Lionsgate has announced the start of principal photography on the sequel to the blockbuster film, The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will film primarily in and near Atlanta, Georgia. The film will subsequently be shot on location on the beaches and jungles of Hawaii before wrapping up in late December, 2012. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be released worldwide on November 22, 2013, and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Jeffrey Wright, with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland.
Lionsgate’s President of Production announced:
We are so excited to be embarking on this adventure with Francis Lawrence, who has already exhibited immense creative vision and resourcefulness in casting the film and planning its look and feel. The stakes are raised in every way in this second story, and we are thrilled to get the production underway in these perfect locations, with our excellent returning cast and some world class actors in new roles.
Below are some photos shot during filming.