Director talks to MTV News about replacing Gary Ross and arena-sized challenges he faced. By Amy Wilkinson, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Sam Claflin and Jennifer Lawrence in “Catching Fire” Photo: Lionsgate
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Let the Games continue! EW has your first look at the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire , with a peek at Jennifer Lawrence ‘s Katniss and cast newcomer Sam Claflin as returning Games victor Finnick Odair. Katniss and her baker boyfriend Peeta are back in Catching Fire , based on Suzanne Collins’s second Hunger Games book, but things haven’t exactly settled down; with revolution sparking in the Districts, the duo are sent back on the Games circuit and thrust into a new, even more dangerous competition. In the next ten months you’re going to see a lot of Claflin ( Pirates of the Caribbean , Snow White and the Huntsman ), the British up-and-comer who plays charismatic Finnick, a previous Games winner known for his seductive charm… who also has a notable scene in which he’s clad only in a fishing net. Ahem. Joining Claflin in the Francis Lawrence -directed sequel are new castmates Jena Malone as Johanna Mason, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, Amanda Plummer as Wiress, and Jeffrey Wright as Beetee. For now, enjoy this first image of Finnick cozying up to Katniss in what might be the knot-tying scene. To borrow from the master R. Kelly: Peeta, don’t bring your girl around Finnick because he’s a flirt (with a trident). Catching Fire hits theaters November 21. Synopsis: 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 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
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Let the Games continue! EW has your first look at the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire , with a peek at Jennifer Lawrence ‘s Katniss and cast newcomer Sam Claflin as returning Games victor Finnick Odair. Katniss and her baker boyfriend Peeta are back in Catching Fire , based on Suzanne Collins’s second Hunger Games book, but things haven’t exactly settled down; with revolution sparking in the Districts, the duo are sent back on the Games circuit and thrust into a new, even more dangerous competition. In the next ten months you’re going to see a lot of Claflin ( Pirates of the Caribbean , Snow White and the Huntsman ), the British up-and-comer who plays charismatic Finnick, a previous Games winner known for his seductive charm… who also has a notable scene in which he’s clad only in a fishing net. Ahem. Joining Claflin in the Francis Lawrence -directed sequel are new castmates Jena Malone as Johanna Mason, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, Amanda Plummer as Wiress, and Jeffrey Wright as Beetee. For now, enjoy this first image of Finnick cozying up to Katniss in what might be the knot-tying scene. To borrow from the master R. Kelly: Peeta, don’t bring your girl around Finnick because he’s a flirt (with a trident). Catching Fire hits theaters November 21. Synopsis: 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 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
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‘Hunger Games’ First Look: Katniss And Finnick Get Cozy In ‘Catching Fire’
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It’s that time of the year, movie fans. Yesterday, the 2013 Razzie Award nominations were announced. Tomorrow morning, we’ll learn who is up for an Oscar. And now, it’s time to turn our attention overseas, as Great Britain’s answer to the Academy Awards – the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) – will take place on February 10 and its nominees include… Best Film Argo Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty Outstanding British Film Anna Karenina The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Seven Psychopaths Skyfall Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director Or Producer The Imposter, Bart Layton (Director), Dimitri Doganis (Producer) McCullin, David Morris (Director), Jacqui Morris (Director/Producer) Wild Bill, Dexter Fletcher (Director/Writer), Danny King (Writer) The Muppets, James Bobin (Director) I Am Nasrine, Tina Gharavi (Director/Writer) Director Amour, Michael Haneke Argo, Ben Affleck Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino Life of Pi, Ang Lee Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow Documentary The Imposter Marley McCullin Searching For Sugar Man West of Memphis Original Screenplay Amour, Michael Haneke Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal Adapted Screenplay Argo, Chris Terrio Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin Life of Pi, David Magee Lincoln, Tony Kushner Silver Lings Playbook, David O. Russell Film Not In the English Language Amour, Michael Haneke, Margaret Ménégoz Headhunters, Morten Tyldum, Marianne Gray, Asle Vatn The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann Rust and Bone, Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux Untouchable, Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun Leading Actor Ben Affleck, Argo Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix, The Master Leading Actress Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Helen Mirren, Hitchcock Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Supporting Actor Alan Arkin, Argo Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained Javier Bardem, Skyfall Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Supporting Actress Amy Adams, The Master Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables Helen Hunt, The Sessions Judi Dench, Skyfall Sally Field, Lincoln Original Music Anna Karenina Argo Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Cinematography Anna Karenina Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Editing Argo Django Unchained Life of Pi Skyfall Zero Dark Thirty Production Design Anna Karenina Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Costume Design Anna Karenina Great Expectations Les Misérables Lincoln Snow White and the Huntsman Sound Django Unchained The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables Life of Pi Skyfall Special Visual Effects The Dark Knight Rises The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Life of Pi The Avengers Prometheus Make Up & Hair Anna Karenina Hitchcock The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables Lincoln Short Animation Here To Fall I’m Fine Thanks The Making of Longbird Short Film The Curse Good Night Swimmer Tumult The Voorman Problem EE Rising Star Award Elizabeth Olsen Andrea Riseborough Suraj Sharma Juno Temple Alicia Vikander
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We still have nearly a year to go until Catching Fire hits the theaters, but Hunger Games fans are in for a thrill this week: The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly features Jennifer Lawrence on the cover as Katniss Everdeen – and also Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair! It’s our first look at this British actor in the key role: Claflin tells the magazine that he was petrified to film the infamous scene in which Finnick interacts with Katniss while donning nothing but strategically placed netting, explaining: It was “the scariest moment of my life. I’m on Twitter and so many people have been like ‘Don’t mess this up, or we will kill you.’” Considering the rising star is still alive – and in the running to play Four in Divergent – it’s safe to assume he nailed the role. This copy of EW will be available newsstands Friday, January 11.
