Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in `` The Hunger Games : Catching Fire '' Hoffman will portray politically crafty Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee . Check it out below : . He 's the first new actor to officially join the wildly popular franchise . Hoffman's casting is a huge coup for Lionsgate, which had previously struggled with finding an American star who could play the role of one of its most beloved characters. Catching Fire '' is set to hit theaters on November 22 , 2013 .
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast in `` The Hunger Games : Catching Fire '' Hoffman will portray politically crafty Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee . He 's the first new actor to officially join the wildly popular franchise . Hoffman's casting is a huge coup for Lionsgate, which had previously struggled with finding an American star who could play the role of one of its most beloved characters. Catching Fire '' is set to hit theaters on November 22 , 2013 .