The Lumineers Debut "Gale Song"

Newgrass group The Lumineers, featured on the upcoming Catching Fire soundtrack, recently debuted "Gale Song" at a live show in Marymoor Park in Seattle. 

From 107.7theend in Seattle:

It’s not every day you get to use the phrase “world exclusive”, but that’s truly what The Lumineers were cool enough to suprise us with during our complete broadcast of their live set at Marymoor Park last Saturday. While initially it went unknown whether the song debuted in their encore was to be featured on their new album or was simply a something the band had drummed up while on tour, we can now confirm the track will appear on the forthcoming Hunger Games:Catching Fire soundtrack alongside The National, Coldplay, and Imagine Dragons, announced today. Bearing the title “Gale Song” the tune is a fragile and soft, slow builder which grows to an immense emotional peak before settling once again. If it’s any indication of The Lumineers direction, the band are certianly set reprise themselves with one of the most heartfelt records of the year.

You can also listen here!

Edit to add: The radio station has removed the link to the live recording on their website, presumably at the request of Lionsgate.

What a sad song! "And all this too shall pass.."

Catrett Locke Casting Seeking Extras for "Untitled Trilogy"

Mockingjay fan made poster by nikola-nikart

Catrett Locke Casting, the Atlanta, GA casting company responsible for the extras casting of Catching Fire, has issued another casting call for their "Untitled Trilogy" (which we all know is Mockingjay.) Check out what they're looking for and the shooting dates:

Catrett Locke Casting For THE UNTITLED TRILOGY - Seeking ESTABLISHED, DISTINGUISHED, OLDER MALES (so many capital letters) ALL ETHNICITIES who have complete open availability throughout the month of October, beginning October 15th, through November 1st. Ages 35 and up, specifically seeking Character Faces!! If you are interested and available, please submit 3 clear and recent photos of yourself, your height, weight, age, and phone number to CLCTrilogy@gmail.com - Subject: "ADVISORY COUNSEL" 

For UNTITLED TRILOGY - COMMAND CENTER CORE - Seeking MEN AND WOMEN, clean shaven - or willing to shave and cut your hair. Very strict, very uniformed. Military Experience would be spectacular. Ages 18+. You must be PREFIT sometime next week and available to work fromOctober 15th, through November 1st. These dates are subject to change. Please submit 3 clear and recent photographs of yourself, your name, your availability for a wardrobe fitting, your age, your height and weight, your telephone number, and your email address. Submit this information to CLCTrilogy@gmail.com with the subject line "COMMAND" 

For UNTITLED TRILOGY - SOLDIER - Seeking MALES and FEMALES, thin. Military Experience Preferred. Ages 18+. You must be PREFIT sometime this week and available to works from October 7th, 9th and 10th. These dates are subject to change. Please submit 3 clear and recent photographs of yourself, your name, your availability for a wardrobe fitting, your age, your height and weight, your telephone number, and your email address. Submit this information to CLCTrilogy@gmail.com with the subject line "SOLDIER" 

For UNTITLED TRILOGY - 12 YEAR OLD BOY 
Seeking a VERY thin framed 12 yr old boy - works Oct 9th and 10th - if your son fits the description then please e-mailCLCastingKids@gmail.com - include 3 pics (head and body) age, ht, wt and all contact info. Please put WOUNDED in the subject box. A briefing from Catrett Locke Casting reports that they're seeking more extras for an "Untitled Trilogy," including Distinguished Older Males, Thin Females & Males with Military Experience, and, very specifically, a "VERY Thin 12 Year Old Boy." Do you fit any of these qualifications!?

(Personally, I'm thinking the 12 year old boy might be the one in the hospital in D8. Just thinking aloud .. - MC)

Scans From Empire Magazine's November Issue Featuring 'Catching Fire'

Check out the scans from Empire Magazine's November issue featuring Catching Fire!

 This image is a motion poster in the iPad edition of Empire

Click the thumbnails for full size!

 

 

Catching Fire Soundtrack Press Release Details Featured Artists

This press release from Lionsgate, featured on The Wall Street Journal (among other sites) goes into deeper detail about the upcoming Catching Fire Soundtrack:

NEW YORK and SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Republic Records today announced a powerful, star-studded lineup for the soundtrack to the motion picture The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, mixing established music icons including seven-time Grammy(R) winning band Coldplay, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith, and Grammy Award winning Christina Aguilera, along with some of the hottest Billboard chart topping newcomers in the music business.

