Netflix users, rejoice! Now you can watch your documentaries, Orange Is The New Black, AND Catching Fire on Netflix. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes to the streaming service on October 22nd!
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TNT recently secured the television rights to The Hunger Games and Divergent movie franchises in a deal with Lionsgate. Confused? Me too. We announced recently that ABC Family was to air The Hunger Games on network TV this October and had also secured the rights to air Catching Fire.
The new deal with TNT gives them the right to air the movies after ABC Family's window. The Hunger Games will air on TNT in winter 2015, with Catching Fire following in winter 2016, Mockingjay Part 1 airing in 2017, and Part 2 in 2018.
The deal also includes network premiere windows for Divergent and sequel Insurgent, which hits theaters in March 2015, plus two additional follow-up films.
This deal comes into effect after the pay TV window for both franchises and ABC Family's airings. EPIX has first-run pay TV rights to The Hunger Games franchise, with the first film and Catching Fire currently available through Epix's cable channel, On Demand service, website and apps. HBO has first-run pay TV rights for the Divergent franchise.
So, basically, The Hunger Games franchise is popular enought that networks are buying and re-buying the rights to the franchise and it will be on television forever.
The Hunger Games airs on ABC Family October 10th, 11th and 12th at 8pm ET/PT.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took home four Teen choice Awards at last night's ceremony in Los Angeles.
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy- Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Choice Movie Villain: Donald Sutherland as President Snow
Josh Hutcherson and Donald Sutherland were on hand to accept their awards and Willow Shields also attended. Sadly, Jennifer Lawrence wasn't there to take home her surfboard this year.
Josh's acceptance speech:
Mr. Sutherland gave an epic President Snow-worthy acceptance speech, complete with nightlock berries and a white rose that he tossed into the audience:
Josh talks the "melancholy" end to The Hunger Games films, the wrap party, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and honors his grandfather, Dennis Hutcherson, who passed away later that evening. Our condolences to the Hutcherson family.
Ignite the spark with the World Television Premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on EPIX on Saturday July 26th at 9pm ET. EPIX is celebrating the premiere with exciting giveaways, exclusives and much more!
Last week Epix kicked off the festivities with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire EPIX Hawaiian Sweepstakes. Fans can enter once a day now through August 10th for a chance to win a trip for two to the Island of O’ahu, the filming location of Catching Fire. Enter the sweepstakes and get full prize details HERE.
There's also a #CatchingFireOnEPIX Photo-A-Day Sweepstakes that starts TODAY! Complete daily challenges on Instagram for a chance to win a $100 prize pack from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Visit EPIX on Instagram for more details.
On Saturday, July 26th join EPIX for a full day of all things The Hunger Games on social media and EPIX.com. Test your knowledge of Catching Fire with a trivia sweepstakes on Twitter or head to Facebook for another chance to win great prizes.
At 6:30pm ET go back to where it all started with The Hunger Games on EPIX, followed by an exclusive never-before-seen look at The Making of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire before the World Television Premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at 9pm ET.
Here's a sneak peek of the behind the scenes footage thanks to QuarterQuell.org:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is nominated for several Young Hollywood Awards. You can only vote in two of the categories: Fan Favorite Actor Male and Female. Vote HERE through July 18th.
Fan Favorite Actor – Male
Liam Hemsworth
Josh Hutcherson
Fan Favorite Actor – Female
Jennifer Lawrence
Breakthrough Actor
Sam Claflin
Best Threesome
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson)
Best Cast Chemistry – Film
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Favorite Flick
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The 2014 Young Hollywood Awards air on the CW on July 28 at 8/7C.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Josh Hutcherson is among the 20 distinguished actors and actresses that have been invited to join The Academy. Also among those invited are 3 members of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire crew, Film Editor Alan Edward Bell, Jeremy Peirson for Sound and Eric Reynolds for Visual Effects. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in September.
The first wave of 2014 Teen Choice Awards nominees have been announced and Catching Fire is up for FIVE awards so far, including Liam "McHottie Pants" Hemsworth as Choice Male Hottie again this year (which is lighting up social media with cries of, "What about Josh?! He's hot, too!")
Be sure to vote at TeenChoiceAwards.com. And vote a few times for me because I am way older than the voting age requirement of 13-19.
The star-studded two-hour event airs live Sunday, August 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed GRRR) on FOX.
And - once again - congrats on your hotness, Liam.
Last night, the winners of the 2014 Rembrandt Awards were announced and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took home the top honors for Best Foreign Film and Best Foreign Actress for Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Katniss Everdeen.
