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Jena Malone: 'Super Excited' About 'Catching Fire'

Jena Malone: 'Super Excited' About 'Catching Fire'

Jena Malone was just announced as Johanna Mason for the upcoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and couldn’t be more excited about it.

“I’m super excited,” the 27-year-old actress told EOnline. “It’s going to be amazing.”

Jena added, “I read the whole series over a weekend when I had a wisdom tooth out. I was in bed looking for something to read and my little sister recommended it like a year and a half ago, so she was like, ‘You have to read it! You have to read it!’ And so I’m glad I finally did and I loved it.”

Jennifer Lawrence: 'The Hunger Games' DVD Clip!

Jennifer Lawrence: 'The Hunger Games' DVD Clip!

Jennifer Lawrence waves some air into her face while watching the forest catch fire in this special feature clip from The Hunger Games DVD.

Debuting at the 2012 San Diego International Comic Con, the 21-year-old actress and director Gary Ross open up about filming the scene in the clip.

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The DVD and Bluray also come with other features including “Preparing for the Games: A Director’s Process,” which looks at the progression of taking three key scenes from the book to the screen.

The Hunger Games drops on August 18th on Bluray, DVD and Digital Download.


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'The Hunger Games' on Bluray August 18th!

'The Hunger Games' on Bluray August 18th!

Check out the cover art for The Hunger Games Blu-ray!

The 2-disc Blu-ray and DVD are loaded with over three hours of extensive bonus materials including the comprehensive eight-part documentary, “The World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Games.”

Other special features include a sit-down conversation with director Gary Ross as well as numerous featurettes that examine the global success of the books, the creation of the control room in the film and the filmmakers’ motivation behind creating new scenes that were not in the book plus much more.

The Blu-ray Disc set also comes with an additional exclusive feature, “Preparing for the Games: A Director’s Process,” which looks at the progression of taking three key scenes from the book to the screen.

The Hunger Games summary: Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers in her younger sister’s place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrellson) when she’s pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives.


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Jennifer Lawrence: 'Catching Fire' Director Chosen!

Jennifer Lawrence: 'Catching Fire' Director Chosen!

Jennifer Lawrence shows off her archery skills on El Hormiguero which aired today (April 19) at Vertice 360 Studio in Madrid, Spain.

The 22-year-old actress, wearing a Victoria Beckham dress and YSL heels, chatted with the hosts about The Hunger Games and even played with the franchise dolls!

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According to THR, an offer has been extended to Francis Lawrence to direct the hit film’s sequel, Catching Fire.

No relation to Jennifer, Mr. Lawrence has previously directed I Am Legend and Water for Elephants.

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Liam Hemsworth: 'The Hunger Games' Australian Screening

Liam Hemsworth: 'The Hunger Games' Australian Screening

Liam Hemsworth steps out at the Australians in Film screening of his new film, The Hunger Games, on Thursday (March 29) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 22-year-old actor has been busy promoting the action film, which recently shattered box office records.

Tomorrow, Liam will be presenting at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

The ceremony, which will broadcast live at 8PM ET/PT on CBS, will be hosted by The Voice‘s Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire!

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Jennifer Lawrence: 'The Hunger Games' Tops Box Office

Jennifer Lawrence: 'The Hunger Games' Tops Box Office

Jennifer Lawrence steps out at a fan event held at Capitol Cinema on Monday afternoon (March 26) in Madrid, Spain.

The 21-year-old Hunger Games star wore a striped Victoria Beckham dress with Brian Atwood shoes while walking the carpet and signing autographs for fans.

Based on Suzanne Collins‘ bestselling novel, the flick took in a whopping $155 million in its opening weekend. This number brings the hit film in at the third largest opening weekend in history!

This weekend’s earnings also made The Hunger Games the number one grossing film in the history of its studio, Lionsgate.

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'The Hunger Games' Midnight Screenings Earn 19.7 Million!

'The Hunger Games' Midnight Screenings Earn 19.7 Million!

Jennifer Lawrence juggles two drinks in her hands as she stops by Whole Foods in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (March 22).

The 21-year-old actress’ new film, The Hunger Games, brought in a lot of money during midnight screenings on Thursday night/Friday morning.

According to THR, the flick opened in more than 2,500 theaters, and scored the best midnight gross ever for a nonsequel and the seventh-best midnight gross overall. The all-time record, however, still belongs to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Costar Alexander Ludwig is pictured surprising some fans at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live downtown.

DID YOU SEE The Hunger Games yet? What did you think?

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