Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast As Plutarch Heavensbee In 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'
Submitted by Emma on July 09, 2012 - 11:09 am
Lionsgate has officially announced that Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, Head Gamemaker for The Hunger Games, in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire.
The actor and filmmaker just wrapped a Broadway run as Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He will next be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and the indie film A Late Quartet alongside Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Filming is set to begin this summer in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lionsgate will release The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22, 2013.
The actor and filmmaker just wrapped a Broadway run as Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He will next be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and the indie film A Late Quartet alongside Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Filming is set to begin this summer in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lionsgate will release The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22, 2013.
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JayW posted on: 07.09.2012 - 05:24:21 pm
Wow! This is great,Philip Seymour Hoffman is a good actor. Glad they are choosing better actors.
Emma posted on: 07.09.2012 - 08:21:01 pm
Yeah I think he's perfect for the role! :-)
ashleabeep posted on: 07.10.2012 - 12:40:49 am
Wow, that's gonna be awesome. I think they are choosing pretty good.
dgaige24 posted on: 07.16.2012 - 12:16:59 pm
Now the next big two will be Johanna and Finnick. I don't think they confirmed Jena Malone as Johanna yet, but I don't know how she will be. I think Johanna needs to have a little more of a BA quality
ashleabeep posted on: 07.20.2012 - 08:54:59 pm
I'm super excited to see who Finnick is going to be, he was one of my favorite characters.
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