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Sam Claflin Broke His Hand On The Set Of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

April 17th, 2013 6:47pm EDT
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Ouch.

Actor Sam Claflin broke his hand on the set of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" during a rehearsal session, according to co-star Alan Ritchson. The break happened during the run through of a stunt scene while grappling with another performer.

"Sam got hurt the worst. He broke his hand doing a stunt... He broke it on the stunt guy, warming up. I was standing right next to him," Ritchson tells E! Online. "It was tough to watch... (He) took it like a champ - he took it and kept moving."

No news about the actual stunt being performed, but Richson did say that Claflin broke his hand ON...
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First Trailer For 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Premieres During MTV Movie Awards (Watch It Here!)

April 15th, 2013 2:06pm EDT
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During Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards the first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was unleashed, finally giving millions of fans a good look at the highly anticipated sequel.

Jennifer Lawrence returns as heroine Katniss Everdeen, who returns home to District 12 with fellow 74th Hunger Games winner Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Shortly after, the two embark on a "Victor's Tour" of the other districts and Katniss senses that a rebellion is brewing that could free the 12 districts of Panem from the rule of the Capitol.

But the sinister President Snow (Donald Sutherland) has oth...
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Check Out All 11 'Capitol Portraits' From 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

March 13th, 2013 7:52pm EDT
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The buzz is rapidly building for the second chapter in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire, with 11 new "Capitol Portraits" of the key players in the story.

The nefarious President Snow (Donald Sutherland), Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), all return for the second film; along with Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci), Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth).

The portraits also focus on three new characters that will be pivotal to the story and it...
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Jennifer Lawrence Featured In New Character Portrait For 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

March 6th, 2013 2:56pm EST
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Five new character posters for this fall's Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, have been released, the latest of which showcases Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in a long white gown with a wing-like design over her shoulders (if you want to know more about the dress, you'll have to pick up a copy of Suzanne Collins's book "Catching Fire," the second installment in "The Hunger Games" trilogy).

Also making appearances in the new promo portraits are Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), the head of Katniss' design team; TV talk show host Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci); Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks...
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Katniss And Peeta Embark On Their Victory Tour In Two New Movie Posters For 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

February 26th, 2013 4:59pm EST
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Two new posters for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were recently released, showing Best Actress Oscar winner (Silver Linings Playbook) Jennifer Lawrence and co-star Josh Hutcherson as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark embarking on their "Victory Tour" of the 12 districts of Panem for winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games.

"The Capitol proudly announces the victors of the 74th annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark, as they embark on this year’s Victory Tour!" the film's Facebook page reads. "Stay tuned to The Capitol PN for updates…"

The second book in Suzanne Collins's di...
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Katy Perry And 'Hunger Games' Triumph At 2013 People's Choice Awards

January 10th, 2013 8:23am EST
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Katy Perry and The Hunger Games were the big winners at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, landing a slew of top honors.

The pop star stepped up to claim the Favorite Pop Artist award at the Nokia Theatre and learned she had also scored the Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Music Video prizes, while her fans the KatyCats earned her the Favorite Music Fan Following trophy.

The Hunger Games cast picked up the Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Franchise and Favorite Action Movie awards, while star Jennifer Lawrence was named Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Face of H...
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Jennifer Lawrence Nearly Put 'Hunger Games' Archery Skills To The Test On 'Home Intruders'

January 3rd, 2013 2:07pm EST
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Jennifer Lawrence put the survival skills she learned while filming the The Hunger Games to good use one day after returning home from a day of filming.

The 22-year-old star, who plays Katniss Everdeen in the movie and its two upcoming sequels, had just finished up a session with the archery trainer teaching her to master her character's weapon of choice in the film, the bow and arrow. Jennifer pulled into her garage and heard voices coming from inside her house, and instead of phoning the police, she decided to put her new skills to the test.

"I pulled into my garage and I heard men in m...
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Best Movies of 2012

December 24th, 2012 12:00pm EST
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2012 was a great year for superheroes, James Bond, a former President of the United States and Ben Affleck. What defines a great film? It's different for everyone, but first and foremost it must entertain. Many movies did just that over the past year.

