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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!
Dan from PanemPropaganda was lucky enough to be able to attend Victory Tour Minneapolis, and even got to do a meet and greet with Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Meta Golding and Bruno Gunn. Every one of them was incredibly sweet and generous in person, just as you'd hope, only better. They are seriously good people. They are so down to earth and warm, that it seemed as though they would have hung out chatting with us all night were it not for a lot of nervous, watch-checking handlers! (I know, I know, they're just doing their job.) They must be exhausted by now, but you wouldn't know it. They were all excited about the Victory Tour and seemed genuinely happy to be there.
Our friends Jolene and Casey from FangirlMoms were also at the event and they took many of these pictures from their VIP perch in the front row. Stay tuned for their report on the Tour. They found out what Sam Claflin's cologne is (he smells heavenly) It's Invictus by Paco Rabanne.
Video thanks to FangirlMoms.com
Video thanks to Mall of America
Photos courtesy fangirlmoms.com
Meta Golding and Bruno Gunn have started the press rounds in Minneapolis in preparation for their Victory Tour stop at Mall of America today. They spoke with a bunch of the local news outlets and talked about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and their characters.
Meta and Bruno talking to Kare11
We Live Film's Zachary Marsh and Scott Menzel ventured out to the Cherry Hill Mall to partake in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Victory Tour fan event on Sunday November 3rd. They spoke with Bruno Gunn (Brutus), Sam Claflin (Finnick), Jena Malone (Johanna Mason), and Jeffrey Wright (Beetee) about the film on the red carpet.
And FYI, Jeffrey Wright says the film is "staggeringly good."
Top photos courtesy TheHob.org & Hunger GamesDWTC.com
Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Bruno Gunn, and Meta Golding were your Victors at the Victory Tour stop at Cherry Hill Mall today! Thanks to the coverage by The Hob and Hunger Games Down With The Capitol, who attended today's event, we have some great photos, Q&A coverage, and video from the tour stop.
Video thanks to noplaceforgirlonfire.tumblr.com
Sam Claflin said he relates to Finnick's insecurities hidden under a charming persona. He spoke about his transformation into Finnick, particularly the "six pack, tan, and waxed chest". He also spoke about how much he enjoyed the experience of working with the amazing cast, and, our favorite bit, said that the Hunger Games fans are like his family.
Jena Malone loved going to the gym to train and not only matching the men but beating them. She spent a lot of time chopping with an axe. She even called herself the biggest fan from the cast before filming, as she read all 3 books in 48 hours. She said "We are too old to be the revolution. YOU are the revolutionaries! Take it! Kill it!"
Jeffrey Wright said how much he likes being part of the solution to a corrupt government, and it's something he feels people can relate to. If he could choose another character (besides Beetee) to be from the Hunger Games, it would be Peeta. He says his favorite character is Peeta because Josh Hutcherson is so cute (!!) and his soldier's journey is incredible. All the cast members put their mics in his face when he was asked how he would combat the Capitol in real life, and he said he would fight the Capitol just how Beetee did it. He talked about the relaxed nature of the set, and said that the movie ROCKS!
Bruno Gunn's favorite bit of being a part of the series is meeting all of the fans. He admires the respect and passion everyone has for The Hunger Games.
Meta Golding likes her sharpened teeth, and called Enobaria a "badass" rather than a "baddie". She also said she threw up on the second day of training for the role, and was worried about whether she could complete it or not. Her favourite character is Katniss, and she loves the concept of surviving in the Hunger Games.
Special thanks to TheHob.org and HungerGamesDWTC for their great coverage of the event all the photos!
Stay tuned for our coverage of the Victory Tour stop at Mall of America on Tuesday, Nov 5th. Please say hello to Dan from our site if you're attending!
If you're planning on attending the The Hunger Games: Catching Fire National Victory Tour stop at Cherry Hill Mall on 11/3, here are some details:
Five cast members (Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Bruno Gunn, Meta Golding and Jeffrey Wright) will be visiting the Cherry Hill mall for a fan event. There will be a Q&A hosted by Buster from Wired 96.5 and Wired, Kindle and CoverGirl will be giving out a limited number of spots for a signing/meet & greet after the Q&A.
