Arts & Entertainment

Jennifer Lawrence WAS Filming 'The Hunger Games' Sequel Here

A source on set told The Record that Jennifer Lawrence and crew were, in fact, filming "Catching Fire"

Film crews spotted filming in the woods of Ramapo Mountain State Forest off Skyline Drive here and in Ringwood were at work on the next movie in the super-popular "The Hunger Games" series, according to a new report.

A state official who was on the set told The Record that crews — including stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth — were shooting "scenes for the beginning of the movie."

Lawrence, who plays the unfortunately name series' heroine Katniss Everdeen, is nominated for an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
for Silver Linings Playbook.

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