Jennifer Lawrence and the Catching Fire cast were actually informed of their win and given their awards on the red carpet of the Mockingjay party in Cannes. Take a look:
What are the Rembrandt Awards, you may be asking yourself? The annual Rembrandt Awards are the national public film awards of The Netherlands, first given out in 1993. The nominations are selected by members of the Film Committee and Jury of the Rembrandt Awards Foundation. The winners are selected by the Dutch public through online voting. Way to vote, Dutch tributes!
Lionsgate and Trailer Park have won a Golden Trailer Award in the Best Action category for their collaboration on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire "World Event" trailer. The "World Event" trailer was the one that debuted at Comic Con 2013. Let's watch it again, shall we?
The Golden Trailer Awards annually recognize the creative people who make movie trailers in 16 different categories. They even have their own awards gala, which was held on May 30th in Beverly Hills.
And while we're on the subject of trailers, Lionsgate, how about a Mockingjay Part 1 teaser?!?!? Pretty please?
Sam Claflin was one of 20 different cover stars of Hunger Magazine's Mighty Blighty issue that came out back in February (we posted the photos and entire article HERE if you want to re-read).
Today they posted a never-before-released video from his photo shoot, and they asked Sam all about his most embarasing moments which include this little gem: "I have a real issue with trousers. Pretty much every part and every character I've ever played my trouser will split up the crotch."
Oh, and don't miss his freaky party trick.
Photos by James Orlando for BullettJena Malone covers Bullett Magazine's Volume XIII The Lost Issue. She talks about her band with Lem Jay Ignacio, The Shoe, her upcoming projects and about playing Johanna in The Hunger Games films.
From Bullett:
If Malone’s Donnie Darko experience predated today’s obsessive fan worship, the actress tossed herself directly into the vortex when she accepted the role as the plum-haired, axe-wielding Johanna Mason in a little movie called The Hungers Games: Catching Fire, which to this date has grossed $850 million worldwide. In the film, her character, a former winner of the titular games, is furious at having to unexpectedly fight in another life-or-death competition after having been promised a pampered life filled with the spoils of victory. While on a live television broadcast, she tells the interviewer that yes, in fact, she is very angry. “Fuck that! And fuck everyone that had anything to do with it!” she screams, unleashing a rare, bleeped out F-bomb in the family-friendly franchise. Eventually, she forms an unlikely alliance with the film’s protagonist, Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence).
Malone, who is set to reprise the pivotal role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, the franchise’s third and final installment (it will be divided into two movies), approached the role with the vigor of a method actor. “When you first meet Johanna, she’s got enemy written all over her,” Malone says.
“She’s violent and sexual and caustic and nefarious. But she has a big arch of friend or foe. But she’s fierce. What I really wanted to explore with her was learning anger. Anger has to be so genuine or it feels so fake, like a fake sneeze. So, the first week of shooting, I didn’t talk to anyone. I needed to have this intimidation factor. I had all this [angry] energy surging through me. She almost killed me. A month and a half in, I learned how to turn her off, but at first she was dangerous.”
Read more at BullettMedia.com
Jena Malone and Lem Jay Ignacio did a reddit AMA this morning in support of their band The Shoe's upcoming debut album release (be sure to check out I'm Okay on June 3. Pre-order in their store or iTunes). Jena answered some of your Mockingjay questions during the Q&A and even confirmed - once again - that she's a Joniss shipper.
We've transcribed all the Hunger Games/Mockingjay-related questions for you but you can also check out the entire reddit AMA HERE.
I've always wondered this about movies - did you really strip naked during the elevator scene in Catching Fire, or did you have something to cover up?
naked!
hahah no not really. I had little stickers on parts I wanted covered
Has it been difficult to interpret Johanna in Mockingjay?
Mockingjay is a whole new world !! It's very thrilling and nerve wracking making it perfect.
First, thanks for doing this AMA! And congrats on the new album! I pre-ordered the vinyl and I'm super psyched to hear it! (Spoilers ahead for those silly enough not to have read the Hunger Games trilogy..)
For Jena - I'm a huge fan of your work and particularly fond of Johanna. Since we only experience Katniss's perception of Johanna after her torture in Mockingjay, how did you get inside her head? How different was portraying this Johanna from the one we know in Catching Fire?
PS - I know you were upset they didn't make a Johanna Mason barbie, and I may or may not definitely have gotten one commissioned by this badass girl who does amazing custom barbies. When I get it, I will definitely post you a photo!
Johanna was very hard bird to crack. I think the first entry into her was discovering what true anger felt like and living in it for a prolonged amount of time.
Can't wait to see a little Johanna doll!
I would like to ask Jena, what was it like to act along with such amazing group in Catching Fire? What would you say about Jennifer Lawrence? And I love The Shoe, really want to get that album. xx
Its been a dream working with the Hunger Games cast. I love them all so much. Jenn is the best person ever (besides my little sister) and she is truly inspiring to work with
Hey Jena, do you have an OTP (One True Pairing) from the Hunger Games? x
I don't know what this is.
