{"id":102257,"date":"2012-08-14T08:26:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=102257"},"modified":"2012-08-14T08:26:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T15:26:22","slug":"maria-howell-cast-as-seeder-in-the-hunger-games-catching-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2012\/08\/14\/maria-howell-cast-as-seeder-in-the-hunger-games-catching-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Howell Cast as Seeder in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate has announced that &#8216;The Color Purple&#8217; star Maria Howell has been cast as Seeder in \u2018The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,\u2019 the anticipated sequel to this year\u2019s hit sci-fi action adventure \u2018The Hunger Games.\u2019 Seeder is a former victor from District 11 in Suzanne Collins&#8217; smash hit novel &#8216;Catching Fire.&#8217; Seeder will compete in the 75th Annual Hunger Games, known as the Quarter Quell.<\/p>\n<p>Howell is an Atlanta-based actress, singer and voice-over artist. 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