Saturday, August 4, 2012

Catching Fire casting go now

"The second film in a super-popular trilogy, "Catching Fire", is now in pre-production and casting calls for the film's extras have now gone out. Casting has been underway in Los Angeles for new co-starring and supporting roles. The day players, extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins will be hired in the Atlanta, GA area where shooting take place. Additional casting will take place on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Kauai, and possibly in North Carolina. The production company of "Catching Fire", GGX Productions, filed corporation papers with the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State in April, 2012. GGX Productions, Inc now has an office in Raleigh, NC.
The first film in this Suzanne Collins trilogy, "The Hunger Games" used the working title of "Artemis". According to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Commission, "Catching Fire" is using the working title "The Idiom". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film.
Vienna, Austria born filmmaker Francis Lawrence will direct "Catching Fire" from an adapted screenplay being rewritten by Academy Award winner Michael Arndt (from original drafts by Simon Beaufoy). Lawrence took over directing duties from Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay and directed "Artemis". Ross stated that he would not have the time needed to write and prep the movie the way he would have wanted to because of the fixed and tight production schedule. Ross has stayed on board as one of the producers.
Details on how talent can submit for acting roles, and casting call information for extras can be found on the following auditions and extras casting post:
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Acting, Crew, and Extras Casting Calls"

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