You guys create such beautiful music together, you should be seriously proud. Thank you for becoming The Shoe and sharing your magic with us! Jena, YOU SHIP JONISS. You don't understand how crazy we all went when you replied to a fans twitter question the other day and answered with 'Joniss.' How did you come to like Johanna and Katniss together, and do you see them purely as a friendship or do you see the chemistry that hundreds of us can totally see?! Joniss rules.
I recently discovered the whole "joniss" phenomenon and think it is so amazing that the fans have created our backstorys and worlds out of these characters!! I can't help but love it!
Jena, what was the most rewarding experience in filming Catching Fire? Also, did anything funny happen on set? I preordered the signed album. I can't wait!
The most rewarding experience was getting to work the amazing cast. We have all kind of fallen in love with each other so going to work every day is such a treat
Hi Jena! Big fan of yours since Sucker Punch, also loved you as Johanna Mason and congratulations on The Shoe. My question is how was it like filming the Hunger Games now knowing that the end is approaching & that you'll no longer play Johanna Mason?
It makes me sad, actually.
Jena, what was your favourite part of playing Johanna?
The fans!
Hey Jena, do you think you (not Johanna) would be capable of winning the Hunger Games?
Yes!!! I would totally win!
hahah not really prob just run and hide
Hi Jena, If you could have written music for any movie you have already starred in, which would it have been? And would you have preferred writing the score or just a single song?
Gosh we would love to write something for the new Mockingjay films!!
Photos by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Sam Claflin talked a bit about playing Finnick Odair in Catching Fire and dealing with fan negativity about his casting with Reuters while promoting his new movie, The Quiet Ones. Sam keeps coming back to this subject and we sort of want to shake him and say, "Hey, Sam, we LOVE you as Finnick. Please move on!" Though we totally get it - that must have been absolutely brutal.
Q: You've often played the love interest. Are you worried about being typecast as the romantic hero?
A: It's definitely something that still scares me. Even now I'm in the process of making a decision of where I'm going to be going after "Hunger Games," and I want to make the right decision. I want a long-lasting career as opposed to someone that does the same thing over and over again, people get bored of you, and you then get washed up because the next young, better-looking version of you will arrive. I want to try my hand at new things, I want to be a character actor, I'd like to think of myself as a chameleon. Q: What drew you to Finnick Odair in "Catching Fire"? A: Knowing the journey that he goes on, where he begins; he's got this exterior, he's a confident, charming man, very good-looking and often judged on the way he looks, and I think he's the epitome of Hollywood ... but actually what's going on inside, there's a lot more going on. He's very similar to me in that sense, I think I put on a brave face a lot of the time, but actually what I'm thinking is I'm so nervous and intimated by what's going on. He's so vulnerable and naive to the world, he's just had to put on a front. Q: What's been the most intimidating moment in your career? A: I think portraying Finnick Odair would be the poignant moment in my career in the sense of I put most pressure on myself. I felt hugely intimidated entering into a franchise I was already a fan of, and had the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman coming on board, I didn't know what to do with myself. A lot of the fans showed a lot of negative thoughts with the role. Q: How do you deal with that negativity? A: I use it to my advantage. To me, that made me work harder ... it pushed me further, whereas I think if everyone was like, "He's perfect the way he is," I wouldn't have done anything; I would have just turned up. But I felt like, "I'm going to prove you wrong," and I can only do as much as I can do, and if they still hate me, they hate me, I can't change my face, I'm sorry. Well, I can with surgery! (laughs)
How about a great story for your Good Friday? A new photo from the set of Catching Fire hit the internet today, and it has a lovely story to go with it. Read about Marisa Tran's set visit, made possible by Kids Wish Network:
As Marisa Tran was stuck in the hospital recovering from rounds of chemotherapy, there was one book series that she loved to repeatedly read cover-to-cover, The Hunger Games. The teen easily related to Katniss’s bravery and strong nature, two things Marisa needed to help her through the devastating treatment required to fight off her life-threatening illness. When she was well enough, Kids Wish Network wouldn’t think of a better way to show her some support than by granting her wish to visit the set of the series second book and movie, Catching Fire.
Marisa was diagnosed with both acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in 2011. Having both life-threatening conditions is a very rare occurrence, and Marisa started treatment immediately. In October of 2011, she underwent her first bone marrow transplant then began chemotherapy for each diagnosis separately. The teen spent over six months in the hospital recovering, most of the time in an isolation unit as her immune system was extremely compromised.
When she was discharged, there was nothing to stop her, or Kids Wish Network, from granting her wish. Marisa and her family enjoyed an all-expense paid wish trip to Atlanta to visit the set of “Catching Fire” during filming. Her favorite part was meeting the amazing cast, including stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, and Liam Hemsworth.