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The film starring Jamie Foxx , Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio is riddled with the N-word, but that has not turned off African American audiences. Also in Thursday’s news round-up, the Senate Intelligence Committee is set to investigate CIA contacts with the Zero Dark Thirty filmmakers; DiCaprio is headed for Santa Barbara fest honors; and John Turturro doc will bow NYC non-fiction series. Django Unchained Popular with African Americans The debate about the hefty use of the N-word has not turned off the African American audience. Quentin Tarantino’s latest film brought out an audience that was 42 percent black on Christmas day and is consistently pulling in 30 percent. Django Unchained has grossed $77.8 million in North America and may surpass the $120 million made by Inglourious Basterds in 2009, THR reports . Senate to Investigate CIA Contacts with Zero Dark Thirty Filmmakers Senate Intelligence Committee is reviewing CIA records of contacts agency officials may have had with director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, but the committee does not have plans to interview the filmmakers. The CIA’s acting director Michael Morell also criticized the movie as “not a realistic portrayal of the facts,” Deadline reports . Disconnect to Open Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Leonardo DiCaprio to Be Honored Henry-Alex Rubin’s Disconnect will open the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Starring Jason Bateman and Hope Davis, the film explores the way digital technologies, which aim to bring people together, increase the emotional distance between them. Leonardo DiCaprio will also be honored opening night with the festival’s American Riviera Award on February 1st. Past recipients include Martin Scorsese, Sandra Bullock and Mickey Rourke, Deadline reports . Gerard Depardieu Granted Russian Citizenship The Kremlin has given Russian citizenship to French actor Gerard Depardieu. Depardieu recently said he’d give up his French passport after the government criticized his decision to move abroad to avoid paying higher taxes, BBC reports . John Turturro to Bow NYC Doc Series Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy , a documentary that follows actor John Turturro on a journey to his maternal homeland, Sicily will open the 22nd season of Stranger Than Fiction, the weekly documentary series at IFC Center January 8th. The series, which continues through February 26th, features a Q&A with the filmmaker and other guests. For a look at the schedule, visit their website .
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Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost appears to have put an end to the latest flurry of Internet rumors surrounding the resurrection of David Lynch’s seriously weird but beloved cult series. On Dec. 31 an anonymous poster on the 4chan message board, wrote of attending a meeting between Lynch and NBC executives about bringing back a number of the original characters for a third season of the show, which originally aired on ABC from April 1990 to June 1991. The tipster claimed that the idea was in the “early stages” and that NBC executives were a “little on edge” about Lynch “tackling [the series] alone” given the Eraserhead director’s iconoclastic tastes. According to Anonymous, Lynch discussed setting the new season in the modern day, with good Agent Cooper ( Kyle MacLachlan ) stuck in the lodge and bad Cooper in jail. This time, a young female reporter will purportedly “uncover the truth” behind such conundrums as the killer BOB and the Lodge that defies time and space. At the time, those little morsels of unsubstantiated rumor didn’t seem so far-fetched given a report on Moviehole.com in which Frost was quote saying that a season-three storyline is “something we talk about from time to time… If we ever do decide to move forward, I know we have a rich trove to draw from. Cast and crew members, such as the series’ “Log Lady,” Catherine E. Coulson and writer/producer Robert Engels, have also reportedly been contacted about the possibility of resuming their roles. Alas, on Wednesday Frost tweeted the following, which appeared to debunk the rumors: Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by. Sincerely yours, @ mfrost11 — Mark Frost (@mfrost11) January 02, 2013 Daily Beast West Coast Deputy Bureau Chief Jace Lacob also tweeted that, in an email, Frost indicated that he and Lynch had had no contact with NBC. @ TwinPeaksRedux That there have been no conversations between them (i.e., Frost and Lynch) and NBC.— Jace Lacob (@televisionary) January 03, 2013 What is there to do but grab piece of cherry pie and exit stage left with my favorite reaction from the Twin Peaks Archive Twitter feed, where much of this drama has been playing out: It is not happening again. We all need a cold shower.— Twin Peaks (@TwinPeaksArchve) January 03, 2013 [ Moviehole , Indiewire , @televisionary ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
