Charity Auction - Bid on Alan Ritchson Autographed Copy of THG Boxed Set

Alan Ritchson's autograph could be yours, along with a new copy of the boxed set of the Hunger Games trilogy: Hollywood YoungLife is auctioning off a set of the books signed by the actor who plays Gloss!

CHARITY AUCTION! 100% of the profit of this item will go to benefit a non-profit (more details below)

FOR SALE: A set of the acclaimed trilogy HUNGER GAMES, with each book and the box signed by star ALAN RITCHSON, playing GLOSS in the new film to be released in November! Check out our other items signed by Alan - if you win all 3, Alan will send you a personalized video thanking you for your donation to Hollywood YoungLife; a non-profit to benefit teenagers in Los Angeles!

We'll be adding a few more auction items to benefit this charity THIS WEEK ONLY - so please check back in the next few days!!

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Hydrogen Magazine's interview with Stephanie Leigh Schlund

Hydrogen Magazine has an interview with Stephanie Leigh Schlund (Cashmere), where she discusses Catching Fire (among many other things!)

HM: Let’s talk about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. First of all, what does it feel like being caught in the eye of this crazy storm, with the fans and the huge success of the film?

SLS: It’s been a wild ride! When I got the role, I had to keep it my little secret until I was announced but nothing could have prepared me for this. It’s been my life for last year solid but honestly, our fan base is amazing. They are so sweet and warm and it’s been such a blessing.

HM: You play Tribute ‘Cashmere’ from District 1. And Cashmere and her brother Gloss (Alan Ritchson) battle Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson’s characters for the title in the 74th Annual Hunger-Games Quarter Quell. Tell me all about Cashmere.

SLS: Cashmere is a mass manipulator who uses her -beauty to get what she wants. She is from District 1 and has been trained from birth to fight, and she is also a natural born killer, so, kind of a double dose. She fears little and that confidence may get best of her. It was great working with Jennifer [Lawrence] one on one. She is Cashmere’s nemesis because Katniss is winning hearts and Cashmere is trying to do the same as she needs votes to stay in the game.

HM: Do you see any of yourself in Cashmere?

SLS: I wouldn’t have very many friends if I did [laughs]! I can relate on a fashion level, but that’s about it!

HM: Most unexpected moment while shooting The Hunger Games: Catching Fire…

SLS: Do you know what it’s like to stare at the back end of a horse for three days [laughs]?

You can read the interview in its entirety here. 

More From Entertainment Weekly's 'Catching Fire' Issue!

EW posted three new stills from their October 11 Catching Fire issue this morning. We've also got a preview of the story, with part of Jennifer Lawrence's interview below. Check out the 4 gorgeous different versions of the cover HERE. 

On her way to the podium to accept the award for Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence famously fell up the stairs—a moment which most Oscar bloggers regarded as the highlight of the evening.

"I'm not that upset by it," Lawrence reveals in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. "I didn't expect to make it up the steps in a dress like that. It's just that the fall frazzled me so much that I forgot to thank the director [David O. Russell] and Harvey Weinstein. It'll get funny to me eventually. I'll get there."

As Lawrence tells it, there was just as much falling down on the set of Catching Fire as there was at the Oscars. "Let me tell you, Sam [Claflin, the actor who plays Finnick Odair] is the clumsiest, most accident-prone person in the world. He broke his hand within the first week. He walked into a twig, and his eye was bleeding. He fell every single scene."

Lawrence's co-star, Josh Hutcherson, was almost as bad. "The funniest thing that happened was when Josh got down on one knee to propose to me—and his pants ripped," Lawrence says.

As it happens, Lawrence's favourite memory from the Catching Fire shoot also involves falling down.nning until we fell, but we were all scared because we didn't know where the reef was because it was dar "In Hawaii one night, we were having a party at Josh's house and we all held hands and ran into the ocean," she says. "We would run as fast as we could into the water and we'd keep running until we fell, but we were all scared because we didn't know where the reef was because it was dark."

Elsewhere in the interview, Lawrence talks about her least favourite scene in the first Hunger Games movie (hint: it involves giant dogs), her most difficult scene in Catching Fire, working with Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the difficulty of saying goodbye.

Sam Claflin Spread in Nylon Guys

Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair), poised for international fame pending Catching Fire's release, has been featured in this month's issue of Nylon Guys, a men's fashion magazine.

“I’m one of those people who, the moment they say ‘cut,’ I go back to being Sam. Take Finnick Odair, for example: I’m not one to continue my American accent when I go home. I’m kind of happy being who I am, and I guess I’ve learned from the best. Like Jennifer Lawrence, who can literally be joking with you on set until the moment they say “action,” then cry on the spot. She’s just phenomenal to watch, and that’s the way I want to work.”

Sam rehearsing the monket mutt scene in Catching Fire?

Images are courtesy of Sam Claflin Fans

 

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. 

Win a collection of Hunger Games-themed chocolate

Vosges Haut-Chocolat & Wild Ophelia have created an exclusive line of chocolate truffles and bars inspired by "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." They have teamed up with Lionsgate to offer a contest to win a selection of the bars, which you can enter here! 

In addition to chocolates inspired by each District, there is a Snow bar, Effie bar, Katniss bar, and a Capitol truffle collection! They're all offered for sale individually on the Vosges site.

Which are you most interested to try? 

New 'Mockingjay' Set Photos - Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth as Katniss and Gale

New set photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth have surfaced courtesy of Screen Crush. Check out Katniss and Gale on set!

Josh Hutcherson: Scans From Glamour's Tablet Exclusive "Tips For Pulling Off Perfect Pranks"

Josh Hutcherson is featured in the November edition of Glamour magazine talking about Catching Fire and Peeta (see the Q & A here). We've got the scans from the tablet edition exclusive called "Tips For Pulling Off Perfect Pranks."