"The Avengers" was the highest grossing film of 2012, earning $623 million in the United States and a staggering $1.5 billion worldwide.

The number-three grossing film of all time (behind James Cameron's "Titanic" and "Avatar"), starred Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as the H...
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2012 DVD & Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide

November 22nd, 2012 8:00pm EST
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Hollywood has put out some great home entertainment releases over the past few months, and we have some suggestions for the film lover, TV fanatic, secret santa and more!

Not sure what to buy your picky uncle or reclusive sibling? Do you need something for the office grab bag? Check out our list of this season's must-have DVDs and Blu-ray discs...

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

THE AVENGERS

The premium 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack provides 5-unique ways to enjoy “Marvel’s The Avengers” (on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and Digital Download of “Avengers Assembled” Music from and inspired by...
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Jennifer Lawrence: 'I Eat Like A Caveman'

November 9th, 2012 12:31pm EST
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Jennifer Lawrence refuses to starve herself for movie roles as she wants to set a positive example for her young female fans.

The 22-year-old actress has no plans to lose weight to fit into the Hollywood mold, and admits she was determined to look healthy when she trained to play highly-skilled hunter Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.

She tells Elle magazine, "In Hollywood, I'm obese. I'm considered a fat actress... I eat like a caveman. I'll be the only actress who doesn't have anorexia rumors... (But) I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I keep waiting for that one role to...
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'The Hunger Games' Gets The Bad Lip Reading Treatment

September 21st, 2012 1:48pm EDT
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Brace yourselves, tributes. The YouTube group Bad Lip Reading has set its sights on "The Hunger Games," and the result is sheer hilarity.

After tackling a few iconic moments from "Twilight" successfully earlier this month, BLR ventured into the Seam to see what else the "Hunger Games" characters could've been mouthing in some of the film's more dramatic moments and dished up some very smelly dialogue.

In place of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth)'s oh-so-serious convo about taking off to live in the woods, the exchange becomes "What'd you do? It reeks. It's like a hot ...
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Garrett Hedlund Was 'Too Busy' And Missed Out On Hunger Games Sequel Role

September 13th, 2012 5:16pm EDT
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Actor Garrett Hedlund missed out on a role in The Hunger Games sequel because he was too busy to read the books.

The first novel in the popular trilogy by Suzanne Collins became a big screen hit earlier this year, and production recently began on the second film adaptation, Catching Fire.

Hedlund has now revealed he was offered the part of Finnick Odair in the sequel, but he was so caught up with filming new movie On The Road, he didn't have time to read the books.

He tells MTV.com, "They did (approach me)... I was working on this film at that time. We shot the whole film in 23 days and ...
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Jennifer Lawrence Has Made A 'Hunger Games' Fan Out Of Bradley Cooper

September 9th, 2012 1:08pm EDT
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The next installment of "The Hunger Games," titled "Catching Fire," promises all kinds of changes for the world of Panem. Katniss Everdeen isn't just a Hunger Games survivor, for one; she's a full-blown celebrity now. Civil unrest is catching throughout the 12 districts, too, causing all sorts of problems for Katniss as well as the cruel President Snow.

And here's something else that's new: when "Catching Fire" hits theaters, it'll have a brand new fan in the form of A-List actor Bradley Cooper.

It seems the "Hangover" actor, currently at the Toronto International Film Festival prom...
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Sam Claflin To Play Finnick In 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

August 22nd, 2012 1:45pm EDT
Sam Claflin
Sam Claflin has been cast as Finnick in the much anticipated film "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Finnick is a charasmatic and clever man who was a District 4 Hunger Games victor when he was 14.

Claflin played the romantic lead in last year's "Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and starred in the box office smash "Snow White And The Huntsman" playing Prince William alongside Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth.

He recently finished filming "The Quiet Ones" opposite Jarred Harris, and "Mary & Martha," in which he co-stars with Hilary Swank.

"The Hunger Game...
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Check Out 'The Hunger Games' On DVD & Blu-ray Aug. 18

August 17th, 2012 10:52am EDT
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"The Hunger Games" finally arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on Aug. 18 from Lionsgate. The film, based on the best-selling young adult novel by Suzanne Collins, was an international hit, making nearly $700,00,000 worldwide.

