Dayo Okeniyi Cast in 'Terminator'

Dayo Okeniyi (Thresh) has been cast as the son of Miles Dison for the upcoming 'Terminator' installment.

After fighting for his life against humans in “The Hunger Games,” Dayo Okeniyi is now ready to fight for his life against cyborgs in Paramount and Skydance’s “Terminator.”

Best known for his role as Thresh in Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games,” Okeniyi has been tapped to play Miles Dyson’s son in the latest installment in the “Terminator” franchise.

He joins Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney and Jason Clarke, who had already signed on to the pic. Alan Taylor is directing.

Source: Variety 

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New Picture of Josh and Jen's Friend

This picture of Josh Hutcherson with Laura Simson, Jennifer Lawrence's friend, has been circulating the internet. The rumor is that this is from the Mockingjay: Part 1 set because of Josh's bruises. What do you think?

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VIDEOS: New Trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past (Starring Jennifer Lawrence)

A new trailer for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' starring Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique  has been released. The film will be in theatres on May 23rd, 2014.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is an upcoming 2014 American superhero film, based on the fictional X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics and on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. - Wikipedia

Image Source: sciencefiction.com

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PHOTOS: New Catching Fire Still

JenLawDaily uploaded this gorgeous still of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

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New Game of Thrones Promo Pictures With Natalie Dormer

Natalie Dormer, who plays Margaery on Game of Thrones, recently starred in some promotional photos for Season Four with Kign Jeoffrey. You can see more photos HERE.

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Vote for Katniss in HitFix's Heroes vs. Villans Contest

HitFix is having a heroes vs. villans contest in honor of March Mayhem.  Katniss Everdeen already made it to round two. Click HERE  to view the bracket.

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PHOTOS: Jennifer Lawrence Supports Her Home Team!

Jennifer Lawrence posted some pictures of her wearing the Louisville Cardinals' team shirt to show her support for the team!

Jennifer Lawrence may be one of the most beloved celebs in Hollywood, but she's also a famous fan in her own right when March Madness rolls around.  

The 23-year-old Oscar winner, who hails from Kentucky, was proud to cheer on the University of Louisville in the NCAA tournament, and even sent a photo of herself to the school where she's throwing up a Louisville "L" and wearing the school's signature gear, the Daily Caller reports.

Smiling from ear to ear, the American Hustle hottie sports a Cardinals T-shirt in the adorable pic, which was sent to the school to encourage team spirit, and no doubt, was an exciting moment for all.

Source: E!

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Catching Fire Remains At the Top of DVD Sales

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD sales have continued to soar! According to Variety Catching Fire continues to take the top spot in sales.

Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” hung onto the top spot on both national home video sales charts for a second consecutive week, while Universal Studios’ “Homefront” debuted at No. 2, selling just 17% as many units as the “Hunger Games” sequel on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall Blu-ray Disc and DVD combined sales, for the week ended March 16.

“Homefront,” with a cast that includes Jason Statham, James Franco, Kate Bosworth and Winona Ryder, bowed at No. 4 on Nielsen’s dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart, behind Walt Disney Studios’ “Thor: The Dark World” at No. 2 and Warner’s “Gravity” at No. 3, both of which have been in stores for three weeks.

The comparison’s not really fair, though, as “Catching Fire” earned nearly $425 million in U.S. theaters, while “Homefront” — a drama about a former DEA agent who moves his family to a quiet town, only to do battle with a local drug lord —took in just $20.2 million.

On the First Alert chart, 20th Century Fox’s “12 Years a Slave,” this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, dropped a notch to No. 3, while “Gravity” also slipped one position to No. 4. Rounding the top five: “Barbie: The Pearl Princess,” the latest entry in the Universal Studios-Mattel partnership’s successful direct-to-video “Barbie” franchise.

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New Hunger Games Set Photos of Jennifer Lawrence

These recently discovered photos kept reappearing on tumblr. While they are from the last movie, they are technically new as they were recently released to the public. There are similar photos of Josh that I will try to get up ASAP.

