Jena Malone as Johanna Mason Official Press Release
7/23/2012Catching FireShylah
JENA MALONE CAST AS JOHANNA MASON IN LIONSGATE’S THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Santa Monica, CA, July 23, 2012- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES:CATCHING FIRE are pleased to announce that Jena Malone has been cast in the role of Johanna Mason in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. Johanna Mason is a female victor from a past Games still in her early twenties, and is one of the youngest, but also one of the most psychologically scarred Quarter Quell participants.
Malone recently starred opposite Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in the History Channel’s Emmy® nominated mini-series Hatfields & McCoys. The mini-series broke cable records and is the new most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on cable. Her additional credits include Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, Oren Moverman’s The Messenger, and Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. She will soon begin production on Lonely Hunter.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has over 50 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.
Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE on November 22, 2013.
Ongoing casting news and information for the film can be found at: www.CatchingFireCasting.com
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11 comments
LaDonte MM
on said:
So glad to see my favorite Victor casted!
Molly
on said:
I am SO excited to see her in this role she is going to be amazing!!!
Prerna
on said:
Oh wow! This is amazing news!!! I love Jena Malone for the role! She must have been such a good johannah in the auditioning room!!! Is it 2013 yet??!?
AnnaKate
on said:
eep! how exciting to finally get some news! no idea who this gal is or what she can do, but she must have made an impression, and I can’t wait to see her. 2013 yet?
Carol
on said:
I dont know why but for some reason I always pictured Johanna as a blonde
Bronwyn
on said:
Dye will fix that if she is!
Also, ALL THE FEELINGS. I am so pumped.
Carol
on said:
True and November cant come fast enough. They are killing me with the next movies coming out one year after the other. They should be closer
Katie
on said:
Oh yeah!!! So awesome to see Johanna finally cast! I haven’t seen any of her work, but she must be a good actress to get the role! Hmm…. there were so many rumors about her being Johanna, and they were true; there’s been so many rumors about Sam being Finnick….. I wonder if lightning could possible strike Beetee’s tree twice??? Ah, forget that, let’s just celebrate!
Maya
on said:
LOL THEY HAVE THE SAME INITIALS.
Hridi D.
on said:
haha so does Philip Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
Natalie
on said:
She’s not how I pictured Johanna but it’ll be very hard to have 1 person fit every Hunger Games fan’s image of her lol congratulations, Jena! This’ll make her a lot more well known, I hope she’s prepared! Haha can’t wait for next year
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