Suzanne Collins News

Lionsgate and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE have announced that Sam Claflin has been cast in the role of Finnick in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. Charasmatic and clever, Finnick was a District 4 Hunger Games victor when he was fourteen.

Lionsgate has announced that Stephanie Leigh Schlund has been cast in the role of Cashmere in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, based on Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel. A former Career tribute from District 1, Cashmere and her brother Gloss are both competing in the Quarter Quell.

Lionsgate announced today that Maria Howell has been cast in the role of 'Seeder' in the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel CATCHING FIRE. The character is described as 'a former victor from District 11 who competes in the 75th Annual Hunger Games, also known as the Quarter Quell.'

Lionsgate has announced that Bruno Gunn has been cast in the role of Brutus in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-seller 'Catching Fire.' Brutus is a former Career victor from District 2.

As first reported on E! News, Philip Seymour Hoffman has signed on for the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in the upcoming HUNGER GAMES sequel, 'Catching Fire.'

LIONSGATE , a leading global entertainment company, announced today that Francis Lawrence has officially signed on to direct CATCHING FIRE, the sequel to THE HUNGER GAMES, based on the second in a series of books by Suzanne Collins that has 36 million copies in circulation in the US alone.

ABC Family continues to grow its program offerings and has acquired the network television premiere rights to the blockbuster THE HUNGER GAMES in a deal with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading diversified global entertainment company, the two companies announced today.