Walmart 'Catching Fire' DVD Midnight Release Events & Cast Appearances

Wondering where to purchase your Catching Fire DVD or Blu-ray? Walmart is sweetening the deal by hosting midnight release events and special cast signings in New York Area, Los Angeles Area and Chicago Area.

At 12am on March 7, more than 2,000 Walmart stores will celebrate the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD with special giveaways. The first 50 fans to purchase the movie in-stores will receive the limited edition poster below.

THREE stores will feature in-store cast signing events and will open even earlier - at 11:00pm on Thursday, March 6. Willow Shields (Primrose Everdeen), Lynn Cohen (Mags), Stephanie Leigh Schlund (Cashmere), Meta Golding (Enobaria) and Bruno Gunn (Brutus) will be at stores to meet with fans and sign copies of the new release The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD.

Los Angeles/Orange County Area:

Willow Shields

11:00pm March 6th

Walmart: 2300 N Tustin St, Orange, CA 92865

New York/New Jersey:

Lynn Cohen and Stephanie Leigh Schlund

11:00pm March 6th

Walmart Supercenter: 400 Park Pl, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Chicago:

Meta Golding and Bruno Gunn

11:00pm March 6th

Walmart Supercenter 1100 S Randall Rd, Elgin, IL 60123

Willow Shields Talks All About 'Catching Fire' + A New Set Photo!

Willow Shields with Francis Lawrence and Paula Malcomson on setTo celebrate the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD and Blu-Ray March 7th, Willow Shields spoke with Socialite Life about making the movie, her role as Primrose Everdeen and some of her favorite aspects of the film. Plus we get a new behind the scenes set photo!

What is your favorite thing about Prim’s evolution?
My favorite thing is just how mature she’s getting, and how much she’s kind of there for Katniss now. I think it’s a great evolution from starting as such a young girl who has gone through so much in her life to coming out with strength instead of sadness.

What is your favorite thing about Katniss and Prim’s relationship?
My favorite thing is that we really realize that bond from the beginning. The whole reason Katniss goes into The Hunger Games is to save her sister. I think it’s such a strong bond from the beginning and travels on throughout the whole series. There’s a sort of  role reversal where Prim is really there for Katniss, but they always have that strong bond throughout the whole series.

Besides the trailer scene, what was your favorite scene to watch?
I really loved seeing all the scenes in the arena because I’m filming scenes in District 12. But when they to all the scenes in the arena I haven’t really seen any glimpses of what’s going on in the arena, or what they’re filming for the arena scenes. I’m like a fan going to see the movie because I almost don’t know what to expect in the arena scenes.

Was there anything that surprised you about how the arena was depicted?
Not really. I just thought all the new tributes they used in the arena were really great. Everyone who portrayed them, they portrayed them perfectly.

I really enjoyed Finnick. Were there any characters that stood out to you out of the newbies?
I really liked Finnick, too and I thought it was fun to see Sam [Claflin] bring that character to life. I really enjoyed seeing Jena [Malone] play Joanna. It’s such a different character for the series. It was fun to see how different that character is. It’s a good touch to  the series because in Catching Fire it almost added comedy. That was really cool.

What were your thoughts on the relationship between Katniss and Joanna?
I think both Jenn [Lawrence] and Jena did a fantastic job at doing that the right way. There is a little bit of that tension. Everyone realizes in the end they are all looking for that same thing. That is freedom and just being with their families — faith, and just being there for each other.

Between the first two stories, which character for you think has evolved the most?
I think Liam [Hemsworth] — Gale — has evolved a lot. I think that he’s such a good actor and it’s so fun to see all the scenes he has. It’s fun to see all the scenes he has because he does really well at it.

Were there any pranks in between scenes?
Not really. There was a lot of goofing off. In one scene – it’s a pretty serious scene and I have that cat with me in Catching Fire. She [Jennifer] is in the corner with cat toys trying to get me to laugh. You know, Jenn has set out to make people laugh in scenes when she’s not on camera. That can make it very challenging. She’s definitely taught me a lot.

Has Jennifer Lawrence given you any advice?
She’s given me advice about being who I am about being who I am and not changing because of Hollywood. That’s good advice and I’m definitely going to remember that. She hasn’t changed at all and that’s great. She’s such a fun person to work with.

Why should fans go get the DVD immediately after its release?
It would be really fun because you get an up close feel about what it’s like on set. A really fun behind-the-scenes and deleted scenes. For fans it’s a great experience because they get to witness what goes on on set and how we make a movie.