The action blockbuster earned a total of four honors at the MTV Movie Awards - Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence won top acting accolades, and Elizabeth Banks took home a trophy for "Best On-Screen Transformation." The film also earned the "Best Fight" accolade for Katniss and Peeta's fight against Cato.

The film centers on 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Lawren...
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Meta Golding To Play Fierce Enobaria In 'Catching Fire'

August 7th, 2012 1:07pm EDT
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Television actress Meta Golding has landed the role of Enobaria in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," announced Lionsgate today.

Enobaria is known for ripping another tribute's throat open with her teeth in order to win The Hunger Games. She is a former career tribute from District 2.

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" hits theaters November 22, 2013. "The Hunger Games" arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Aug. 18.

Golding has starred on several television shows, including "CSI," "Criminal Minds," "House" and "Cold Case." She will appear in the upcoming film "The Chicago 8" about anti-war protester...
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Archer Who Trained Jennifer Lawrence For 'The Hunger Games' Misses Mark At Olympics

August 2nd, 2012 10:31pm EDT
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The archery trainer who helped Jennifer Lawrence hit the bullseye in The Hunger Games narrowly missed out on winning a medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games after competing on Thursday.

Team USA's Khatuna Lorig placed fourth in the women's individual archery competition at Lord's Cricket Ground, losing the bronze to Mexico's Mariana Avitia.

Korea's Ki Bo Bae claimed gold, and Aida Roman, also from Mexico, took silver.

Lorig, who taught Lawrence how to shoot the bow and arrow to portray action woman Katniss Everdeen in the recent Hollywood blockbuster, is no stranger to the Olympics - it...
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Jena Malone To Play Johanna Mason In 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

July 23rd, 2012 12:14pm EDT
Jena Malone
Jena Malone has been cast in the role of Johanna Mason in "The Hunger Games" sequel, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Johanna Mason is a female victor from a past Games still in her early 20s, and is one of the youngest, but also one of the most psychologically scarred Quarter Quell participants.

"Catching Fire" centers on Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) after she returns home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). They must pack up and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the di...
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Amanda Plummer Joins 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' As Wiress

July 17th, 2012 1:37pm EDT
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Best known for her roles in "The Fisher King" and "Pulp Fiction," Amanda Plummer has been cast in the role of Wiress in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hit novel "Catching Fire."

Wiress' eccentricity earns her the nickname "Nuts" from fellow tributes, and though she doesn't communicate traditionally, her observations and contributions prove invaluable in the Quarter Quell.

"Catching Fire" begins as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). But they soon leave th...
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'Hunger Games' Final Book 'Mockingjay' To Be Split Into Two Films

July 11th, 2012 2:22pm EDT
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Lionsgate has decided to split the final book from "The Hunger Games" trilogy into two films. "Mockingjay" will become "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1," and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2," according to Entertainment Weekly.

Summit Entertainment did the same thing with the final "Twilight" book, producing "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Part 2." Warner Bros. also did it with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "Part 2."

Considering how much money can be generated by an additional film, Lionsgate's decision is no surprise.

"The Hunger Games: Ca...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast As Plutarch Heavensbee In 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

July 9th, 2012 12:15pm EDT
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Lionsgate has just announced that Philip Seymour Hoffman will play head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire."

The film will begin as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) returns home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Soon the twosome must leave their families and close friends for a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Eventually, Katniss senses that a rebellion is brewing, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games - a competition t...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Considers Joining 'Hunger Games' Sequel

June 12th, 2012 11:12pm EDT
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is in talks to join the cast of The Hunger Games sequel.

Hoffman is considering taking on the role of gamesmaker Plutarch Heavensbee in Catching Fire, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Miley Cyrus' new fiance Liam Hemsworth will reprise their leading characters in the sequel to the record-breaking film, which will be directed by Francis Lawrence.
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'Hunger Games' Dominate The 2012 MTV Movie Awards

June 4th, 2012 8:10am EDT
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The Hunger Games stars Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence have been crowned the king and queen of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards after landing the two top acting accolades on Sunday.

The action blockbuster earned a total of four honors, including Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks) and Best Fight, but the coveted Best Movie title went to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.

