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In a new clip from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 9-part making-of documentary, "Surviving The Game" Sam Claflin talks about the journey Finnick Odair takes in the films.
Entertainment Weekly has released two new short clips from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Blu-Ray exclusive making-of documentary "Surviving The Game." Those little stinkers didn't make the video embeddable so you'll have to watch it over at EW.com or click the image above.
Check out another featurette from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. This one is about how they created Caesar Flickerman's look for the film. Stanley Tucci, Make-up supervisor Ve Neill and Hair Department head Linda Flowers are featured in this closer look at crafting Caesar's distinctive fabulousness.
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.
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!
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.
SheKnows.com has released an exclusive, short behind the scenes video today from the Catching Fire DVD special features. The clip focuses on Katniss' wedding dress and features commentary from producer Nina Jacobson and costume designer Trish Summerville and some great shots of Jennifer Lawrence and Stanley Tucci getting ready to film the interview scene.
SheKnows has pulled the clip from their site so watch it while you can! We may get the same instructions soon!!
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.
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.
SoundWorks Collection talks with Catching Fire Director Francis Lawerence and Jeremy Peirson (Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor) about the sound teams work to create the sounsdscape of the film, and why they chose Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos creates a more lifelike audio experience with localized sounds in front, beside, behind, and on top of the audience. According to Lawrence, Atmos is “the best sound system out there, the best system to work in, and the best soundscape.”
Kimberley Drummond, who was fantastic as Rue's aunt in Catching Fire (was I the only one who thought she was supposed to be Rue's mom?) shared some great behind the scenes pics from the set on her facebook page yesterday. Check them out and be sure to like her facebook page HERE.
Rue and Thresh's families and Peacekeepers
Kimberley with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson
Above: A Peacekeeper on set. Below: Bruce Bundy as Octavia
Kimberley With Leon Lamar. He was unforgettable in the movie!
American teen magazine Seventeen recently featured an article entitled "10 Secrets from the Catching Fire Cast."
Josh and Jennifer Swapped MAJOR Kiss Spit!
"When I watched the playback of the kiss between Jennifer and me, there was this slobber string and it was so gross! In the moment, I didn't realize what was going on."
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
They Played a Goofy Game!
"We had this funny game we used to play on set. I don't even know how it started! Basically, somebody would make the 'OK' sign with their hand and would hold it down real low, and if somebody saw it, they stuck their finger in it. It sounds ridiculous, but it went on the entire shoot!
—Lenny Kravitz, Cinna
—Lenny Kravitz, Cinna
What Josh Brought Everywhere
"I don't have a good luck charm I bring on set, but I did bring my speaker set! I brought my portable wireless speaker set because I have to have music everywhere."
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
How the Tributes Trained
"We did a lot of martial arts training. There's a lot of choreography where I'm spinning around and whipping these [knives] and rolling around. It was taxing, but it was a lot of fun!"
—Alan Ritchson, Gloss
The Costume Lenny Kept!
—Alan Ritchson, Gloss
The Costume Lenny Kept!
"I kept one thing from the set. There's a leather jacket that Cinna wore in some scenes, and I had to have it. I made sure that it went with me."
—Lenny Kravitz, Cinna
Peeta's Makeup Prep Routine
—Lenny Kravitz, Cinna
Peeta's Makeup Prep Routine
"It took 20 minutes [to do my face makeup] on days where I had a bad breakout—which happened a lot on set! Covering up my tattoos adds another hour and a half.
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
—Josh Hutcherson, Peeta
How They Bonded Off Camera
"We had a lot of down time on set, so the Tributes and I would all hang out together and watch movies. Alan Ritchson [who plays Gloss] and I shared a trailer, so people migrated toward us. Our trailer always had someone in it!"
—Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Cashmere
—Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Cashmere
The Longest Scene to Film
"The Cornucopia scene took us weeks and weeks to shoot. It's kind of funny because what could be just five seconds on-screen in the movie probably took us a week and a half to film. For me, it's a month of memories, but some of the segments are going to go by so fast!"
—Alan Ritchson, Gloss
—Alan Ritchson, Gloss
You can read it for yourself here, at Seventeen.com.
Not only did we get the advance ticket sales with bonuses, the Soundtrack music, and the Entertainment Weekly Special Issue covers today, we also got this great IMAX behind the scenes featurette brought to us by the lovely folks at Fandango! Check it out. See if you can spot Finnick carrying Mags at the end!!
