After surviving the 74th Annual Hunger Games, District 12 tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) thought she would be allowed to live in peace. However, her defiance of the Capitol has given hope to the other 11 districts of Panem, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) fears that she has become a beacon for rebellion and needs to be eliminated along with her family and all of District 12. Consequently, Katniss and her co-victor Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) find themselves again chosen as tributes for the upcoming 75th annual Hunger Games and third Quarter Quell.

The movie is based on "Catching Fire" (2009), a novel by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The novel was adapted for the film by British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and American screenwriter Michael Arndt. The film is a sequel to The Hunger Games (2012). It was followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015).

It was written in the charter of the Hunger Games that, every 25 years, there would be a Quell to keep fresh for each generation the memory of those who died in the uprising against the Capital. In a Quarter Quell, each male and female tribute are to be reaped from the existing pool of that district's victors, thus eliminating the remaining victors from the previous 24 games. On the 50th anniversary, as a reminder that two rebels died for each Capitol citizen, every district was required to send twice as many tributes. In both cases, the eligible tributes were all 12-to-18-year-olds as usual, not the victors. Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) was the winner of the 50th anniversary Quell.

One week. Day 1 features the Reaping and start of train journey. On day 2, Tributes arrive at Capitol, makeovers and Tribute Parade. Days 3 and 4 are spent training. Day 5 features skill demonstrations with Gamemakers; scores announced. Day 6 is taken up with interviews. On day 7, the Games begin. In the book, there is an extra day for interview preparation. This was omitted from the movie.

No, Peeta was lying when he mentioned a baby. It was all to help protect Katniss in the Games, as the Capitol citizens became so enamored with their love story that the thought of a potential family being ruined by the Quell upset them.

Peeta painted Rue's picture to hold the Gamemakers responsible for her death. Seneca Crane was the previous Head Gamemaker, who was executed for allowing two victors. Katniss painted his name on a dummy and hanged it to warn them that they're not safe and the same thing could easily happen to them. She hanged the dummy because earlier in the movie when she talked to the new Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee, they talk about Seneca. Plutarch tells her that Seneca "decided to stop breathing. It was that or poisoned berries." Which implies that Seneca in the end didn't eat the berries, but found another way to end it, probably also as an act of protest for being forced to commit suicide.

Both of them chose to go with these alternative, provoking statements, instead of going with the expected display of talents, in a way of rebellion, showing their anger at being forced to participate in the games again.

It's The Hunger Games (2012) logo, which changes into the Catching Fire logo and finally into The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) logo.

No, there is no scene after the credits.

In a statement from Gary Ross released by Lionsgate, the director said he didn't feel the schedule allowed him the time to make the movie as he envisioned it.