THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE with Francis Lawrence I Watchalong

It was a worldwide phenomenon and with THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES soon to be released it's back! We're sitting down with director Francis Lawrence and watching THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE! Considered by most to be the best of the THG series, Francis talks about joining the franchise, earning the trust of Jennifer Lawrence and Woody Harrelson, and how he crafted an epic blockbuster while prepping two more sequels! #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #catchingfire #thehungergames #francislawrence

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:36 How he got involved
00:03:07 Winning over the cast
00:05:27 Donald Sutherland
00:06:37 Jennifer Lawrence's fame
00:08:12 Katniss & Peeta
00:09:30 Meaningful for a generation
00:10:26 Jennifer's performance
00:11:39 World building
00:12:40 Philip Seymour Hoffman
00:20:02 2nd unit directing
00:20:28 Woody's prank
00:22:05 How to direct Jennifer?
00:24:39 THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES
00:26:42 Rachel Zegler
00:28:25 Up against Bennett Miller
00:31:21 Elevator scene
00:32:20 Casting Finnick
00:34:36 Jena Malone
00:35:44 Jeffrey Wright
00:36:23 Filmmaker influences
00:37:18 Empire Strikes Back comparisons
00:40:41 Comic book movies
00:41:15 CONSTANTINE
00:43:36 MOCKINGJAY
00:44:46 Splitting MOCKINGJAY
00:45:54 Entering the games
00:46:38 Katniss/Peeta kiss
00:47:31 I AM LEGEND
00:49:20 Robert Pattinson
00:51:20 end of I AM LEGEND
00:52:37 Finale
00:54:24 Deja vu on BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS?
00:55:06 First Jennifer conversation
00:56:18 YA films
00:57:28 Hero shot