The tank work provided the cast and crew with their biggest challengeįilming in the early months of 2013 meant that the Catching Fire team had to contend with freezing cold water and, in Jennifer Lawrence's case, multiple ear infections.Ĭrew would attempt to heat the water to no avail by pumping hot water into the tank, while the cast resorted to shoving hot water pipes down their wetsuits to keep warm. A goat farm five minutes from downtown Atlanta became District 12, a multi-story car park attached to a training centre was turned into the Quarter Quell training centre and an unoccupied hotel floor normally reserved for functions was transformed into Katniss's apartment.įor the arena, time was split between the beaches and jungles of Hawaii and a 2 million gallon water tank the crew found that was built for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Instead of spending vast millions creating new sets, the crew made good use of locations and buildings already in the state. Producer Jin Kilik admired its "great diversity, the scenery, the woods, the industry that's there - also the modern architecture". The production team settled on America's peach state when it came to a location for recreating the future-world of The Hunger Games. Georgia proved to be the perfect location to recreate Panem Their reworking of Simon Beaufoy's script was then handed over to screenwriter Michael Arndt and the film kicked into gear. She and I hunkered down at her publishing house Scholastic and spent three days creating a beat sheet." "Right about when I signed on, one of the first things I wanted to do was meet Suzanne Collins. "I really wanted to make the book," Lawrence said. It was all so fast, news of his appointment broke on The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline before even he got personal confirmation. The filmmaker met with Jacobson, re-read Catching Fire over the weekend and was hired on the Monday. She quickly turned to Francis Lawrence ( I Am Legend), who was in the middle of finishing work on Kiefer Sutherland pilot Touch. The biggest decision the Catching Games producers had to make was who to hire to replace Gary Ross.įranchise producer Nina Jacobson admitted that losing Ross after The Hunger Games was a big loss, and she was left pondering: "Who else's instincts can I trust?" Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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