Who is your celebrity crush?
Right now my celebrity crush is Ansel Elgort. He’s going to be in The Fault in Our Stars which is my favorite book right now. It’s partially because I love the character he plays in The Fault in Our Stars.

New 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Clip - Effie's Look

AOL has an exclusive look at a brand new The Hunger Games: Catching Fire behind the scenes clip from the Blu-Ray extras. This clip focuses on Effie's look in the movie and includes interviews with Elizabeth Banks, costume designer Trish Summerville and Make-up supervisor Ve Neill.

NEW 'Catching Fire' DVD Featurette: The Look

Yahoo Movies has just released a new Catching Fire DVD featurette from the Blu-Ray bonus features on the look of the film. Producer Nina Jacobson and Director of Photography Jo Willems discuss some of the technical aspects of filming the movie. It's fascinating!

New 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Footage! "The Quell: Filming In Hawaii"

Thanks to our friends at THG Australia, we have our SECOND behind the scenes Catching Fire clip of the day! This new clip, a full 5 minutes long, is about the production in Hawaii entitled, "The Quell: On Location in Hawaii." Check it out and be sure to find out everything you need to know about the Australian release of the Catching Fire DVD at THG Australia!

See the behind the scenes look at Katniss' wedding dress HERE.

VIDEO: 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes With Jennifer Lawrence & Sam Claflin

Target recently shared this Catching Fire behind the scenes video featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin. The video is presumably from the Special Features off the Blu-ray set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Target's edition has 45 minutes of exclusive movie content. You can pre-order it HERE.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD and Blu-Ray comes out March 7th.

New 'Catching Fire' DVD Trailers

We just found a couple of Catching Fire DVD trailers that we haven't seen before and wanted to share them with you. 

This trailer has a beautiful and haunting piano score:

Post by The Hunger Games.

We're pretty sure the trailer below is fan made - we weren't able to find it anywhere else online. But we still enjoyed watching it!

You can own The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on March 7th. Here's where to buy it.

Repainted Katniss Barbie Sold for Almost 2k

Maybe you've never seen the work of master doll repaint artist Noel Cruz because realistic dolls just creep you the hell out. OK, maybe that's just me. But we'll get over our fears (and see our therapist) to show you his AMAZING repaint of the Katniss Barbie. Cruz took the pretty decent to-begin-with doll and turned her into a lifelike masterpiece, complete with a new, realistic-sized braid. Remember the Braid of Unusual Size she was sporting before?

Want one? Well, sorry, you can't have one. She sold yesterday for $1980.55 on eBay. Holy CRAP.

See more of Mr. Cruz seriously unbelievable work HERE. Yep, now I'm fascinated. He even has other Jennifer Lawrence dolls.

More 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Footage from Access Hollywood

Access Hollywood shared a tiny teaser of some behind the scenes Catching Fire footage featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. The teaser is to celebrate the Target exclusive Catching Fire special features available on March 7th.

If you missed it, see the official Catching Fire DVD trailer and Target exclusive DVD trailer with behind the scenes footage HERE. See the Entertainment Tonight behind the scenes sneak peek of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson goofing around on set HERE.

The UK 'Catching Fire' DVD Release Date is March 17th

The reveal we've been waiting for from the Hunger Games UK has been announced - it's the official UK release date of the Catching Fire DVD: March 17th, 2014.

Head over to the official site to pre-order the DVD, Blu-ray, Triple play version or the deluxe limited edition.

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Arrives on DVD & Blu-Ray March 7th

Target's Exclusive 3 disc combo pack trailer with BTS:

Get ready, tributes! Catching Fire officially arrives on DVD, Blu-ray combo pack, digital HD, video on demand and pay-per-view in the US on March 7th. The DVD is packed with over two hours of extensive, must-see bonus materials that include a Blu-ray-exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, “Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire,” deleted scenes (YAY), an audio commentary with director Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson as well as a sneak peek at the highly-anticipated theatrical action film Divergent from Lionsgate’s Summit label. The Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.

Go to CatchingFireMovie.com to see all buying options including Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Xbox, Best Buy, Walmart and Target!

BLU-RAY COMBO PACK SPECIAL FEATURES

• “Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire” – 9-part feature-length documentary

• Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson

• Deleted Scenes

• Sneak Peek of Divergent


DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson

• Deleted Scenes

• Sneak Peek of Divergent

Entertainment Tonight Reveals 'Catching Fire' DVD Behind The Scenes Sneak Peek

Entertainment Tonight aired a snippet from the upcoming Catching Fire DVD behind the scenes special feature footage on their broadcast this evening. The sneak peek clip reveals the close working relationship of stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson and also shows the two cracking each other up on-set.

