Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined the cast of the popular trilogy, “The Hunger Games.” Hoffman, who won an Oscar in 2005 for his role in “Capote,” will appear in the second part of the futuristic adventure series, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” Lionsgate Films announced Monday that Hoffman will play Plutarch Heavensbee, the new head game-maker overseeing an annual televised fight to the death staged by a repressive government in post-apocalyptic North America.
The film takes place a year after the blockbuster “The Hunger Games” and will feature game survivors Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, and Peeta Mellark, played by Josh Hutcherson. “Catching Fire,” which is based on a novel by Suzanne Collins of the same name, hits theaters Nov. 22, 2013.