Source: http://www.quarterquell.org/

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VIDEOS: American Hustle Deleted Scene With Jennifer Lawrence

This 'American Hustle' deleted scene of Jennifer Lawrence lip syncing is absolutely hilarious!

The film tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. 

 

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New Catching Fire Still

The Hunger Games Official Facebook page posted a brand new official The Hunger Games: Catching Fire still. (Click to Enlarge)

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District 14: 'The Darkest Minds' by Alexandra Bracken

District 14 is a segment where we talk about things outside of the Hunger Games.

If you're looking for the next YA series to read, The Darkest Minds should be at the top of your list.

Summary: "When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the mysterious disease that's killed most of America's children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she's on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her-East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can't risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living."

Opinion: This is by far one of the best dystopian books I have ever read. Ruby Daly, Liam Stewart, and Clancy Gray will keep you up reading for hours. I finished The Darkest Minds and the sequel Never Fade without stopping! 

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Evan Ross Says Jennifer Lawrences is the 'Funniest Person' He Has Met

Evan Ross (Messalla) talked about Jennifer Lawrence with E! Online.

“Jennifer Lawrence is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met,” Ross, who plays Messalla in the Hunger Games: Mockingjay movies, told me while promoting The Wilderness of James at SXSW. “Like, who are you? She’s incredible. And she’s the funniest person I’ve ever met. Like, she’s just cool.”

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Everything Wrong With Catching Fire

CinemaSins posted a hilarious 'Everything Wrong With...' video for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire!

Well, you've been asking for it, and it was basically the biggest box office movie of last year, so fine... here are all the sins we found in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Please try and remember the books do not f*cking matter. Thank you, come again.

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Win a Trip to Mockingjay Set

You can now enter a contest at Prizeo to win a trip to the Mockingjay set and support charity at the same time!

You could witness movie making live and in person on the set of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay! 

For a small donation to the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, you will be entered to win a trip for you and a guest to Atlanta to spend a day with producer Jon Kilik on the set! (flights and two night hotel accommodations included)

Jon will personally show you around, introduce you to some of the cast members who are working that day, watch behind the scenes and have lunch with you on set. 

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. 

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Bid on Mockingjay Part 1 'Walk On' Role (for Charity)

There is an auction on a Mockingjay Part 1 'walk on role' at CharityBuzz. All proceeds will go to charity.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime! You will have a chance to be a non-speaking extra on the set of the highly anticipated movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, which is currently filming in Atlanta, GA, through April 18th. You'll hang out with the actors (no guarantee to meet the principals) and key crew while you have this amazing experience.

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of Commander Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong and Peter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone. 

Donated By: Jon Kilik and Lionsgate

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Catching Fire Sells 3.9 Million DVDs

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire dvd sales saw a 40% bump from the first movie, already bringing in 3.9 million sales

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has just been released on DVD and Blu-ray and the film is already seeing a 40 percent increase in digital sales over the first film that was released by Lionsgate.

To date, Catching Fire has sold 3.9 million copies on DVD and Blu-ray compared with Hunger Games was which was released on DVD back in August of 2012, Variety reported.

Lionsgate did report that 50 percent of all packed media sales for Fire were from Blu-ray. Hunger Games only had 35 percent of packed media sales go to Blu-ray when it was released.

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VIDEOS: Sam Clafin Talks About Being Finnick

Sam Clafin talked about the pressures of filling the role of Finnick Odair on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD bonus video.

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VIDEOS: Josh and Jena Talk About Filming Together

We now have a video of Josh Hutcherson and Jena Malone talking about working together on the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

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VIDEOS: Honest Trailer for Catching Fire (Must Watch)

The youtube parody video series 'Honest Trailers' put together a hilarious video for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. This is a must watch!

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Catching Fire MTV Movie Awards Nominations

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was nominated for three MTV Movie Awards.

