Catching Fire

[Brandamn]

As we inch our way closer and closer to production, information on the sequel to The Hunger Games is starting to trickle in. By information, I mean rumours and speculation.

We still have over a year to wait before we see the film, but already we're hearing lots of gossip. With that said, I must do this:


***WARNING*** This thread may contain spoilers. Be cautious when reading.

What we know*:
*As the film is still in pre-production, anything listed below is subject to change.

Title: "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Director: Francis Lawrence

Returning Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
Donald Sutherland as President Snow
Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
Toby Jones as Claudius Templesmith


New to Catching Fire:
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
Jena Malone as Johanna Mason (Female Victor/Tribute - District 7)
Amanda Plummer as Wiress (Female Victor/Tribute - District 3)
Lynn Cohen as Mags (Female Victor/Tribute - District 4)
Meta Golding as Enobaria (Female Victor/Tribute - Disctrict 2)
Bruno Gunn as Brutus (Male Victor/Tribute - District 2)
Alan Ritchson as Gloss (Male Victor/Tribute - District 1)
E. Roger Mitchell as Chaff (Male Victor/Tribute - District 11)
Maria Howell as Seeder (Female Victor/Tribute - District 11)
Stephanie Leigh Schlund as Cashmere (Female Victor/Tribute District 1)
Patrick St. Esprit as Romulus Thread (Rumour)

[Brandamn]

Jena Malone Chosen as Tribute for 'Catching Fire'



Still a rumor~ until an official statement from Lionsgate, but THR is a reputable source:

While many in Hollywood are cutting out early for the holidays, it’s reaping day for Jena Malone.

The Sucker Punch actress is in talks to play snide tribute Johanna Mason in The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, a key role that will be reprised in the trilogy’s third installment, Mockingjay.

Malone has the offer and is in early negotiations for the part, according to sources. The move nixes premature reports that pegged newbie actress-model Zoe Aggeliki as the frontrunner to play the ax-wielding former Hunger Games winner from District 7, who aligns with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) in their return to the arena for an all-stars death match.

[Source.]

[Rafael]

one year is too long to wait It feels like I've watched Hunger Games like, a year ago already! Can't wait for the blu-ray release.

Still no official word on Finnick Odair casting?

[FiaSpice]

I can't wait to know the final casting, specially Finnick. I'm so eager to see how they adapt the book this time

[krtkkarphillmuk]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

[Echo]

I don't know why, but when reading the book, I always imagined Johanna as looking like / being played by some one like Alaina Huffman...

[Vitalina]

^^ That's how I imagined her too

[Brandamn]

I added Lenny Kravitz to the list as Cinna, using this as confirmation: http://www.facebook.com/thehungergamesm ... 7770063734

Though more reports of Jena Malone being confirmed as Johanna Mason have been reported, I'll keep the "rumoured" tag until there is more official confirmation.

[breezyspice]

I'm such an idiot. I thought it was this November.

[Brandamn]

I'm such an idiot. I thought it was this November.

I was gonna say something about that in the facebook group. I thought that was an awful lot of notice for a ceremony of that kind.

[FiaSpice]

I'm such an idiot. I thought it was this November.

I was gonna say something about that in the facebook group. I thought that was an awful lot of notice for a ceremony of that kind.

I tought the same bu I skept my mouth shut

[breezyspice]

Hahahaha, as soon as my Mum answered me, I was like, oh wow I'm dumb. So I deleted all evidence Except... you two... hmm... I have to think about this. I know ninjas.

[dre]

I think Jena Malone looks like a good Johanna, or at least similar to how I pictured her in my mind. Breezy, I thought it was this November too at first.

[FiaSpice]

I think Jena Malone looks like a good Johanna, or at least similar to how I pictured her in my mind. Breezy, I thought it was this November too at first.

Noooo Alaina Huffman would fit the Johanna role better.

[breezyspice]

Jena Malone is good at being bad and fiesty though. I like the casting myself! Jena can look a bit younger, we don't want the tributes looking too much older than 18!

[Brandamn]

Jena Malone is good at being bad and fiesty though. I like the casting myself! Jena can look a bit younger, we don't want the tributes looking too much older than 18!

But the tributes in Catching Fire aren't all kids. Johanna is presumed to be in her early 20s.

I don't know if I can recall anything I've seen Jena in (she looks familiar) but she does look similar to how I pictured Johanna, so I'm happy with the casting from an appearance perspective.

[FiaSpice]

Jena Malone is good at being bad and fiesty though. I like the casting myself! Jena can look a bit younger, we don't want the tributes looking too much older than 18!

But the tributes in Catching Fire aren't all kids. Johanna is presumed to be in her early 20s.

I don't know if I can recall anything I've seen Jena in (she looks familiar) but she does look similar to how I pictured Johanna, so I'm happy with the casting from an appearance perspective.

Most of them are older than 18 (I think only Peeta and Katniss are that young). A lot of them are 30-something or even older like Mag who is over 80.

[Rafael]

I wonder who'll be playing Mag...

[breezyspice]

WTF book was I reading then? I thought tributes had to be 12-18? Blimey.

[Brandamn]

WTF book was I reading then? I thought tributes had to be 12-18? Blimey.

In the regular Hunger Games, yes. But because this one is the 75th annual Hunger Games, it's the Quarter Quell where there is an added stipulation - in this one the tributes are reaped from each district's existing pool of Victors - meaning that all of the tributes in this edition have already been tributes and won their respective Hunger Games, and the age limit has been ignored.

Dammit woman, read them again!

[Brandamn]

I wonder who'll be playing Mag...

BETTY WHITE FOR MAGS!

[FiaSpice]

I wonder who'll be playing Mag...

BETTY WHITE FOR MAGS!

That's the first name that poped in my mind, but somehow, I didn't imagined her that way, more like an old Russian grandma.

[breezyspice]

WTF book was I reading then? I thought tributes had to be 12-18? Blimey.

In the regular Hunger Games, yes. But because this one is the 75th annual Hunger Games, it's the Quarter Quell where there is an added stipulation - in this one the tributes are reaped from each district's existing pool of Victors - meaning that all of the tributes in this edition have already been tributes and won their respective Hunger Games, and the age limit has been ignored.

Dammit woman, read them again!

Yep. Totally forgot alllllllllllllllllllll of that. If I read it now though, I'll have to read it again before next year, haha!

[Brandamn]

If I read it now though, I'll have to read it again before next year, haha!

I fail to see the problem here...

[krtkkarphillmuk]

Ooo Jenna Malone would be great for that role. Well, I think she's a great actress to begin with...

I'd REALLY love to see Tilda Swinton as President Snow...