{"id":104082,"date":"2012-09-07T10:54:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=104082"},"modified":"2012-09-07T10:54:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T17:54:56","slug":"jeffrey-wright-cast-as-beetee-in-the-hunger-games-catching-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2012\/09\/07\/jeffrey-wright-cast-as-beetee-in-the-hunger-games-catching-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Wright Cast As Beetee In The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger Games fans, listen up! Lionsgate and the filmmakers of &#8220;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&#8221; have recently announced that Jeffrey Wright has been cast in the role of Beetee in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins\u2019 worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. Hailing from District 3, Beetee earns the nickname \u201cVolts\u201d because of his electronics expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Critically acclaimed and known to theater, film and television audiences alike, Wright garnered a Tony\u00ae Award in 1994 for his work in Tony Kushner&#8217;s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic \u201cAngels in America\u201d and reprised his \u201cAngels\u201d role in HBO&#8217;s 2003 mini-series adaptation of the play, earning both a Golden Globe\u00ae and an Emmy\u00ae for his groundbreaking performance.  Since then he has played memorable roles in films as diverse as &#8220;Basquat,&#8221; &#8220;Source Code,&#8221; &#8220;Casino Royale&#8221; and &#8220;Quantum of Solace,&#8221; &#8220;W,&#8221; &#8220;Syriana,&#8221; and &#8220;Cadillac Records.&#8221; Wright can next be seen with Mark Walhberg, Russell Crowe and Katherine Zeta-Jones in Allen Hughes&#8217; political thriller &#8220;Broken City.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&#8221; begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark.   Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a &#8220;Victor&#8217;s Tour&#8221; of the districts.  Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) &#8211; a competition that could change Panem forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&#8221; will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson\u2019s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has sold more than 50 million books in print and digital in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n<p>Lionsgate will release &#8220;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&#8221; on November 22, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeffrey-wright-e1347040427480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeffrey-wright-e1347040427480.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Steve Granitz\" width=\"420\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104083\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger Games fans, listen up! Lionsgate and the filmmakers of &#8220;The Hunger Games: Catching Fire&#8221; have recently announced that Jeffrey Wright has been cast in the role of Beetee in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins\u2019 worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. 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