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"  Let the countdown\u2014or rather, the games\u2014begin! On November 22, the second iteration of the cult-novel-turned-movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire makes its debut. It kicks off with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) returning home after winning the 74th annual fight to the death. Lenny Kravitz, who also appeared in the first film, is back again as Katniss&amp;#039;s stylist Cinna, a role he accepted without reading the script or auditioning for. Here, in the days leading up to the film&amp;#039;s highly anticipated global release, we chatted with the musician and actor about his new fan base as well as his upcoming collaboration with Los Angeles retailer Fred Segal. First and foremost, how did the whole &amp;#039;The Hunger Games&amp;#039; experience come about? I know you said you were on an island when you got the first call about being involved in the films. Gary Ross, who directed the first film, called me and offered me the part just like that. I was in the Bahamas recording, and I felt very removed from the world. At the time, I had no clue what The Hunger Games were. I downloaded the book and read it immediately. I called Gary back the next day and told him I wanted to get involved. I had no clue what it was about to turn into though and all of a sudden it turned into this media craze. It&amp;#039;s just like how I was with Star Wars growing up. What was this filming experience like? Where was it filmed? The part that I was in was filmed in Atlanta, and then the rest of the cast and crew went on to Hawaii to continue, but I wasn&amp;#039;t in those scenes. We had a blast, and it was a ton of work but at the end of the day it was an amazing experience. It&amp;#039;s a really relaxed set, and it&amp;#039;s pretty stress-free. We focused on the characters and eliminated any drama. Tell me a little bit about your character. How does your character grow from the first film to the second? He still works for The Capitol and is somewhat still quiet but manages to put it on the line by making certain statements\u2014those political ones that begin the revolution. He knows that there could be very serious and grave consequences for his actions, but he&amp;#039;s all about the cause as well as Katniss. He knows that she&amp;#039;s the catalyst. How did you prepare for this role, given your background as a musician? It was easy actually. I read my script and lines and showed up and that&amp;#039;s basically it. I knew the character so it was easy to get back into it. How do you feel that your The Hunger Games fans differ from your music fans? Well, there&amp;#039;s a lot of overlap. It&amp;#039;s really interesting because it&amp;#039;s brought on another fan base and that&amp;#039;s a wonderful thing. I always find it funny when people only know me from the movies and then hear about my music after. They usually say, &amp;quot;Hey, you&amp;#039;re a really good singer. Who knew?&amp;quot;  This article originally appeared on Elle.com. Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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