Amanda Plummer to play Wiress in 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

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Amanda Plummer has been cast as Wiress, a veteran tribute from District 3, in the upcoming "Catching Fire," the sequel to the blockbuster hit "The Hunger Games."

The Tony-winning Plummer is best known to movie-goers for her work in "Pulp Fiction," "So I Married An Axe Murderer" and "The Fisher King."

Plummer, 55, daughter of Oscar winner Christopher Plummer, is the latest addition to the "Hunger Games" world, according to a release from Lionsgate studios. Other new cast members include Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, the gamesmaster who oversees the Quarter Quell on behalf of the government of Panem.

Returning for the sequel are Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, and Elizabeth Banks.

Directed by Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend"), "Catching Fire" is set to begin filming shortly with a release set for Nov. 22, 2013.

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