Sneak Peek: Josh Hutcherson on Face Off

Check out a sneak peek of Josh Hutcherson's guest judge stint on Face Off next week.

The episode airs Tuesday, January 27 at 9ET|8c on SyFy.

'Mockingjay Part 1' is Now the Top Grossing Film of 2014

We did it, tributes! According to Scott Mendelson at Forbes, as of last night, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is the top grossing film of 2014 in the United States, surpassing the $333.2 million earned by Guardians of the Galaxy! 

A couple of interesting stats to bear in mind: This makes 2014 the second year in a row where a Hunger Games film topped the domestic box office. It's also the second year in a row where a female-led film topped the domestic box office and makes Hunger Games the first franchise to top the domestic box office charts two years in a row.

And it was all done without the help of 3D and/or IMAX increased ticket prices!

Congrats to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Lionsgate and the whole team involved! And thanks to YOU for getting out there to the theater!

"The Hanging Tree" Has Sold More Than 1 Million Copies

According to Yahoo Music, "The Hanging Tree" by James Newton Howard featuring Jennifer Lawrence tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. The song has climbed as high as #12.

The single hasn't officially been certified platinum by the RIAA yet, but we'll update you when it happens. 

Update on Tue, February 3, 2015 by PanemPropaganda

UPDATE! "The Hanging Tree" is now certified PLATINUM by the RIAA! Congrats to Jennifer Lawrence, James Newton Howard and Republic Records. 

James Newton Howard's #TheHangingTree ft Jennifer Lawrence off @TheHungerGames #MockingjaySoundtrack is now certified platinum by the @RIAA!

— Republic Records (@RepublicRecords) February 2, 2015

Willow Shields Talks Prim and Mockingjay With Glamoholic

Photos by Ryan Jerome for Glamaholic. Click for full size

Willow Shields has a big, beautiful feature in the January issue of Glamoholic Magazine. Willow talks about Mockingjay Part 1, "This is a really great movie, " growing up Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence, her future roles, and becoming a rising fashion icon. 

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Sam Claflin Talks 'Mockingjay Part 2' With Josh Horowitz

Josh Horowitz recently interviewed Sam Claflin while he was promoting Love, Rosie, and they touched on a bunch of subjects including a pivotal scene in Mockingjay Part 2.  Listen to the latest episode of Happy, Sad, Confused with Josh Horowitz.

Sam talks about Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson at about the 25:00 mark:

There are moments of both [freaking out and enjoying being with very famous actors]. I suppose walking into Jennifer Lawrence's apartment for the first time during Catching Fire and seeing Woody [Harrelson] wearing a ladies crop top, that I thought was HIS top. I thought, 'This looks about right for how I imagined Woody Harrelson to be, him with a tasseled crop top.' I thought, 'Yeah, that's totally normal, I think.' 

Sam talks about Liam Hemsworth and Woody (again) around the 32:00 mark. 

I literally LOVE Woody. I am in love with that man. He's the nicest, most gentle humanitarian you'll ever meet. He's just so cool."

On how life changed after being cast as Finnick Odair in Catching Fire:

I think now, moreso that ever, I do occasionally get noticed, or people give me a dirty look. I don't know if it's that I have that face that people want to punch, or that I look reasonably familiar. [Laughs] You look a bit like that guy. But, no, can't be, too ugly. It has definitely catapulted my career, in that sense. It's allowed me to walk into some bigger rooms and meet some bigger people. But at the same time I definitely feel like I live my life like I always have. I don't take anything for granted, I'm very appreciative to be in my position, and gracious. Yeah. I still feel very lucky to be here. I definitely think it's only a matter of time before people realize I can't act. [laughs] But long may it continue in the mean time. I'm going to make the most of it while I can! 

*SPOILER ALERT* Don't read further (or listen part the 34:00 mark on the audio) if you want to be spoiler free about Mockingjay Part 2!  

The quick bit about Mockingjay Part 2 is at about the 34:38 mark. Sam says of filming a certain VERY important scene in the film:

It was the worst day of filming I have ever done in my life. I think I actually got hooked up to oxygen tanks because I was so, uh, it was so… It’s awesome. I don’t wanna talk too much about it but it was a really hard day of work for me. Brutal. It was just me, y’know, all day. I don't want to talk too much about it because, obviously, it's not out yet. But I'd like to think this whole last segment, the ending, the conclusion to this franchise won't disappoint people. It's bigger, yeah, I'm VERY excited.”

Jennifer Lawrence and Francis Lawrence Will Work Together Again on New Film

Our favorite Lawrences, Jennifer and Francis, are teaming up to work on a new project, alongside producer James Cameron. The film is The Dive, a biopic of real life competitive divers Francisco "Pipin" Ferraras and his wife Audrey Mestre.

The couple competed to dive as deep as possible underwater on only one breath of air. The film will tell their story, with Jennifer portraying Audrey Mestre. 

 No word yet on who will play opposite Jennifer as Ferraras or when the film will be released. But with the dynamic Lawrence duo signed on, it is certainly a must-see! We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for more info on this and update when we can.

To read the full article about the film on MSN, click here. 

New 'Mockingjay Part 1' DVD/Blu-Ray Trailer on iTunes

A brand-new Mockingjay Part 1 dvd/blu-ray trailer snuck onto iTunes this week without much fanfare. Thanks to our friends at QuarterQuell.org, we have the trailer for you here. It features some footage never-before-seen outside the theater and is the longest trailer we've had yet at almost 2 minutes! 

You can pre-order Mockingjay Part 1 on iTunes here. No OFFICIAL word on the exact release date at press time, but the signs point to an early March release. 

Fan Made Friday

It's Fan Made Friday again! Time to showcase some of the coolest fan made The Hunger Games creations we've found in the past month, and we have some awesome selections for you.

Katniss by Kim Beurre Lait. Click for full size

Our first bit of art comes from a good friend of The Hunger Games fandom, and someone we've been admiring for a long time. Kimberley (she goes by Kim Beurre Lait) is a French digital artist who does fantastic manips of The Hunger Games and also does other great fandoms like Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, etc. Here are a few of her Mockingjay Part 2 pieces to get you in the spirit. Click all the images for larger size.

You can find more from Kimberley on her tumblr and facebook. And you can follow her on twitter at @ToKimberland or instagram at @dauntlesshunter.

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Our next artist has a unique caricature style that really captured our attention. Ed Scheer does art for all different fandoms, and one of our followers on facebook (thank you, Elizabeth!) clued us into some Hunger Games work that she commissioned from Mr. Scheer. You can browse more of, and purchase Ed's art here, or check out more of his work on facebook. 

Our final Hunger Games creation is a beautiful song written by Richie Green and his band The Exile. "Come and Go (Cave Song)" is about the Cave scene in The Hunger Games from Peeta's perspective. Richie was inspired by Katniss and Peeta's relationship and "That element of human connection in the cave after being alone and in contstant fear in the arena." Listen to the song below:

Richie and The Exile are currently writing an album based entirely on The Hunger Games series. We can't wait to hear more! For now, if you'd like to download "Come and Go" head over to soundcloud and get it for free!