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The second installation of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series will be released November 22nd. Catching Fire features a new director, Francis Lawrence, who will be taking the reins from Gary Ross and easing the audience through Katniss Everdeen’s transformation from an apprehensive young girl to a symbol of defiance across the dystopian Districts of Panem. Spoilers ahead!
What We Love: The blood-curdling conversation between President Snow, played by Donald Sutherland, and new “gamemaker” Plutarch Heavensbee, the acclaimed Phillip Seymour Hoffman. “I agree that she should die,” Hoffman slowly, carefully, decides. “But in the right way. At the right time.” Josh Hutcherson and Oscar winning Jennifer Lawrence have both visibly matured and gotten...significantly more attractive. Gale, aka Liam Hemsworth, never fails to disappoint. The new film, filled with riots and things…well, catching fire, looks considerably darker. It’s bound to be more ominous, violent, and politically charged. We can’t wait.
What We Don’t: As any steadfast Hunger Games fan should know (and as the trailer hints at briefly), the second part of Collins’ story focuses enormously on a new “hunger game:" the infamous Quarter Quell. No scenes from this arena are shown, nor do we meet any of the central new characters, former Hunger Game victors. Am I the only one who’s been eagerly awaiting Finnick Odair?! (Ed.’s note: Not at all)