This event is free, but everyone must have a wristband to attend. They will be doing 2 wristband raids in the city/Cherry Hill prior to Sunday’s event. Friday, November 1 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM at the AMC Loews Cherry Hill Movie Theater and Saturday, November 2 from 11am to 2pm. Fans can come to the AMC and Franklin Institute, right to the big Ben statue and pick up their general admission wristband from there. The lucky fans that will meet the cast can win by listening to Wired 96.5 this and via social media from Kindle and CoverGirl. facebook.com/43KIXPhilly
Thanks to our friends at TheHob.org, we now know the following new info:
The third stop on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Victory Tour is on November 5th at Mall of America in Minneapolis, and we now have the who, what, and when details. Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Bruno Gunn, and Meta Golding will be attending the event at 5:30pm and participating in a Q&A and poster signings.
From The Mall of America Website:
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE National Victory Tour makes a stop in Minneapolis on November 5th. The national tour will include stops in Philadelphia, Miami and Houston as well. Cast members appearing at Mall of America will include Jena Malone (Johanna), Sam Claflin (Finnick), Meta Golding (Enobaria) and Bruno Gunn (Brutus). They will participate in special Q&As with fans, signings, and more in support of the worldwide release of the film in theatres on November 22nd. The tour, in partnership with Cover Girl, offers giveaways and exclusive access for fans. At each event, fans are encouraged to bring a canned food donation and support of our non-profit partners Feeding America and World Food Programme. By following #IgniteTheFight and visiting The Hunger Games website, fans can continue to learn more about way to help end hunger.
If you plan to attend, make sure to read the Official Event Guidelines. And say hello to our site founder Dan McCall while you're there! He'll be attending this Victory Tour stop.
In celebration of the halfway mark in their "Tick Tock" countdown, Lionsgate have announced a National Victory Tour for the Catching Fire cast November 3rd—6th, 2013. The tour will include stops in Philadelphia, Miami, Minneapolis and Houston. Members of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire cast will participate in special Q&As with fans, signings, and more in support of the worldwide release of the film in theatres on November 22nd.
The tour (in partnership with COVERGIRL) will include stops at these locations in the USA:
Sunday, 11/3 – PHILADELPHIA - CHERRY HILL MALL
Monday, 11/4 - MIAMI - BANK UNITED CENTER AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Tuesday, 11/5 - MINNEAPOLIS - MALL OF AMERICA
Wednesday, 11/6 – HOUSTON - BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
In addition to these stops, on November 6th fans around the world will be able to interact with talent all day through Google, Yahoo!, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook. Six lucky fans will be chosen in advance to participate LIVE on air in a Google+ Hangout with the cast at google.com/+TheHungerGamesMovies. Enter HERE for the chance to participate! Also, tweet with #TickTock6 & your questions for the cast and you could see them answered during the Nov. 6th event!
The tour, in partnership with Covergirl, offers giveaways and exclusive access for fans. At each event, fans are encouraged to bring a canned food donation and support of our non-profit partners Feeding America and World Food Programme. By following #IgniteTheFight and visiting www.hungergames.com, fans can continue to learn more about ways to help end hunger.
Come and hang out with us today at the Victory Tour 2013 Fansite Overload panel. We are honored to be included with some of our favorite fansites: Victor's Village, Mockingjay.net, HGGirlOnFire, and DownWithThe Capitol. Molly (aka Lollia Grey) will be on the panel taking questions.
Victory Tour 2013 is just around the corner June 22-23. For $10.00 you can join the multi-fandom (but The Hunger Games focused) online fan convention and gain access to all the programming.
The Victory Tour Gamemakers are also bringing in some of the hottest YA authors for keynote sessions:
We are extremely excited to announce that Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium trilogy, and Ally Condie, author of the Matched Trilogy, will be joining us at the online convention!
Both world-renowned authors will host keynote sessions and and take audience questions via webcam, making these keynotes excitingly interactive. This is the perfect opportunity to get your questions answered and continue discussion about these trilogies in breakout sessions that follow!
Go to VictoryTour2013.com for more information and to register.
