Hunger Games News Roundup

We've got some little bits of news here and there that we thought we'd put them all in a nice round-up post!

First off, check out this sweet new IMAX poster, debuted by Wired! Generally, IMAX posters tend to be more artistic and creatively designed and this one is no different.

Next up, another video from the Camp Mockingjay interview with Josh Horowitz has been released, this time with Josh and Jennifer recreating the nightlock scene in The Hunger Games with roles reversed!

Lastly, the event mentioned in the Samsung/Lionsgate press release with the VR experience debut in New York started today, with Jena Malone in attendance at the party. See the invitation below for details.

According to QuarterQuell.org, the full VR experience will be available for download on Monday for the Samsung Gear VR, if you have that sort of thing, and will eventually be available for iOS, Android, and Oculus Rift.

WATCH: Sam and Jena on Good Morning America! (NEW FINNICK AND JOHANNA CLIPS!!!)

Sam and Jena talk about their characters and preparing for their roles and!!! We get like 5 second looks into Katniss and Finnick's first conversation and Johanna admiring Katniss' interview dress!



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UNSCRIPTED

Jen, Josh, Jenna and Sam answer some fan questions and generally just make each other (and us) laugh on Unscripted:



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Also, here's a clip of Jen giving a 6-second review of the movie:

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Co-Star Connections Part 2

Here's part 2 of Co-Star Connections!



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E-Talk Catching Fire Special

CTV's E-Talk aired a Catching Fire TV special with interviews with Jennifer, Josh and Francis! Check out the interview in 5 parts:











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Catching Fire Victory Tour - Miami Stop

On Monday, Nov 4, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came to Miami, the second stop on the Victory Tour. Alan Ritchson, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin said hi to the fans and answered some questions. Here are some photos we've gathered from all over the place.

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MTV After Hours: "The Hunger Games Games" with Sam Claflin and Jena Malone

Josh Horowitz is THE BEST!! He always seems to have the most entertaining interviews and this time he puts Sam Claflin and Jena Malone against each other in a head to head challenge.

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Co-Star Connections with Jennifer, Josh, Sam, and Jena

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin and Jena Malone played Co-Star Connections with Kara Warner, answering questions about each other and their Catching Fire co-stars. As expected, hilarity ensues.

We can't wait for the next installment!

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Fansite Roundtable of Doom: The Sam and Jena Edition

Before The Hunger Games came out, we were invited to a round table interview with Josh Hutcherson. This time we had the opportunity to each ask one question for Sam Claflin and Jena Malone. They were both funny and nice, and you can tell they both had a passion for the series.

Our question and answer is below, and the rest of them are under the cut!

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What other role in the series did you see yourself playing or could you see yourself playing, no matter description or type.

Jena: I mean, I wanted to play Mags. That was my first choice, but…

Sam: You wanted to be carried by me.

Jena: During the audition, they kind of touched my face with fake old age makeup, and they're like "Jena, this is not going to work."

Sam: It's a tough question. I mean I'd most like to play Haymitch, I think.

Jena: Oh, really?

Sam: Yeah, because I think he just goes on one hell of a journey, and the fact that he is who he is, the things that he's seen and been through, that he's a mentor to Katniss and Peeta. Yeah, that's the character that most inspired me, I guess... Effie Trinket, just so I could've got the costume, you know. Anything for an orange wig.

Johanna Mason added to Victor Banner

Johanna Mason is the next victor to be revealed for the Victor Banner on The Hunger Games Explorer. 

The next #VictorsRevealed tomorrow, who is it going to be?

Moviefone Unscripted: Submit Your Questions

It's that time again. Submit your questions by 11:59PM ET tonight to Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin and Jena Malone!

To help prepare you for the November 22 release of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," we're doing something special. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin, and Jena Malone (that's right, all four of them) will be joining Moviefone for a very Capitol-worthy episode of Unscripted, and we're giving you the chance to ask the cast anything you want! 

You'll have until Sunday, August 4 at 11:59 p.m. ET to submit questions. Leave them in the comments below, on Moviefone's Facebook wall, or via Twitter using the hashtag #unscriptedHG. Make sure to head back to Moviefone closer to the movie's release date to see if the "Catching Fire" cast answered your question!

If you're not familiar with Moviefone's Unscripted interviews, take a gander at the awesome fun times that was the last Unscripted interview with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Banks.

Lionsgate Auctioning Off 5 Poster Packages For Charity

If you want some The Hunger Games: Catching Fire posters and help a good cause at the same time, here's your chance!

From the press release:

LIONSGATE is auctioning off five poster packages from CATCHING FIRE that include a poster signed by Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Willow Shields, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Meta Golding, and Bruno Gunn from the 2013 San Diego Comic Con benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation . The winning bidders will receive the studio certified posters with a signed letter verifying their authenticity. Auctions begin today and will end August 7, 2013 . Interested fans and collectors should be aware there are only a limited amount available. 

Included In This Package: * CATCHING FIRE Poster signed by Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Willow Shields, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Meta Golding, and Bruno Gunn* CATCHING FIRE Pin* Comic Con Quarter Quell Posters* Katniss, Peeta, & Finnick Capitol Portrait Posters

To bid on the poster packages, visit these links:

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Comic-Con Catching Fire Interview ROUNDUP!

Soooo, Comic-Con was amazing. Aside from our experience and possible giveaways (which we will announce soon), TONS of interviews have come out over the past week from the press line. It's almost overwhelming the number of interviews that are out there so we did our best to put them all together.

Click the link below to see all of the videos, but first, please enjoy this video from EXTRA in which Jennifer Lawrence freaks out over Jeff Bridges. We can't blame her because we had the same reaction when witnessing The Seventh Son panel.

"Who was your favorite character? Does it rhyme with 'The Shmooze'?"

Exactly our thoughts, Jen.

Tons of interviews under the cut!

CASTING ALERT: JENA MALONE OFFICIALLY CAST AS JOHANNA MASON!

OFFICIAL CASTING NEWS, YAY!!

Press Release:

JENA MALONE CAST AS JOHANNA MASON IN LIONSGATE’S THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Santa Monica, CA, July 23, 2012- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES:CATCHING FIRE are pleased to announce that Jena Malone has been cast in the role of Johanna Mason in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire.  Johanna Mason is a female victor from a past Games still in her early twenties, and is one of the youngest, but also one of the most psychologically scarred Quarter Quell participants.

Malone recently starred opposite Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in the History Channel's Emmy® nominated mini-series Hatfields & McCoys.  The mini-series broke cable records and is the new most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on cable. Her additional credits include Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, Oren Moverman's The Messenger, and Sean Penn's Into the Wild.  She will soon begin production on Lonely Hunter.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as 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 75^th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has over 50 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.  

Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE on November 22, 2013.

Ongoing casting news and information for the film can be found at: www.CatchingFireCasting.com

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CASTING FIRE: Jena Malone Offered Johanna Mason!!

Is this fate, or what? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jena Malone has been offered the role of Johanna Mason, and what do you know they share the same initials!

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

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.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.

Source: THR

We are super excited about her being cast, I mean have you SEEN her IMDB page? Not only is she close to Johanna's age, but she has acting credits up the wazoo. Let's hope she accepts!