If you are one of the millions of fans of The Hunger Games series, the second installment of the movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on March 7, 2014.
Based on the best-selling second novel of Suzanne Collins’ award-winning trilogy, with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael DeBruyn and directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as, against all odds, Katniss and her fellow tribute Peeta have returned home after surviving The Hunger Games. Winning means they must turn around, leaving their loved ones behind and embark on a “Victory Tour” through the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses a rebellion simmering – one that she and Peeta may have sparked. At the end of the Victory Tour, President Snow announces a deadly 75th Hunger Games that could change Panem forever.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire earned $850 million at the box office, and will probably make more money on Blu-ray and DVD with msrp prices of $39.99 and $29.95 respectively.
Here’s a rundown of the Blu-ray and DVD specs:
BLU-RAY COMBO PACK SPECIAL FEATURES*
· “Surviving the Game: Making Catching Fire” – 9-part feature-length documentary
· Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson
· Deleted Scenes
· Sneak Peek of Divergent
*Subject to change
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
· Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson
· Deleted Scenes
· Sneak Peek of Divergent
*Subject to change
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Street Date: March 7, 2014
Price: $39.99 Blu-ray/$29.95 DVD
Title Copyright: The Hunger Games © 2013, Artwork & Supplementary Materials ™ & © 2014 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation and language.
Feature Run Time: 146 minutes
Type: Theatrical Release
Genre: Action/Adventure; Action; Suspense; Adventure; Drama; Futuristic
Blu-ray Closed Captioned: English SDH
DVD Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
DVD Format: 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
Blu-ray Audio Status: English 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio, English 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
DVD Audio Status: English and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
