'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' trailer shows a brewing revolution
The trailer for the 鈥�Hunger Games鈥� sequel, 鈥淭he Hunger Games: Catching Fire,鈥� shows the world of heroine Katniss Everdeen in increasing turmoil after her victory in the deadly competition called the Hunger Games.聽
(Warning: spoilers for 鈥淭he Hunger Games鈥� follow鈥�)
The end of the first movie in the "Hunger Game" series, based on the bestselling novels by Suzanne Collins, finds Katniss (played by Jennifer Lawrence) and her neighbor (and love interest) Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) dual victors of the Games. But a joint victory is technically forbidden by the government, so Katniss and Peeta are urged to fight each other to the death. The two insist, however, that they will instead kill themselves and leave the government without a victor.
This defiance means President Snow (Donald Sutherland) is now wary of the power Katniss holds over the people 鈥� well aware that she has become a symbol of rebellion.
The trailer opens with Katniss and Peeta being showed off throughout the nation of Panem as the Games victors. Over the triumphant scene, the president says that Katniss has 鈥渂ecome a beacon of hope鈥� for the people and that 鈥渟he has to be eliminated.鈥�
Snow is seen chatting with聽 Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a new character in the film.
During Katniss and Peeta鈥檚 presentation to the people, a man is taken from the crowd and beaten for flashing Katniss a gesture of support. Katniss screams as the man is taken by soldiers and presumably beaten or killed.
Also seen in the trailer is Woody Harrelson returning as Katniss鈥檚 mentor Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as peppy Capital staffer Effie Trinket, and Katniss鈥檚 little sister Prim (Willow Shields).
The trailer juxtaposes images of Katniss and Peeta in full expensive regalia as the common people fight Capital soldiers.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 have to destroy her, just her image,鈥� Plutarch tells the president. 鈥淪how them that she鈥檚 one of us now鈥� they鈥檙e going to hate her so much, they might kill her for you.鈥�
Upcoming conflict is also hinted at as President Snow declares that all the victors of the Hunger Games need to be destroyed.
At the end of the trailer, Katniss attempts to stop Gale, a boy who lives in her district, from being beaten, and a soldier aims a gun at her.
鈥淕o ahead,鈥� she tells him.
Check out the full trailer.
