By Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes Staff
Last year, Lionsgate has two massive hits: Breaking Dawn 2 and The Hunger Games. The two movie brought in a combined $1.5 billion at the global box office. The studio hasn’t had anything on that scale yet in 2013. Expect that to change November 22nd. That’s the date Catching Fire, the second in The Hunger Games franchise, hits theaters. …read more
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First shown during the MTV Movie Awards, the teaser trailer has been revealed for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Like the trailers for the first film, readers of the book will note they are purposely holding back on showing anything from the second half of the story, at least at this point in the campaign.
Getting a nice spotlight in this trailer is Philip Seymour Hoffman, joining the series as Plutarch Heavensbee. Catching Fire marks Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend) taking over as director, with Lawrence now committed to finishing the series.
By The Huffington Post News Editors
“Hunger Games” fans caught a first look at “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” on Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards.
Star Liam Hemsworth, who plays District 12 hunter and dreamboat Gale Hawthorne in the blockbuster franchise, unveiled the first “Catching Fire” trailer during the MTV Movie Awards broadcast. Lionsgate and the music television network teased the first look earlier in April with a seven-second glimpse of the festivities.
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” picks up after “The Hunger Games” left off, with Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark (Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson) celebrating their win at the 74th annual Hunger Games and keeping up the appearance of their manufactured love affair. (Or is it manufactured?) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright, Elizabeth Banks, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin all co-star in the film, which is directed by Frances Lawrence. (No relation to Jennifer Lawrence; Frances took over for “Hunger Games” director Gary Ross.)
From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/14/hunger-games-catching-fire-trailer_n_3081617.html