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE (vote here)
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST FIGHT (vote here)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
Identity Thief – Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
This is the End – Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen

MOVIE OF THE YEAR (vote here)
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Wolf of Wall Street

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Learn More About the Catching Fire Visual Effects

FlickeringMyth got a chance to talk to the Catching Fire team about the visual effects used to produce the movie. Read more HERE.

“I’d worked with Francis Lawrence a few years ago on I Am Legend [2007] and we had a productive, and entertaining relationship on that picture,” explains Janek Sirrs who won an Oscar for being a member of the visual effects team responsible for The Matrix (1999).  “Francis likes shooting photo storyboards and seems to enjoy [perhaps a little too much] having me embarrassingly play the part of the zombie, the monkey, and the frightened girl for him.  Our schedules didn’t really sync up immediately afterLegend and so I ended up drifting off into the Marvel universe for a couple of shows before our stars could align again.”  The duo was reunited for the cinematic adaptation of the futurist young adult series created by Suzanne Collins about survival games and a civilian revolt.  “My teenage girl years are a little bit behind at this point in my life so I can’t really claim to have been an avid reader of the books!   Obviously, the first Hunger Games [2012] movie was such a box office hit that it was impossible to not know something of the source material though.  When I started on the project, the script was still a work in progress, as is often the case these days.   However, the book was always going to be the template for the film so we could refer to that while we waited the screenplay to be polished, and made fit for general consumption.”

“One of the primary goals of Catching Fire [2013] was to expand upon the scope seen in the original movie, not just in terms of the visual effects, but also across every other department from production design to wardrobe,” explains Janek Sirrs. “That meant we weren’t slave to anything from The Hunger Games as such, and could start with a bit of a blank slate.  The only thing we really inherited was some of the designs, such as the Avenue of the Tributes, but even then we rebuilt and expanded the scale to make things visually more impressive.  Compared to Catching Fire, the original Hunger Games visual effects were more limited in terms of budget and schedule.  Within reason, you only get what you can afford to pay for, so with more funds available this time around we could create a ‘bigger’ picture.”  Sirrs notes, “Francis is a very visual director, probably as a result of his earlier music video experience; the key thing for him was having the visual effects, and the movie as a whole, visually tie in with the Katniss’ character.    The whole film is almost always shot from Katniss’ perspective so that the audience can see what she sees, and experience what she experiences.   That was always the mandate for how Francis wanted the visual effects shots to function.  It was also important to Francis that the shots were as naturalistic as possible, to tie in with the feel of the rest of the movie.  Some fantastic things do happen, but hopefully we conveyed them in a manner that was more plausible, rather than stylized or extreme.”

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PHOTOS: New BTS Pictures

Four stunning HD behind the scenes pictures have been released.

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Lionsgate Releases Mockingjay Part 1 Synopsis

Lionsgate has released the official synopsis for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of Commander Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong and Peter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.

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VIDEOS: New Catching Fire TV Spot 'Make Him Pay'

Lionsgate released a new The Hunger Games: Catching Fire tv spot that was released in honor of the March 7th DVD release.

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Jennifer Lawrence at 2014 Oscars

Jennifer Lawrence attended last night's Oscars and while she did not win any awards, she did make quite a splash (or perhaps we should say 'fall').

Jennifer Tripping at Oscars

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Review: Catching Fire DVD/Blu-ray Packages

Thanks to Lionsgate the staff was able to receive  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on DVD/Blu-ray and review the different packages.  All packages are rated out of five mockingjays.

Blue-ray + DVD + Digital HD Ultraviolet Copy - (TARGET EXCLUSIVE)

3.5/5 

Overall: This was one of the top packages. The packaging was amazing, the extra featurettes on the bonus disk were pretty interesting to watch, and if you pre-ordered the target exclusive you received a free poster (my advanced copy did not include this, so unfortunately I cannot review that.)

Price - $22.99: The target exclusive is only three dollars more than the "standard" package, and the top notch packaging and bonus disk are definitely worth the extra dollars.