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You’ve cast your low budget indie feature and navigated the ins and outs of directing a love scene . But how do you, intrepid independent filmmaker, wrangle two unruly actors bent on going off-script for the all-important emotional climax of your opus? Find out in Episode 3 of Modern Imbecile’s Idiot’s Guide To Making Movies For Dummies presented by Slamdance TV! Check back next week for the next installment of Modern Imbecile’s Idiot’s Guide To Making Movies For Dummies , with new episodes posting each week leading into the Slamdance Film Festival. Slamdance alums Kevin M. Brennan and Doug Manley have teamed up with Slamdance TV to present Modern Imbecile’s Idiot’s Guide To Making Movies For Dummies. In the five part web series, Slamdance TV’s very own Ben Hethcoat goes behind the scenes of Wallace Cotton’s latest feature film, COP HEAT starring Brennan and Manley as the titular duo, Don and Lizard Man. COP HEAT: “Two hot for the streets. Two hot to handle.” Join the festival ‘By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers’ in this Slamdance TV original web series which explores the independent filmmaking process. Slamdance Film Festival takes place January 18-24 in Park City, UT. For more information visit slamdance.com Facebook.com/SlamdanceFilmFestival Twitter @Slamdance PREVIOUSLY: ‘Modern Imbecile’s Idiot’s Guide To Making Movies For Dummies,’ Episode 1: Casting ‘Modern Imbecile’s Idiot’s Guide To Making Movies For Dummies,’ Episode 2: Directing Follow Movieline on Twitter .
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Iron Man 3 are among the most anticipated blockbusters of 2013. That is the result of survey of over 2,000 film fans by online movie ticketing site Fandango, which asked users their picks for the new year. The survey also ventures into who potential audiences are eyeing as potential breakouts over the year. Leading the pack among Best Male Breakout Movie Star is Henry Cavill , the Immortals star who will play Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming Zack Snyder pic Man of Steel . Men in Black 3 actress Alice Eve tops the ‘Biggest Female Breakout Movie Star.’ The Men in Black 3 actress will play Dr. Carol Marcus in the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness , which is also one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the new year. Sir Ben Kingsley tops the “Most Anticipated Villain” category for Iron Man 3 (also an anticipated blockbuster), while World War Z tops out “Most Anticipated Apocalyptic Movie.” The action-drama stars Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and David Morse follows a U.N. employee who travels around the world in a race against time to stop the outbreak of a deadly Zombie pandemic. After being Sexiest Man Alive in 2012, Channing Tatum is apparently maintaining momentum into 2013, coming in as the top “Sexiest Man in the Movies” for his roles in G.I. Joe: Retaliation and White House Down . Mila Kunis leads the pack in the female category for Oz: The Great and Powerful . Two-thousand fans were polled by Fandango last week. And what are your Most Anticipated Films and Actors of 2013? Fan picks via Fandango for 2013 : Most Anticipated Blockbuster 1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3. Iron Man 3 4. Star Trek Into Darkness 5. The Great Gatsby Biggest Male Breakout Moviestar 1. Henry Cavill ( Man of Steel ) 2. Sam Claflin ( The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ) 3. Armie Hammer ( The Lone Ranger ) 4. Jai Courtney ( A Good Day to Die Hard ) 5. Nicholas Hoult ( Jack the Giant Slayer ; Warm Bodies ) Biggest Female Breakout Moviestar 1. Alice Eve ( Star Trek Into Darkness ) 2. Chloë Grace Moretz ( Carrie ) 3. Alice Englert ( Beautiful Creatures ) 4. Jurnee Smollett-Bell ( Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor ) 5. Gabriella Wilde ( Carrie ) Sexiest Woman In The Movies 1. Mila Kunis ( Oz: The Great and Powerful ) 2. Jessica Alba ( Sin City: A Dame to Kill For ) 3. Halle Berry ( Movie 43 ) 4. Zoe Saldana ( Star Trek Into Darkness ) 5. Jennifer Lawrence ( The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ) Sexiest Man In The Movies 1. Channing Tatum ( G.I. Joe: Retaliation ; White House Down ) 2. Hugh Jackman ( The Wolverine ) 3. Ryan Gosling ( Gangster Squad ) 4. Johnny Depp ( The Lone Ranger ) 5. Robert Downey, Jr. ( Iron Man 3 ) Most Anticipated Villain 1. Ben Kingsley ( Iron Man 3 ) 2. Benedict Cumberbatch ( Star Trek Into Darkness ) 3. Michael Shannon ( Man of Steel ) 4. Will Yun Lee ( The Wolverine ) 5. Christopher Eccleston ( Thor: The Dark World ) Most Anticipated Apocalyptic Movie 1. World War Z 2. After Earth 3. Pacific Rim 4. This Is the End 5. Oblivion
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From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to ‘Catching Fire,’ movie producers seem to be raiding bookshelves more than ever before. By Amy Wilkinson Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Great Gatsby” Photo: Warner Bros.
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2013: The Year Of The Literary Movie?
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