'Hunger Games' Cast of Characters for Sequel Announced

Work on “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is scheduled to start next month in Atlanta and Hawaii, with a release date of Nov. 22, 2013.

Sam Claflin, the 26-year-old British actor most recently of “Snow White and the Huntsman,” will play Finnick Odair. Finnick is one of the new tributes that Katniss Everdeen will face in the arena to fight to the death.

• Philip Seymour Hoffman has been offered the part of Plutarch Heavensbee.
• Amanda Plummer has been cast as Wiress and Latarsha Rose has been cast as Portia.
• Lynn Cohen has been cast as Mags.
• Meta Golding will be playing Enobaria.
• Tony Shalhoub is rumored to be cast as Beetee.
• Jena Malone has been cast in the part of Johanna Mason.

Extras will be cast in Atlanta, GA and possibly Wilmingtion, NC closer to filming in September according to Hub pages.

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