hunger games: catching fire came out in united states on november 22, 2013.
hunger games: catching fire came out in united states on november 22, 2013.
when did hunger games: catching fire come out in united states?
november 22, 2013
on august 8, 2011, while still shooting the film, lionsgate announced that a film adaptation of the second novel in "the hunger games" trilogy, "", was scheduled to be released on november 22, 2013. in november 2011, lionsgate entered negotiations with screenwriter simon beaufoy to adapt the novel for screen, since the post-production schedule for "the hunger games" was too crowded for ross and collins to adapt the next film as originally planned. "the hunger games: catching fire" began production in the summer of 2012. gary ross did not return for "catching fire", and instead francis lawrence directed the film. on may 6, 2012, it was reported that michael arndt was in talks to re-write the script for "catching fire". arndt officially signed on as the new script writer on may 24, 2012. "the hunger games: catching fire" began filming september 10, 2012, and concluded december 21, 2012; it premiered in london on november 11, 2013, before premiering on november 22, 2013 in the us as was originally scheduled.
the hunger games (film)
the hunger games: catching fire is a 2013 american dystopian science fiction adventure film based on suzanne collins' dystopian novel "catching fire" (2009), the second installment in "the hunger games" trilogy. the film is the sequel to "the hunger games" (2012) and the second installment in "the hunger games" film series, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik, with co-production by lionsgate films and distributed by lionsgate entertainment. francis lawrence directed the film, with a screenplay by simon beaufoy and michael arndt (under a pseudonym). adding to the existing cast, the supporting cast was filled out with philip seymour hoffman, jeffrey wright, sam claflin, lynn cohen, jena malone, and amanda plummer. filming began on september 10, 2012, in atlanta, georgia, before moving to hawaii. the plot of "catching fire" takes place a few months after the previous installment; katniss everdeen and fellow district 12 tribute peeta mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th annual hunger games. throughout the story, katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive capitol is simmering throughout the districts.
the hunger games: catching fire