The 'Catching Fire' Cast Midnight Release Appearances at Walmart

Willow Shields, Bruno Gunn, Stephanie Leigh Schlund and Lynn Cohen made in-store appearances at a few lucky Walmart stores last night to promote the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download.

Willow was at the Walmart in Tustin, CA.

Photo by Sheila from HGGirlonFireBruno was at a Walmart in Eligin, IL. Sheila from HG Girl on Fire was there and has tons of pics and a great video interview with Bruno so make sure you check it all out HERE.

Stephanie and Lynn went to a New Jersey area Walmart.

Francis Lawrence Talks about the Loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence spoke with USA Today about the sudden loss of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman:

The Atlanta cast and crew of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay were devastated when they learned of cast member Phillip Seymour Hoffman's sudden death, says director Francis Lawrence.

"It was obviously very rough for all of us," Lawrence tells USA TODAY. "He was a friend. He was an amazing actor, an iconic actor. He was someone I really looked up to."

On the Atlanta set, filmmakers gave shocked and bereaved cast and crew members time to process their grief. "We shut down for a day to give people time to deal with the sudden shock of it all. And to try and sort of figure things out a little bit," says Lawrence.

After coming back to work, the entire cast and crew gathered for a special moment to pay respects to Hoffman.

"We as a cast and crew definitely honored him," says Lawrence. "We gathered everyone together and had a big moment for him. We still think about him every day. It's hard not to imagine him being here."

"It's something so sudden, so shocking," Lawrence added.

Hoffman starred as head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The Academy Award winner had been shooting his role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 in Atlanta. A European shoot was to follow.

Hoffman's death is not expected to affect therelease dates of Mockingjay, Part 1 on November 21and Mockingjay, Part 2 on November 20, 2015.

Lawrence said Hoffman was "mostly finished" with his work on the Mockingjay set.

"There was very, very little that was left. Even if (Hoffman) had a number of days left," says Lawrence. "Most of those moments were appearances in other scenes. Most of his dialogue was done."

Clearly, working with the loss of the key character will lead to some continued difficulties.

"We're still figuring some of that out," says Lawrence.

New 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes Stills

 

Happy The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD and Blu-Ray release day! Lionsgate has released some new behind the scnes stills from the movie to get you all warmed up for your marathon of Catching Fire this weekend. That is what you're doing, right??

If you haven't purchased your copy yet, check out our review of all the different choices for purchase here OR try your luck and enter our GIVEAWAY. We're giving away the Target 3-disc combo pak.

Thanks to Quarter Quell.org for the tip!

Video: 'Catching Fire' Behind The Scenes - Sam Claflin Talks About Finnick's Journey

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In a new clip from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 9-part making-of documentary, "Surviving The Game" Sam Claflin talks about the journey Finnick Odair takes in the films.

'Catching Fire' Target 3-Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pak Giveaway

We reviewed all the different versions of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD and Blu-Ray in this post and our favorite version by far was the Target 3-Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pak. Since we picked that one as our fave, we figured that it was the version we should give away to you!

Use the widget below to enter the GIVEAWAY by Sunday, March 16th at midnight. This contest is open to international fans. We will give away THREE copies of this combo-pak.

Here's what's included in the Target 3-Disc Blu-Ray Combo Pak:

Disc 1: the film on Blu-Ray, audio commentary with Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson, Blu-ray exclusive 9-part making-of documentary: “Surviving The Game”, deleted scenes, Divergent sneak peek
Disc 2: the film on DVD, audio commentary with Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson, deleted scenes, Divergent sneak peek
Disc 3: DVD Bonus disc - 3 featurettes:

• One Vision (A Faithful Adaptation)--translating Suzanne Collin's source material to the big screen
• The Alliance (Returning Cast)--an inside look at the close-knit relationships of the returning actors
• Friend or For (New Cast)--finding the perfect embodiments of the new characters

Plus the digital HD Ultraviolet copy

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NOTE: We have not received any promotional material or incentives from Target and aren't affiliated with them in any way. We just really love this version! We DID get an advance copy from Lionsgate, along with a bunch of the other versions. (See our full review HERE) We're keeping that one for ourselves and bought additional copies for this giveaway.

2 New Behind The Scenes Photos of the 'Catching Fire' Chariot Scene

The magic of movie making. #Katniss and #Peeta on their chariot!Marian Green (District 9 female tribute) posted a couple of cool behind the scenes Catching Fire photos to her twitter today. They show Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Marian and her fellow D9 tribute, Daniel Bernhardt, filming the chariot scene.

As we learned in a recent Flickering Myth post, the actors, horses and chariots were about the only things not digitally created for the Avenue of the Tributes scene. The magic of movies, indeed!

Tomorrow! 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' on DVD, Blu-Ray & Digital

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD March 7th! ORDER: http://www.CatchingFireMovie.com

Read our review of all the different versions for purchase HERE.

Bruno Gunn Promotes the 'Catching Fire' DVD & Blu-Ray in Chicago

Bruno Gunn stopped by a few local Chicago TV shows before his appearance tonight at Walmart to promote the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Bruno on You And Me This Morning:

Windy City Live: