Nelson Ascencio Shares 'Catching Fire' BTS Photos

Arriving at Katniss' house VV. Bruce Bundy, Nelson and Jennifer LawrenceNelson Ascencio shared some behind the scenes snaps from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on his Facebook page today ahead of his appearance on the On The Set With Jasper radio show. Nelson (Flavius) with Bruce Bundy (Octavia) and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss above, and Bruce and Nelson enter Victors Village below. FYI, Bruce Bundy used to be known as Brooke Bundy.

We'll update with the audio of the radio show as soon as it's posted.

Kids Wish Network Grants Teen's Wish To Visit The 'Catching Fire' Set

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.

Jena Malone Posts A Johanna Selfie to Her Instagram

Jena Malone posted this self-portrait from the Catching Fire set to her instagram yesterday with the caption:

Johanna Mason self portrait in the bathroom of my trailer. On the set of Catching Fire. So excited for the next two installments. When the world turns completely upside down :)

We're excited too, Jena!

New 'Catching Fire' Stills

Check out some new stills from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Wait, haven't I seen these before, you ask? Well, sort of. They are new angles on a few of the stills that have been previously released. Enjoy!

Source: MockingjayUpdates

'Catching Fire' Is The Biggest Digital Launch in Lionsgate's History

Congrats to Lionsgate on the huge success of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital HD! The company announced today that they sold an estimated 3.9 million DVD and Blu-Ray units in the first weekend, increasing almost 40% over The Hunger Games.

The press release:

Lionsgate (LGF), a leading global entertainment company, announced today that the global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise continued to gain momentum as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire sold an estimated 3.9 million DVD and Blu-ray units in its first weekend of North American release and had the biggest digital launch in the Company's history with opening weekend digital sales increasing nearly 40% over the first Hunger Games film.

The record digital performance was driven by #1 openings on all major digital platforms, including iTunes, Xbox, Amazon, Vudu, Comcast Xfinity, Verizon FiOS, Google Play and Sony Entertainment Network, among others. Higher-margin Blu-Ray titles surged to 50% of all packaged media sales of Catching Fire in its opening weekend compared to 35% of packaged media sales of the first Hunger Games film.

"This is a monster opening and a tremendous result for the second film in a franchise, underscoring the enormous momentum of The Hunger Games films," said Ron Schwartz , Lionsgate President and General Manager of Home Entertainment Sales & Distribution. "Opening weekend packaged media sales of Catching Fire were comparable to the first Hunger Games title released nearly two years ago while digital sales grew by nearly 40%. With strong increases in digital revenue and Blu-Ray accounting for 50% of packaged media sales, the opening weekend performance is driving significant margin growth and is a testament to the strength of the franchise."

"We opened Catching Fire on nearly 20 digital platforms, including six that have launched since the home entertainment debut of the first Hunger Games film in 2012, and it was number one on almost all of them," said Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution Jim Packer. "The broad demographic appeal of The Hunger Games franchise uniquely positions it for this surge in digital ownership."

Thanks to our friends at QuarterQuell.org for the heads up and the photo!

New 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Photo: Jena Malone and Francis Lawrence

Check out a brand new behind the scenes photo from the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Jena Malone and Francis Lawrence look ready to film the chariot scene or the infamous elevator scene. It's one of our first really good looks at Jena's District 7 Lumber costume, which was designed by Trish Summerville.

Three NEW 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Set Photos

Fan Voice debuted some never-before-seen Catching Fire set photos today. Check out some behind the scenes action from the set of the film featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson and Francis Lawrence. Click the images below to view full size.

Trish Summerville Shares a 'Catching Fire' Set Photo of Elizabeth Banks as Effie

Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville shared a great behind the scenes set photo of Elizabeth Banks as Effie on her instagram yesterday.

Banks is wearing what they called Effie's "Snow Queen" outfit and looks like she's ready to head to the set.

Summerville is up for a Costume Designer's Guild Award for Catching Fire tonight. Good luck, Trish!

New Behind the Scenes Photos from the Catching Fire Set at Snow Mansion

While researching our article on Catching Fire production designer Phil Messina, we unearthed some behind the scenes photos from the Catching Fire set at LITEGEAR.com. They had an interesting story on the use of special lighting in the party scene they filmed at Swan House in Atlanta.

From LITEGEAR

For the movie Catching Fire, Production Designer Phil Messina designed a dance floor which had elaborate standing chandeliers which he envisioned hundreds of fluorescent tubes as a large visual element in the set.  Phil wanted the tubes to change color during the dance sequence in the film, however fluorescent sources were not an option due to lack of dimming intensity and the need to change color.  The scene was going to be shot with a moving camera circling around the dancing actors, so each tube needed to be seen 360 degrees and the tubes needed to be the primary source of lighting. LED options were explored, and LiteGear was on the job.

Blocking the shot with director Francis Lawrence

Kimberley Drummond Shares 'Catching Fire' Set Photos

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 PeacekeepersKimberley 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!

Elizabeth Banks Shares A 'Catching Fire' Set Photo

Elizabeth Banks shared a behind the scenes photo of herself with Jennifer Lawrence and Jena Malone on her instagram and tumblr today. It looks like they're all dressed up for the interview scene in Catching Fire. Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth! Follow Elizabeth Banks on tumblr and  Instagram.

New/Old Photos From The Arena Set of 'Catching Fire' in Hawaii

THGAustralia is a wealth of info today! One of their readers shared some photos from the Hawaiian arena set of Catching Fire. You can just make out Katniss (or her stunt double) in a tree in the top photo!

Catching Fire: Cute Alert!

We couldn't resist sharing this set photo posted by Tumblr user hutchlikestoread because of it's sheer adorableness. It's Josh Hutcherson on the set of Catching Fire with a little fan. Some are identifying the little guy as Jennifer Lawrence's nephew, Bear. We can't confirm this but there is a resemblance.

 We can see the Everlark edits going crazy already......

Click image for hutchlikestoread's original post on tumblr

Catching Fire Set Photos: Josh Hutcherson Ink

The newest set photos from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire feature Josh Hutcherson hanging out on the beach in Hawaii between filming. Josh is sporting some pretty major ink in the photos.

Do they have tattoo parlours in District 12? It looks like he may have gotten those tats in District 4!

Riddle Me This...Jackson Spidell Plays TWO Roles In Catching Fire

We had a little fun with District 10's female tribute, Tiffany Waxler on Twitter last night. She threw down a riddle challenge, and we accepted!

There was a lot of confusion in the fandom about who was in some of the set photos with Josh Hutcherson. A lot of sites and news outlets identified him as Sam Claflin, and one report even thought it might be Liam Hemsworth. Holy Script change, Batman! 

Who's that tribute?

We were convinced that it was District 10's male tribute, Jackson Spidell in some of the set photos with Josh Hutcherson. So when Tiffany riddled us this....

We are happy to confirm that Jackson Spidell plays the male tribute from District 10 AND is Sam Claflin's double. Lucky Jackson! We'll be looking VERY closely for him in those arena scenes.

Thanks to Tiffany Waxler for the confirmation and her crazy riddle skills. You can (and should) follow her on twitter: @TiffanyWaxler

More Catching Fire Set Photos: First Look at Johanna Mason!

We're getting our first look at Jena Malone as Johanna Mason in the arena on the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! It's also our first glimpse of Francis Lawrence on set. It looks as though he's rehearsing (beach!) scenes with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. 

Thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the images! 

Catching Fire Set Photos: Beach Scenes!

Here's the latest round of set photos from the Hawaiian set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! It looks like they're working on some beach scenes with Josh, Jennifer, and Sam. Enjoy! 

Special thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the images. 

Catching Fire Set Photos - Katniss in Action!

The latest round of Catching Fire set photos features Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen on set in Hawaii. 

Special thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the images. 

More Catching Fire Set Photos!

Here's another round of set photos from the first few days of shooting The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in Hawaii. This batch features Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, and Lynn Cohen as Mags. Plus a few of Lynn's double standing in for her on set. 

Many thanks to Katniss-Peeta.com for the photos. 

PHOTOS! First Look: Catching Fire Set in Hawaii

Here's our first thrilling behind the scenes peek at the Hawaiian set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! The photos feature Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark (wearing the locket *sigh*), and Jackson Spidell standing in for Sam Claflin's Finnick Odair.