The vampire franchise also claimed victory for Best Kiss - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart made it four years in a row, but the 22-year-old beauty was left to collect the award on her own as the ...
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Robert Pattinson Thought He Was Cast In 'Hunger Games' Sequel

May 27th, 2012 4:01pm EDT
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Robert Pattinson was taken in by rumors he had been offered a role in the next The Hunger Games movie and called his agent to see if the story was true.

The Twilight star read reports suggesting he had been given a part in the upcoming second film in the hit franchise, Catching Fire, and he immediately got on the phone to find out whether the offer really had come in.

He tells USA Today, "I woke up this morning and saw all these things about me being cast in The Hunger Games. I was kind of curious for a second. So I called my agent. My agent was like, 'No. No one's going to offer you that...
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Josh Hutcherson Undergoes Surgery For Broken Nose

May 15th, 2012 10:28am EDT
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Josh Hutcherson is nursing a bruised face after recovering from a nose job. On Monday "The Hunger Games" actor was photographed wearing a bandage across his black and blue face in Beverly Hills.

The 19 year old went under the knife after breaking his nose, but didn't elaborate about his injury when tweeting about the surgery earlier this month.

Instead, Hutcherson told fans he was keeping busy watching Jennifer Love Hewitt's TV show "The Client List" while recovering.

He wrote, "Just had surgery to fix my broken nose. Recovery sucks."
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'The Avengers' Earns Staggering $103 Million In Second Weekend At Box Office

May 14th, 2012 8:17am EDT
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"The Avengers" strikes again. The superhero flick made box office history again by earning over $100 million in its second weekend at the box office.

The action film anihliated records after making a massive $200.3 million in its first three days of release. It knocked down "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which grossed $169 million when it hit theatres in July 2011.

In its second weekend, "The Avengers" continued to impress with earnings of $103.2 million. Marvel Studios delivers the ultimate comic-book film, which ties together such characters as Iron Man (Robert Downey ...
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Now Let's Cast The 'Justice League' Movie

May 8th, 2012 5:03pm EDT
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For superhero fans, there's only one thing in this world that could possibly be more exciting than "The Avengers": a Justice League movie. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of DC Comics' legendary heroes, all in one film? Superhero nirvana.

With "The Avengers" blasting away box office records, that dream may finally become a reality. So we thought now would be the perfect time to reveal our dream cast for "The Justice League." Because someone needs to assemble these heroes, and it might as well be us.

Batman

Christian Bale has already announced he's done with...
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Hulk Smash! 'The Avengers' Crushes Box Office Records With Biggest Opening Of All Time

May 7th, 2012 8:41am EDT
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"The Avengers" shattered box office records by becoming the first film ever to break the $200 million mark in its opening weekend. The film is projected to have made $200.3 million since its midnight release on Friday, May 4.

The movie ties together such characters as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) for a big-screen franchise team-up like no other.

"The Avengers" slides "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," into second place in the record books. It earned $169 millio...
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'Avengers' Makes $18.7 Million From Midnight Screenings, $1M Less Than 'Hunger Games'

May 4th, 2012 2:32pm EDT
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Superhero fans excitedly filled seats at midnight showings of "The Avengers" on Thursday night, but not as many who went to see "The Hunger Games" in March.

"The Avengers" took in $18.7 million, one million less than the teen post-apocalyptic film based on the the book by Suzanne Collins.

Still, the Marvel feature earned enough to put it at number eight on the list of the top all-time midnight debuts. At number one? "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," which raked in an astonishing $43.5 million last year.

"The Avengers" is expected to earn more than $150 million during its o...
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Francis Lawrence Confirmed As 'Catching Fire' Director

May 3rd, 2012 10:37pm EDT
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Francis Lawrence has been confirmed as the director of The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire.

The filmmaker behind I Am Legend and Water for Elephants will replace Gary Ross, who stepped away from the book-to-film franchise in March.

Lionsgate President of Production Erik Feig made the hire official on Thursday in a statement, which reads, "Lionsgate, the cast, and filmmakers are all thrilled to have Francis Lawrence come on board as director of Catching Fire... We all think Francis is the perfect director to bring the story to life."

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, L...
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