright. SYNOPSIS: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that […]

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Gets New IMAX Poster Art

Lee B. Golden III

Lionsgate is reminding everyone heading to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22, 2013 that the new film from director Francis Lawrence will make its premiere on IMAX screens. And what better way to do exactly that than to unveil a brand new IMAX poster for the upcoming film? The new poster comes just a few days after the final trailer was released online, prior to new promotional character images that were unveiled on Tuesday, and public statements by the film franchise’s original author, Suzanne Collins, in support of the film. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Wright. SYNOPSIS: Katniss Everdeen returns home […]

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The Final Trailer For THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Is Online

Lee B. Golden III

The final trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire arrived on Sunday night. The film arrives in standard and IMAX theaters on November 22, 2013 from director Francis Lawrence with actress Jennifer Lawrence reprising her role from The Hunger Games (2012) as Katniss Everdeen, a gifted archer who becomes the ultimate symbol for a society ruled by a dictatorship that hosts an annual ceremonial game of sport to suppress the masses. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire also stars Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Donald Southerland, along with Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Wright. SYNOPSIS: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the […]

Watch The New Japanese Trailer For THE HUNGER GAMES 2: CATCHING FIRE

Lee B. Golden III

The new Japanese trailer is online for The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire from director Francis Lawrence. The film is a little over a month away from its North American release on November 22, followed by its Japanese premiere on December 27, which should make for a nice late Christmas present for fans of the franchise living in the far east. The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson and Donald Southerland, along with Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Wright. SYNOPSIS: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss […]

THE HUNGER GAMES 2: CATCHING FIRE Soundtrack To Be Released Next Month

Lee B. Golden III

Hot off the news of a new international trailer and new banners and photos, in addition to extra casting news for The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay, ComingSoon.net has new information prior to the upcoming release of The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire that music lovers, and Christina Aguilera fans in particular will appreciate. Check out the press release below. Lionsgate and Republic Records today announced a powerful, star-studded lineup for the soundtrack to the motion picture The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, mixing established music icons including seven-time Grammy® winning band Coldplay, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith, and Grammy Award winning Christina Aguilera , along with some of the hottest Billboard chart topping newcomers in the music business. Also top-lining this exceptionally talent-rich collection are The Lumineers, whose self-titled debut album achieved platinum sales status in the US, Canada (3x), UK, Ireland and Australia and Gold in Germany […]

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Jennifer Lawrence Is The Girl On Fire In The New International Trailer For THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Lee B. Golden III

We now have another new international trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence who replaces Gary Ross from the first film released last year. Briefly picking up where The Hunger Games left off, Catching Fire sees actress and X-Men: Days Of Future Past co-star Jennifer Lawrence and actor Josh Hutcherson as the reigning champions of the 74th annual Hunger Games, which takes them on a victory tour through the districts of Panem, where a rebellion continues to brew day by day. Meanwhile, behind the curtains are the President and the Gamemaker as they prepare the next competition, “The Quarter Quell”, while conspiring against the peoples’ heroine in the hopes of suppressing the masses even more. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first movie, despite not having read any of Suzanne Collins’ novels. But I do look forward to Catching Fire when it comes […]

SDCC 2013: Katniss Returns As The Symbol Of Hope In The New Comic-Con Trailer For HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Lee B. Golden III

The first official teaser for Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was released back in April during the MTV Movie Awards. Today, the brand new trailer unveiled on Saturday during the events at San Diego Comic Con where actress Jennifer Lawrence also surpised fans with an appearance by Michael Fassbender, accompanied with the cast of X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Francis Lawrence inherits the director’s seat from Gary Ross who helmed the first film. Briefly picking up where The Hunger Games left off, Catching Fire sees actress Lawrence and actor Josh Hutcherson as the reigning champions of the 74th annual Hunger Games, which takes them on a victory tour through the districts of Panem, where a rebellion continues to brew day by day. Meanwhile, behind the curtains are the President and the Gamemaker as they prepare the next competition, The Quarter Quell, while conspiring against the peoples’ heroine in the hopes of suppressing the […]