Lionsgate has released the first trailer for director Francis Lawrence's (Water for Elephants) sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The darkness and melancholy of the first film has only intensified, but this trailer only tells half the story. We're shown the victors' tour, and how President Snow (Donald Sutherland) is trying to tear down the hope-inspiring image of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) before killing her. Only at the end of the trailer, do we hear about the second part of the story, which is the "Quarter Quell", a special Hunger Games where past winners will be forced to fight to the death. I assume they left this out because it's the more effects-heavy part of the story, and that footage is moving through post-production.
The film also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, and Amanda Plummer.  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens on November 22nd in IMAX and traditional theaters.
Via Lionsgate. In addition, if you missed the new images, or the cool Hunger Games CinemaCon display, click the links.
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- New Images from THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, and Elizabeth Banks
- Check Out the Huge Display for THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE at CinemaCon
- New THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Image Features Liam Hemsworth and Friends; Plus New Images from the 300 Sequel and R.I.P.D.
- New Images from THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Willow Shields
- First Footage from THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Revealed in Teaser for the Trailer
- THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Character Posters for Donald Sutherland and Sam Claflin
- THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Character Posters for Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth
- Jeffrey Wright's Beetee and Jena Malone's Johanna Revealed in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Character Posters
- Jennifer Lawrence Stuns as Katniss Everdeen in New THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Poster
- New THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Posters for Woody Harrelson and Lenny Kravitz
- First Look at Elizabeth Banks in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Here's the official synopsis for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:
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 âVictorâs Tourâ 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) â a competition that could change Panem forever.