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Friday
Aug092013

Coldplay Will Contribute a New Song "ATLAS" To The 'Catching Fire' Soundtrack

Coldplay tweeted the lyrics to "ATLAS"

There's some exciting Catching Fire news this morning! Coldplay is the first official artist attached to the upcoming Catching Fire soundtrack. They'll contribute a new song called "ATLAS" that will be available for download on 8/26. This is the first time Coldplay has ever recorded an original song for a motion picture. And lead singer Chris Martin is a fan of the books!

Francis Lawrence says,

“I have great respect and admiration for Coldplay, and we are thrilled with how well they have connected to the themes and ideas within the film. Their unwavering passion and excitement for the project elevated the collaboration even further, and we can’t wait to share this music with audiences around the world.”

This is the first in a series of highly anticipated announcements of the new artists to be revealed in the coming weeks.

 

The full official press release after the jump:

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Thursday
Aug082013

More on 'Catching Fire' From EW: Peeta Can Swim! 

Now HERE'S the new information (along with some old information) we were looking for last night when we cracked the digital edition of EW. Just posted to EW's Inside Movies Blog is an interview with Francis Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson:

First off, let Catching Fire director Frances Lawrence assure the ardent fans of Suzanne Collins Hunger Games series that their sacred text will always be honored: “The movie is very, very true to the book,” he says. But when he first met Collins last spring, the two hunkered down and hammered out a new beat sheet for the sequel. And together they were merciless about what wouldn’t serve the screenplay adaptation. Here’s three changes readers should expect in the film (in theaters November 22):

1) “We made some changes to Peeta’s narrative,” says Lawrence. “We manned him up a little. And by the way it didn’t take a lot, just little choices to make here and there. The story doesn’t really change, his relationship with Katniss doesn’t change, he’s just a different kind of character.” For instance, in the book, the Hunger Games kicks off and Peeta is paralyzed when the other all-star tributes dive into the water. “The option is for either me drowning or sitting there like a cat batting my paw into the water,” says Josh Hutcherson with a laugh. “Either way the visual is horrible.” Easy fix: Let Peeta swim.

2) Goodbye Bonnie and Twill. In the book, Katniss stumbles upon the District 8 refugees in her father’s hunting cabin. There they reveal to a stunned Katniss the existence of District 13 and news of the spreading revolution our hero unintentionally sparked with her act of rebellion at the end of The Hunger Games. So the movie had to find a new way to introduce the news of District 13. “That’s fun,” says Lawrence, “figuring out new ways around things and new ways of doing things.”

3) Darius, we hardly know ye. District 12′s youngest peacekeeper, who pays dearly for intervening during that terrible scene of Gale’s public whipping, didn’t make the jump from page to screen. It’s another instance of storytellers having to drown one of their kittens. “It’s as agonizing for us to lose things from the book as it is for a fan,” says producer Nina Jacobson. “I want every single thing in there. But you know what? If you have to give up something in order to give more time to Katniss and Gale or to Effie as she starts to feel a conscience, you make the sacrifices in order to serve the characters and themes that are more essential.”

Thursday
Aug082013

AUDIO: Josh Hutcherson Interview on Power 106 LA

Thanks to our friends at QuarterQuell.org, we have the audio from Josh Hutcherson's interview this morning on Power106LA.

 

We cannot believe they went THERE at the end. Wow. 

Thursday
Aug082013

VIDEO: Lenny Kravitz On GMA

Lenny Kravitz stopped by GMA this morning to talk about his role in The Butler

He doesn't get a chance to talk about Catching Fire, but does say being a part of The Hunger Games franchise is "an amazing gift."

Thursday
Aug082013

Scans From The 'Catching Fire' Article in EW's "Fall Movie Preview"

Sadly, there are no new stills in the new Catching Fire article from Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview Issue. But we've got the scans for you!

The most interesting bit is an elaboration on what we already knew - that parts would be cut out of the movie (ahem, Bonnie and Twill). It sounds like the first part of the film will be condensed and more time will be spent in the Capitol and arena. We are nervous and very excited to see how it all plays out.


Wednesday
Aug072013

Get Ready For Halloween 'Catching Fire' Arena-Style

The Catching Fire Halloween costumes are already popping up for pre-order. Our follower @anniePN23 found these "All Star Contestant" costumes (they can't call them Catching Fire for licensing purposes) costumes on buycostumes.com today. Will any of you be sporting one of these to the premiere of Catching Fire?

Click the photo to view or pre-order the costume at buycostumes.com


Tuesday
Aug062013

Preview of 'Catching Fire' Cast Interviews With MTV's Josh Horowitz

Image from @joshuahorowitz instagram

"Stoopid good fun with Sam Claflin & Jena Malone today" "Fun awkward moments today with Sam and @MaloneJena"

Josh Horowitz has been tweeting and sharing pictures from his sit-down with Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Francis Lawrence. We can look forward to some footage soon - maybe a little After Hours?

Image courtest @joshuahorowitz instagram

"Hold on Francis, you're saying they're all trying to KILL each other? I need to start reading these...."

 

Follow Josh on twitter at @joshuahorowitz and instagram @joshuahorowitz

Tuesday
Aug062013

Liam Hemsworth-Palooza: More From His Appearances This Week

If you are a Liam Hemsworth lover, this is YOUR week. The boy is all over New York City promoting his upcoming movie Paranoia. Lucky for us, everyone is asking him about Catching Fire!

He called into Seacrest Monday and talked a little bit about Catching Fire at the 5:35 mark. Liam didn’t divulge much, but he did admit: “It’s developing more, but it’s also still very confusing. Gale is trying to work out what’s going on and [Katniss is] trying to stay alive still. You get to see a bit more of the fight inside Gale come out.

"Suzanne Collins said to me once on-set…’You know after the first movie I really wanted to have more of Gale in the movies. I love the character and love what you’ve done with him’."

He also rang the NASDAQ closing bell on Tuesday, August 6th:

Liam was a guest on The Daily Show in Tuesday, Aug 6th:

He appeared on Fox 5 Vegas to discuss Paranoia:

FOX5 Vegas - KVVU

And dropped by Morning Joe:

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You can see video from his GMA appearance on Monday 8/5 HERE