The Hunger Games: Catching Fire behind the scenes gags

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

To make this film, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth all dyed their hair back to the color of the first episode. And they also re-accepted sports and physical training.
During the filming, director Francis Lawrence requested that this film have a completely different "visual effect" from the first one. So photographer Jo Willems pressed the camera on a tripod instead of holding it in hand to create a sense of jitter and presence.
In the middle of the filming, Jennifer Lawrence was injured by the bowstring due to accidental manipulation of the bow and arrow, causing her to lose part of her hearing for 6 days.
Gary Rose, the director of the first episode, refused to direct the film. After him, many directors, including Alfonso Cuarón, David Cronenberg, Duncan Jones, and Joe Cornish, are candidates for production. But these directors rejected the producer's request one by one. Finally, Francis Lawrence, who has directed films such as "Hell Detective" and "I Am a Legend", became the director of the film.
The Congress scene in the film is at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel. This hotel is famous for its luxurious and futuristic decoration. Many science fiction films are shot here.
The film was filmed on September 10, 2012, with locations in Atlanta, Georgia and Hawaii. By March 2013, the pre-production work of the film was completed. All the actors are very tired. Especially for several leading actors, they have to work 14-15 hours a day, six days a week. Such a tight schedule is actually to free up Jennifer Lawrence's schedule. Lionsgate will use the fastest time to hand Lawrence to 20th Century Fox. Because under the latter arrangement, Lawrence will shoot the second episode of "X-Men Prequel" in January 2013.
The title of the film has changed. At the stage of writing the script, the film used to be called "Sparkling Fire", without the "Hunger Games" prefix. When it was about to release, the producer added the words "The Hunger Games" to the title.
The first trailer of the film was scheduled to be screened before the start of the feature film of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)". Both films are Lionsgate’s most profitable series.
Young British singer Ed Sheeran produced and sang 3 songs for the film. It's just that these three songs were not used at the last moment, nor were they included in the soundtrack of the film.