Also top-lining this exceptionally talent-rich collection are The Lumineers, whose self-titled debut album achieved platinum sales status in the US, Canada (3x), UK, Ireland and Australia and Gold in Germany and France, with their hit single "Ho Hey" selling over 4.5 million single downloads in the US. Lorde, whose debut single "Royals" just made her the first female artist to top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart since Tracy Bonham in 1996, will also be featured on the soundtrack.

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#TickTock 9 - The Full 'Catching Fire' Soundtrack Track List! + Pre-order Bonuses!

#TickTock9 is here and it's fully loaded. The FULL artist and track list for The Hunger Games:Catching Fire Soundtrack is finally here! 

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1. “Atlas” – Coldplay – Watch the lyric video!
2. “Silhouettes” – Of Monsters and Men
3. “Elastic Heart” – Sia (ft. The Weeknd & Diplo)
4. “Lean” – The National
5. “We Remain” – Christina Aguilera
6. “Devil May Cry” – The Weeknd
7. “Who We Are” – Imagine Dragons
8. “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Lorde
9. “Gale Song” – The Lumineers
10. “Mirrors” – Ellie Goulding
11. “Capital Letter” – Patti Smith
12. “Shooting Arrows At The Sky” – Santigold
13. “Place For Us” – Mikky Ekko
14. “Lights” – Phantogram
15. “Angel On Fire” – Antony & The Johnsons

The soundtrack can be pre-ordered HERE.

Purchase advance #CatchingFireTickets at Fandango and MovieTickets.com starting October 1st, and you’ll receive an exclusive FREE track download! Tweet #TickTock9 & your favorite artist from the soundtrack to win a new #TickTock badge and bonus sparks!

ETA: You can preview Christina Aguilera's song "We Remain" here! 

The Chorus reads as an ominous warning to those in the Capitol: 

Burn me with fire

Drown me with rain

I'm gonna wake up

Screaming your name

Yes, I'm a sinner

Yes, I'm a saint

Whatever happens here

Whatever happens here

We remain

Vanity Fair's Interview with Francis Lawrence

Vanity Fair.com has an interview with Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence. It also includes several beautiful photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss (in her wedding gown!), as well as images of Gale, Finnick, Peeta, and Effie. These are, in part, from the October issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

“One of the big overarching themes for all the books is this idea of the consequences of war, and one of the unfortunate consequences of war is post-traumatic stress,” explains Francis Lawrence, who directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, out this November. (His previous films include I Am Legend and Water for Elephants.) In the new movie, not only have young leads Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson aged nearly two years, but also their characters, Katniss and Peeta, have returned to their home district haunted by what they’ve seen and done. “That’s one of the first things you see in the movie,” the director adds. “They’re changed people because of having been in the Games.”

Francis Lawrence Talks 'Catching Fire' in Total Film

I really loved how the world opens up in the second book. The mythology opens up, the story's much more complex, you see more of the Districts and Capitol, and you really start to get a sense of the meaning of things. This one's very different. The arena's much more active. and the movie's about different things, thematically: it's about the beginning of a rebellion, and Kat is becoming a symbol, and there's much more love story. She's been in the Games, and so we had a lot of discussions about what that means, how one can be haunted by taking part in violent acts and witnessing violent things."  

 - Francis Lawrence on Catching Fire in Total Film Magazine

Jennifer Lawrence to Star in 'East of Eden' With Gary Ross Directing

Looks like Jennifer Lawrence and Gary Ross are teaming up again for an adaptation of East of Eden.

From Variety:

Based on the John Steinbeck novel, the story revolves around a father and two sons in California’s Salinas Valley, and the dark secrets about their mother, whom they thought dead. The book was originally adapted by director Elia Kazan, and the classic film starred James Dean.

Lawrence will play at an earlier time in her life the role of the mother who was played by Jo Van Fleet in the 1955 version. Some may wonder why the studio would cast the role that isn’t exactly seen as the most important but you may have heard of Lawrence’s interest in working again with Ross and did not want to miss out on the opportunity given her busy schedule.