UK fans of Suzanne Collins’ series of novels centring on bow-carrying heroine Katniss Everdeen are sure to want to flock to the English capital (or should that be Capitol) on the 11th November. Yes, we’ve just received the official press release announcing that the world premiere of Lionsgate’s thrilling sequel THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE will be held at Leicester Square.
You’ll be able to see the stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth arriving on the red carpet a couple of weeks prior the films general release on the 22nd November. Well, that’s if those talentless tits from Towie and Big Brother don’t spoil the view as they desperately clamber to get into camera. It’s also helpful to bring ear plugs to drown out the monotonous tones of certain host Alex Zane.
Santa Monica, CA and London, UK August 13, 2013 – With 100 days and counting until the November 22 worldwide launch of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second installment of Lionsgate’s global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the Company announced today that it will host a Catching Fire world premiere in London on November 11.
Catching Fire will open day-and-date with its domestic release in nearly every major international territory. The first Hunger Games film was the 13th highest-grossing North American release of all time on its way to generating nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire stars Academy Award® winner Jennifer Lawrence alongside Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Jeffrey Wright, with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland.
The film begins as Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson). Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow (Sutherland) prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games, The Quarter Quell – a competition that could change Panem forever.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is directed by Francis Lawrence, from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael DeBruyn, based upon the novel “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik.
