OFFICIAL: Philip Seymour Hoffman is Plutarch Heavensbee
We’ve been waiting for what seems like forever for this, but finally we have the very first official casting announcement for Catching Fire! Philip Seymour Hoffman is Plutarch Heavensbee. You can read the full press release below:
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN CAST AS PLUTARCH HEAVENSBEE IN LIONSGATE’S THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Santa Monica, CA, July 9, 2012- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE are pleased to announce that Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, Head Gamemaker for The Hunger Games, in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire.
The actor and filmmaker just wrapped a Broadway run as Willy Loman in the revival of “Death of a Salesman” for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He will next be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” and the indie film “A Late Quartet” alongside Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken. More recent films include “Moneyball,” “The Ides of March” and “Jack Goes Boating” which marked Hoffman’s feature directorial debut.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE 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 “Victor’s Tour” 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) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has over 36 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.
Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE on November 22, 2013.
Ongoing casting news and information for the film can be found at: www.CatchingFireCasting.com
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With filming just around the corner, you can be sure we’re going to start getting a lot more news about the cast very soon – no official word yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some sort of big announcement at the San Diego Comic Con that starts this Thursday… We’ll have all the news for you as soon as it happens!
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Awesome casting choice! Thanks for sharing.
Also, someone should really correct the misspelling in the article title and in the first line of the article. (He spells his name Philip Seymour Hoffman, not “Phillip” “Syemour” Hoffman.)
Thanks for catching my typos, Erin, I’ve corrected them
i think they timed this just right i was starting to lose hope about any casting choices happening any time soon but now i am so hyped for more.
ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!
July 9, 1997! 
And they cast on my birthday, thanks Lionsgate 
You guys should read the Behind-The-Scenes blog, courtesy of myself, of Lionsgate. The company producing the movie. Just google ‘Lionsgate Insomniac’.
yes
Awesome casting choice!!
Amazing news! I love him as Plutarch already! I can’t believe I never thought of him as Plutarch before.
Finally some casting news! And more to come. GREAT CHOICE!
Wow! Wasn’t suspecting this! But I’m so glad Hoffman’s playing Plutarch. Has Jena Malone been officially confirmed by Lionsgate or what?
*expecting
YAY! Phillip will be great. Such a good actor, it’ll be cool to see him as Plutarh, becuase he normally goes for the more serious roles.
Can’t wait for more casting news!
I mean Plutarch
That’s an awesome choice !! I think he’ll make a great Plutarch Heavensbee. I can imagine him as Plutarch already (:
i dont really like plutarch. at first he gave katniss a clue to the arena. so he had to know that she was goin back in. so ik he is a good guy but did he really have to be so cruell in the clack traps? btw. my fav. trap is the mankeys.