Is Catching Fire Coming to Dawsonville?

Rumors are that filming starts September 10 for the Catching Fire, sequel to the archery-laden film Hunger Games. Film directors decided not to go back to North Carolina where Hunger Games was filmed but to use movie-friendly Georgia as the set for part two in Suzanne Collin's Hunger Game series.

Casting for movie extras for Catching Fire has already started. There might even be an extra spot or two still available. Check out the movie's casting call.

What's great about Catching Fire's filming, according to the rumors, is that movie crews may be coming to Dawsonville, Ga., again. Earlier this year, movie crews spent a week in Dawsonville filming Clint Eastwood's new movie, Trouble with the Curve. (Who knew that Dawsonville was so photogenic?)

And it's with tremendous anticipation that we wait for some of the stars to actually appear in Dawsonville. Here's hoping we run in to a star or two in Walmart or at The Varsity - Dawsonville.

Here are just a Catching Fire Cast that we could see:

• Jennifer Lawrence 
• Josh Hutcherson
• Liam Hemsworth
• Donald Sutherland
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Stanley Tucci
• Lenny Kravitz
• Elizabeth Banks
• Amanda Plummer
• Woody Harrelson

Justin Timberlake and Movie Crew in Dawsonville

Timberlake in Dawsonville

Filming is underway this week for Clint Eastwood's new picture, Trouble with the Curve in Dawsonville, Ga.

Clint and his co-stars Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams and John Goodman all coming to Dawsonville and the soon-to-be famous Amicalola Lodge to film Eastwood's Warner Bros. production.

Thousands of dollars in 'improvements' later, and Dawsonville's Amicalola Lodge is ready for its starring role in the baseball-themed movie. The 55-year-old Lodge, located near the town's main square, has been "sprucied up" (that's a good Southern term) with a new patio, carpet, canopy, ceilings and fixtures.

"They've spent a lot of money here. I'm so proud," said motel owner Pravin Patel, in an a Gainesville Times interview. "The directors and producers, they told me of all the places they've filmed, here in Dawsonville is their favorite." (The movie crew also filmed in Athens and Macon.)


One side-effect of the filming has been the traffic congestion in Dawsonville. Although the production company hired security to manage the traffic, the waits to get through town have caused locals quite a few headaches. But, as the powers-to-be assure everyone, having Dawsonville (and motel) play a role in a Clint Eastwood movie will definitely boost tourism and interest in the city and Dawson County.