BTW, the official release date of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD and Blu-Ray is March 7, 2014!

Entertainment Tonight Teases 'Catching Fire' DVD Sneak Peek

Entertainment Tonight announced last evening that they'll be airing an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD AND that they'll be revealing the long-awaited release date on their show tonight (Thursday, January 23rd). To find out when ET airs in your neck of the woods use their showfinder.

We'll be updating this post as we find out more!

Thanks to The Hob and their follower Brett Vickerman for the heads up!

Target Shares New Video of Jennifer Lawrence & the 'Catching Fire' Cast to Celebrate Their Exclusive DVD Content

To celebrate the upcoming release of their exclusive edition of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD and Blu-Ray, Target has shared some new video of Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Alan Ritchson talking about what they'd bring to the Hunger Games arena and some behind the scenes video in the Target exclusive Catching Fire DVD trailer.

Target is featuring an exclusive free fabric poster ($9.99 retail value) with any pre-order purchase, along with the following extas for $24.99:

Target Exclusive (45 minutes of content):
• “ONE VISION” (A FAITHFUL ADAPTATION)--translating Suzanne Collin’s source material to the big screen
• “THE ALLIANCE” (RETURNING CAST)—an inside look at the close-knit relationships of the returning actors
• “FRIEND OR FOE” (NEW CAST)--finding the perfect embodiments of the new characters

Additional Special Features (over 2 hours of content):
• Filmmaker Commentary
• 9-part Making-of Documentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Divergent Sneak Peek

Go to Target.com to pre-order.

Possible 'Catching Fire' DVD Release Dates for US & UK

 

We haven't confirmed this with Lionsgate yet, but the Catching Fire page on Moviefone's website lists the US DVD release of the movie as March 7, 2014. This would make perfect sense since there is a preview of Divergent on the DVD, which hits theaters on March 21, 2014, giving fans a couple of weeks to check out the preview prior to the movie's premiere.

The official Hunger Games UK Twitter page tweeted a link from Zaavi, where you can pre-order a limited edition Catching Fire DVD Steelbook Edition, and Zaavi had a release date of April 28, 2014 listed for the DVD in the UK. If this seems a little late to you, remember The Hunger Games was also released a few weeks later in the UK than the US last year.

We'll keep you posted when the release dates are confirmed!

Thanks to Mockingjay.net and THGAustralia.

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Original Score in Oscar Race

One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length movies released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by James Newton Howard is among the 114 being considered for an Oscar nomination. The Music Branch of the Academy will vote, and out of these 114 works, the top 5 will be nominated for an Oscar. The nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

May the odds be ever in our favor!

Thanks to our follower @joanipof for the tip!

Snow Ho Ho - Enter PanemPropaganda's Holiday Sweepstakes

 

Happy Holidays to all of you wonderful tributes! We so appreciate your support throughout the year, and would like to take a little time out of this busy holiday season to thank you - with a giveaway! Enter to win a prize pack of Catching Fire goodies:

• A Mockingjay Keepsake ornament by Hallmark

• A Catching Fire 2014 wall calendar

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Kate Egan

• A Catching Fire Special Edition magazine bundle that includes: US Weekly, People and all 4 collectors cover editions of Entertainment Weekly (Katnis, Peeta, Finnick and Gale) - 6 magazines total!

Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. This contest is open to international residents and runs Friday, December 13th - Friday, Dec 20th at midnight. We will choose one winner at random and notify them within 48 hours of the contest end.

Good luck and, as always, May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!

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Mystery Solved! Christina Aguilera Explains Why She Didn't Sing "We Remain" on Mon's The Voice

Clevver News got to the bottom of a little mystery that was totally bugging us: Why didn't Christina Aguilera perform "We Remain" from the Catching Fire Soundtrack on The Voice Monday night? The answer (and it sounds like we'll see it performed as a duet next week):

Christina Aguilera To Perform "We Remain" on Tue. Dec. 10 Live Episode of "The Voice"

Mark your calendars! Christina Aguilera will perform "We Remain," off the soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, on the Tuesday, Dec. 10 live episode (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) of "The Voice."
She will sing "We Remain," which she wrote with OneRepublic founder Ryan Tedder - recently named the show's in-house producer.