The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy. The film is the sequel to The Hunger Games and the second installment in The Hunger Games film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with co-production by Lionsgate Films and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment. Francis Lawrence directed the film, with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt. Adding to the existing cast, the supporting cast was filled out with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Jena Malone, and Amanda Plummer. Filming began on September 10, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Hawaii. The plot of Catching Fire begins a few months after the previous installment; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
Director | Francis Lawrence |
Produced by | Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik |
Screenplay by | Simon Beaufoy, Michael deBruyn |
Starring | Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland |
Music | James Newton Howard |
Cinematography | Jo Willems |
Edited by | Alan Edward Bell |
Production, company | Lionsgate Films, Color Force |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Released | November 11, 2013 (London), November 22, 2013 (United States) |
Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $130–140 million |
Box office | $865 million |
Netflix ID | 70278934 |
About The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The second movie in the Hunger Games franchise sees Katniss Everdeen become a target of the Capitol after her audacious victory.
Achievement of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Jennifer Lawrence became partially deaf in one ear during filming. Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, actually goes deaf in one ear in the first book.
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