{ March 13th }
{ January 11th }
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Before the shoot wrapped on December 22, Claflin already knew what he wanted to bring home with him: The arena wet suit for his mother (“I kept my armor from my first role playing a knight and my mum bought a mannequin for it, so part of me wants to get the wet suit so she can have mannequins all over the house…”) and Finnick’s trident for above his own mantle. “Though I don’t know what my fiancée will think about the décor in our house.
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- EW exclusive Sam Claflin article
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{ January 10th }
{ 1:58 pm }
What We’ve Learned from Entertainment Weekly Catching Fire Issue

  • According to Jennifer Lawrence, Francis has a real passion for the book
  • Nina Jacobson says that Sam Claflin has both the swagger and soulness needed for playing Finnick Odair
  • Finnick’s “strategic netting” chariot outfit from book makes it to the screen
  • Simon Beaufoy was set to write Catching Fire, but left after Gary Ross exited the project. With no script, Francis Lawrence and Suzanne Collins spent three days in a room to form the film outline. Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) streamlined the script.
  • Francis Lawrence wanted bigger, better costumes and VFX. He hired Girl With The Dragon Tattoo costume designer Trish Summerville, and wanted new cinematography by hiring Janek Sirrs (The Avengers) as VFX supervisor.

(Source: welcometodistrict12.com)

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{ 1:37 pm }
{ January 9th }
{ 4:06 pm }
{ 7:33 am }
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EW also sat down with Sam Claflin, the green-eyed, dimpled Brit who won the role of District 4′s charming and enigmatic golden boy Finnick Odair, for his first Hunger Games interview. He described filming the infamous sugar cube scene, in which Finnick teases Katniss while wearing nothing beyond some strategically placed netting, as “the scariest moment of my life. I’m on Twitter and so many people have been like ‘Don’t mess this up, or we will kill you.’
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Sam Claflin, EW Catching Fire Issue

*Also please note the part: while wearing nothing beyond some strategically placed netting

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{ 7:05 am }
{ January 8th }

entertainmentweekly:

Attention, citizens of Panem: You might want to check this here Tumblr around 10 a.m. tomorrow, just in case we post, I don’t know, an exclusive Catching Fire-themed cover or something.

Which we may or may not be doing.

Just thought you’d want to know.

Just how excited are you guys?!

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