Packaging - 4.5/5 : The outside packaging was pretty standard. However, when you remove the outer paper packaging it revealed what looks like a book that stores the three disks in "pages". It's a pretty neat way to store your disks. I wouldn't mind having all of my movies in this type of packaging.

Disks - 3.5/5: Overall this package included three disks, a blue-ray disk, a standard DVD edition, and a DVD bonus disk.

Extra Footage - 4/5:  Includes an extra disc with 45 minutes of exclusive bonus content.

Disk 1 (blu-ray): Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson, "Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire" (only on Blu-ray), Deleted Scenes, and Divergent Sneak Peek.

Disk 2 (DVD):  Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson, Deleted Scenes, and Divergent Sneak Peek.

Disk 3 (Bonus Disk): "The Alliance" Featurette,  "Friend or Foe" Feaurette, and "One Vision" Featurette

Bonus Add-ons - 2/5: The package included a target "e-ticket" for a digital copy on ultraviolet and itunes.

Two Movie Set (Catching Fire and The Hunger Games) - DVD + Digital (WALMART EXCLUSIVE)

3/5

Overall: This was a decent deal. For five dollars more than the standard version you get both movies. However, this only included the films and did not have any extra features. That knocked it down to a three.

Price - $24.99: On one hand this is only five dollars more than the standard version and you get two movies. However, it is only fair to point out that this does not include ANY of the special features. That does make it a bit pricy considering that the first movie is on Netflix. Plus, this does not include a Blu-ray version.

Packaging - 3/5: The outer packaging was lenticular, which is pretty cool to play with. However, the outer packaging is probably not something you will save and the rest was a standard DVD case which does not provide the special permanent storage that the Best Buy and Target exclusives do.

Blu-ray + Ultraviolet Copy (BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE)

4/5

Overall: First of all, the steel book packaging is amazing. Second, if you have a blue-ray player this is probably the best package for you. I would definitely recommend this package as one of the top.

Price - $22.99: The price is only three dollars more than the standard package. It's the same price as the Target exclusive, and while it does not include the target featurettes, you practially get a free ticket to see Divergent.

Packaging - 5/5: This came in steel book packaging, which is pretty amazing. The silver toned image of Katniss and Peeta on the cover was gorgeous and really set this package apart from the others.

Extra Footage - 3/5:

Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson, "Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire" (only on Blu-ray), Deleted Scenes, and Divergent Sneak Peek.

Bonus Add-ons - 5/5: This is what really made this package. You get a $8.00 credit to Fandango to see Divergent. At my local movie theatre a ticket is $7-10.00, so I am essentially getting a free ticket to see Divergent. You also get a digital copy on ultraviolet and itunes.

Blue-ray + DVD + Digital HD Ultraviolet Copy (Amazon)

2.5/5 

Overall: This is essentially the standard package. There are no real extras or specialties going on other than the making-of documentary, which wasn't too bad. The reason this package received two out of five was mainly because you could spend an extra dollar or two and get a much better deal. 

Price - $19.99: While one of the cheapest deals, this is expensive considering that for an extra dollar or two you could get the Target or Walmart exclusive.

Packaging - 2/5: It comes in your standard blu-ray disk packaging. 

Extra Footage - 3/5: 

Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson, "Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire" (only on Blu-ray), Deleted Scenes, and Divergent Sneak Peek. + 9 Part Making-Of Documentary

 Bonus Add-ons - 2/5: This package included a digital copy on ultraviolet and itunes.

DVD + Ultraviolet (Amazon)

2.5/5

Overall: This is essentially the same standard package as above, but without the blu-ray. At $15.99 it is a pretty decent deal if you only want the DVD.

Price - $15.99: I have to say that the price is pretty good if you just want the DVD. Fifteen dollars is hard to beat.

Packaging - 2.5/5: Standard DVD packaging.

Extra Footage - 2/5: 

Filmmaker commentary, deleted scenes, and Divergent sneak peek.

Bonus Add-ons - 2/5: This package comes with a digital copy on ultraviolet and itunes.

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