Alan Ritchson Surprises 'Catching Fire' Fans at Target

We're about to surprise some Hunger Games fans who are at this Target buying the Exclusive Target Catching Fire DVD's!!Alan Ritchson stopped by a Target store today to surprise fans buying The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD 3-disc combo pak. Wouldn't that be awesome? Though all I can think about is that I'd be running to Target in my pjs with something totally embarassing in my cart and there would be Alan Ritchson.  

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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.

Recap - Victory Tour Houston

While the Catching Fire Global Fan Day festivities were going on across social media yesterday, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Stephanie Leigh Schlund and Alan Ritchson were in Houston for the last stop on the National Victory Tour.

Check out some of the photos and video from their visit to Texas.

Thanks to pageturnersblog for the video!

Victory Tour Miami

The first HQ photos are rolling in from the Victory Tour stop in Miami. Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Alan Ritchson and Stephanie Leigh Schlund had the crowd in a frenzy at Bank United Center.

Seventeen Magazine's 10 Secrets from Catching Fire Cast

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

 

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

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

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!
 

"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
 

"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

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

 

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

You can read it for yourself here, at Seventeen.com. 

The Catching Fire Cast: See What Else They're Working On

While we're all anxiously awaiting the premiere of Catching Fire, the cast of the movie is keeping very busy with new projects. Here's a round-up of the latest:

Sam Claflin is hard at work on Love, Rosie in Toronto with his adorable co-star Lily Collins. The film about two best friends is due in 2014. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam has just been cast in Posh:

Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Max Irons (The Host) and Douglas Booth (Great Expectations) have signed to star in Lone Sherfig's Posh, the film based on the British West End hit play by Laura Wade.

Alan Ritchson was spotted on the set of the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie where he plays Raphael in the CGI/Motion Capture reboot. 

Liam Hemsworth has just been cast in the action film Aurora Rising according to The Hollywood Reporter:

Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) will star in the action movie Aurora Rising, it was announced Monday by Relativity Media, which will distribute.

Aurora Rising is about a Southern California surfer who becomes a fighter pilot and after a messy combat mission, is recruited to be part of an elite team to test a new generation of aircraft just as an international conflict begins.

VIDEO: Alan Ritchson Talks 'Catching Fire'

Alan Ritchson, who plays Gloss in Catching Fire, walked the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards and talked about his his positive experience on set.  

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"No hazing, fortunately," he said, laughing. Instead, he described "Catching Fire" as a great place to be, adding, "But to be a part of that, it was pretty cool. Jennifer's star just continued to rise, even through production...it was just cool to be there."

 And not only was Alan not put through the wringer by his co-stars, he said that everyone, particularly the fantabulous Stanley Tucci (with whom he did his pre-Games interview scene), was "super-generous and giving."

Meanwhile, the actor says that the scenes he's most looking forward to seeing on the big screen are the same one the fans are likely clamoring for: the highly anticipated action sequences from the 75th Hunger Games.

"We shot some cool scenes," he said. "I like the really physical kind of action stuff. I spent months training for this stuff, fight training, and becoming a dagger specialist. All those things in the arena are going to be a lot of fun."

Alan also talked to E! about watching Sam Claflin break his hand during production of Catching Fire:

"Sam got hurt the worst," Alan Ritchson, who plays Gloss in Catching Fire, told me at the MTV Movie Awards. "He broke his hand doing a stunt."

Don't look for footage of the mishap in a DVD extra, though. 

"It was in rehearsal, so we weren't even shooting," Ritchson said. "He broke it on the stunt guy, warming up. I was standing right next to him. It was tough to watch."

But, Ritchson said, Claflin "took it like a champ—he took it and kept moving."

Liam Hemsworth and Alan Ritchson at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards

Liam Hemsworth and Alan Ritchson (Gloss) were at the MTV Movie Awards last night. Liam presented the exclusive first look at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire trailer.

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Alan walked the red carpet, and tweeted that we should pay close attention to his red carpet interviews. If they become available, we'll update you here.

COWABUNGA Dude! Alan Ritchson Joins Cast of 'TMNT' Reboot

Yep, he's got this.

Alan Ritchson (our Gloss in Catching Fire) has been cast as Raphael in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action/cgi reboot produced by Michael Bay. Alan joins Megan Fox, already cast as the female lead.

Ritchson tweeted about the project today:

     The movie opens June 6, 2014.  Congrats, Alan!