New trailer for Hunger Games: Catching Fire released

THE new trailer for Hunger Games: Catching Fire has been released and fans worldwide are going berserk.

DIARISE it now: November 21.

That's the date when the hotly anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games gets released.

The screening of a new trailer for the film - which occurred in Australia tonight - has sent fans scrambling to social media to express their excitement.

The trailer features a dream-team of standout stars, including Donald Sutherland, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Lenny Kravitz along with some incredible visual effects.

Aussie hunk Liam Hemsworth will reprise his role as resistance fighter Gale Hawthorne alongside Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.

Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in a scene from The Hunger Games.

The second book in Suzanne Collins' best selling young adult series will be followed in a year's time by the first part of the final film, Mockingjay.

Taking its cue from both the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises, the saga's final chapter will be split into two films. Part two has been scheduled for a November 20, 2015 release date.

The first film in The Hunger Games franchise took $765 million at box offices around the world.

Waiting....and waiting....and waiting....The struggle of being a Hunger Games fan.

— HungerGamesProblems (@THGPrblms) October 28, 2013

Harry Potter fans: I wanna go to Hogwarts.Narnia fans: I wanna go to Narnia.Hunger Games fans: Nope I'm good.

— Condescending Wonka (@OhMrWonka) October 25, 2013

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