Lionsgate Announces Film Date for Catching Fire, Second Book in Hunger Game Series

Posted on August 13, 2011

The first film in The Hunger Games series has not even arrived and Lionsgate is already announces the release date for the second movie. Catching Fire, the film adaptation of the second book in Suzanne Collins' trilogy, will arrive in theaters on November 22, 2013. No other details about the movie have been released. Lionsgate must have a lot of confidence in the series to have already posted a date for the second movie.

Joe Drake, co-COO of Lionsgate, said in a statement, "The magical thing about the Hunger Games trilogy is that the books have such a vastly broad appeal. The stories truly offer something for everyone, and the period around the Thanksgiving weekend is such an opportunity for families and friends to make an event of going to the movies."

The first film in the series, The Hunger Games, is currently in production and will be released on March 23, 2012. The film is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik.