The Hunger Games: Catching Fire first trailer released

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has premiered it's first trailer at the MTV Movie Awards last night.

The two-and-half minute teaser was introduced at the event by the movie's resident babe Liam Hemsworth.

In the preview, Professor Snow - played by Donald Sutherland - is seen plotting to kill Katniss and all previous Hunger Games victors, while Katniss and Peeta (Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson) are coached for a post-Games victory tour by Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson's Effie and Haymitch.

Catching Fire picks up where 2012's Hunger Games left off, with Katniss and Peeta embarking on their victory tour before being forced to compete in the Capitol's 'Quarter Quell'.

The Hunger Games stars Lawrence, Hutcherson and Hemsworth reprise their roles from the first film, while Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Wright and Philip Seymour Hoffman are new cast additions.

As well as premiering at last night's ceremony, the highly-anticipated clip debuted online through the HungerGamesExperience website.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will open in cinemas on 22nd of November.

Watch the trailer below.

On 4 April 2013, we wrote...

A sneak peek of the teaser trailer for Hunger Games: Catching Fire has been released.

The 21-second clip shows Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, accompanied by Elizabeth Banks, as they are introduced to a crowd as part of their Victory Tour.

The first full trailer will be introduced at the MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Rebel Wilson, on 14 April.

he next instalment of the franchise sees Katniss and Peeta put back in the arena to fight for their lives once again during the Quarter Quell tournament.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be in cinemas on 22 November.

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On 6 March, 2013, we wrote...

Jennifer Lawrence has appeared in a stunning new poster for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

The Oscar-winning actress, who plays Katniss Everdeen in the movie franchise, wears a striking white, ruffled dress in the latest 'Capitol Portrait' images that have been released to promote the film.

In her hand, she is clutching a white rose - similar to the Victory Tour poster she appears in, in which she is holding a bunch of the flowers.

Similar posters starring Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket and Stanley Tucci as Caesaar Flickerman have also been released.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is directed by Francis Lawrence, and will also star Josh Hutcherson, Sam Claflin, Liam Hemsworth and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The film starts with Katniss and Peeta Mellark embarking on a Victory Tour to celebrate their triumph in the 74th Hunger Games. Meanwhile, a revolution that threatens to overthrow their Capitol is brewing.

It is set to open in the UK on 22 November 2013.

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On 22 November 2012, we wrote...

Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence will complete the Hunger Games franchise and direct the final two-part Mockingjay adaptation, it has been announced.

News of Francis' return to the Hunger Games was broken by Collider.

The I Am Legend filmmaker - who replaced Gary Ross at the helm of the series - is currently directing the second instalment of the hit films, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which is due to hit cinemas on 22 November 2013.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has been drafted in for its big screen debut on 21 November 2014, while Part 2 will follow on 20 November 2015.

Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2 - based on the third book in Suzanne Collins's best-selling series - will see  Jennifer Lawrence's character Katniss Everdeen become "the Mockingjay", Panem's symbol of rebellion against the Capitol.

Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland are all expected to reprise their roles in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.

SOURCE: COLLIDER

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