The bromance lives! Photo thanks to lovingeverlark.tumblr.com Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin were at the MTV Movie Awards tonight. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire picked up 3 Golden Popcorn Statues at this year's MMAs: Movie of the Year, Best Male Performance for Josh Hutcherson, and Best Female Performance for Jennifer Lawrence. (Get all the details HERE)
Josh didn't walk the red carpet but Sam Claflin and his gorgeous wife, Laura Haddock did. Perhaps they should win an honorary award for being the most adorable couple? Or, wait, maybe that award should go to Sam and Josh.
Photo by whitneyhoustonwehaveaproblem.tumblr.com
The pic above was posted by Whitney on tumblr with the caption: So today I went to the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards and Sam Claflin skipped by saying “sorry I can’t stop, I’m late and I’ve got to mush on through.”
We didn't get Josh on the red carpet (boo!) but we did get some cute shots of him inside the awards. He attended with his little brother Connor. Connor, congrats on becoming an internet sensation.
Josh and Shailene Woodley during the show
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took home 3 Golden Popcorn statuettes at the MTV Movie Awards tonight in Los Angeles! Sadly, even with ALL of your hard work to vote Katniss in as Favorite Character, Tris ended up taking the category. We know who OUR favorite character is though, right tributes? #KatnissForever
Movie of the Year: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Best Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Cameron Diaz wins tonight's Josh Travolta Award for Epic Cluelessness. Gif by Yahoo
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Josh Hutcherson wins Best Male Performance at the MTV Movie Awards
Sam Claflin and Josh Hutcherson accept the Movie of the Year Award at the MTV Movie Awards
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Josh gave a little tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman in his acceptance speech for Catching Fire saying, "I know that if Philip were here, he would think this is really cool. To have him in our movies was one of the coolest things in the world. He’s one of the actors I’ve looked up to my entire life. We think about him every day on set. Wherever he is, this definitely goes out to him as well."
Another fantastic interview: Josh and Sam talk to MTV's Josh Horowitz backstage. Whoops, nice spoiler Josh. "You're dead."
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Raw footage of the press room at the MTV Movie Awards. Sam and Josh come in around 10:47 and then Josh is photgraphed alone immediately after until about 13:40. Watch with the sound off to avoid the screaming paps:
Your next question is probably, "When is the Mockingjay teaser trailer coming?" Ours, too! I wish we knew for sure. Nothing about a trailer has been officially confirmed as of press time. The only information we have at this point is from the article we posted back in Jan in which the Mockingjay team discusses the marketing plan and confirms the Cannes Film Festival as a place where at least SOMETHING from Mockingjay marketing will be revealed. We'll keep you updated!
The MTV Movie Awards is this Sunday, April 13th at 9/8c on MTV, of course (livestream at MTV.com). Sam Claflin and Josh Hutcherson are confirmed to be attending the awards. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is up for 8 different awards that YOU, yes you, can vote for! Voting is open through Sunday for Movie of the Year and Favorite Character. Today - Saturday - is your last day to vote for the other categories. Here are all the links you need to get out the vote!
#votekatniss for Favorite Character on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Vine. Be sure to use the hashtag #votekatniss in your posts!
Movie of the Year: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Best Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Best Shirtless Performance: Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
Best Fight: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Sam Claflin vs. Monkeys
Best Villain: Donald Sutherland as President Snow
Best On-Screen Transformation: Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
MTV has confirmed that Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin will attend the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 13th at 9pm/8c! Time to get excited!
And for all of you asking: There is no official confirmation from Lionsgate that there will be a Mockingjay teaser trailer shown at the MTV Movie Awards.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took home the award for Best Thriller at the Jameson Empire Awards Sunday night in London. Unfortunately, no one from the cast was there to accept the award. Sam Claflin was also nominated for his role as Finnick Odair in Catching Fire but lost to Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave). The Jameson Empire Awards are voted-for by fans and readers of Empire Magazine.
Congrats to Catching Fire!
Willow Shields on the orange carpet at the KCAs
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Jennifer Lawrence won tonight at the Kids' Choice Awards. Catching Fire won for Favorite Movie (of course!) while Jen won for both Favorite Movie Actress and Favorite Female Buttkicker. Jennifer wasn't in attendance tonight but it was great to see Willow Shields at the awards. The 27th annual fan-voted event aired live on Nickelodeon tonight. (It airs on a delay for the West Coast from 8-9:30 p.m. PT.)
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Winner)
Iron Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Smurfs 2
Favorite Movie Actress
Jennifer Lawrence (Winner)
Sandra Bullock
Mila Kunis
Jayma Mays
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Jennifer Lawrence (Winner)
Sandra Bullock
Evangeline Lilly
Jena Malone