Catching Fire Trailer Released: Fans Get Sneak Peek Into 'Quarter Quell' Arena (WATCH)

Oct 28, 2013 04:40 PM EDT | Jordan Ecarma

The girl on fire is returning to theaters soon.

New clips from "The Hunger Games" sequel, featuring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, show the District 12 heroine becoming the symbol of the revolution growing in Panem.

The final trailer for "Catching Fire" debuted during Sunday's World Series Game 5 matchup, less than a month ahead of the film's Nov. 22 release, MTV reported.

"The minute-long trailer is stocked with new footage--a rarity for final looks and an intriguing maneuver by Lionsgate," the MTV noted.

Josh Hutcherson's Peeta Mellark and Donald Sutherland's President Snow both figure largely in the new footage.

"Ms. Everdeen, you fought very hard in the arena, but those were games," Snow said in a voiceover. "Would you like to be in a real war?"

In the trailers, Peeta is by Katniss' side as they return as Tributes, wearing costumes that are literally on fire.

While earlier trailers for "Catching Fire" focused on Katniss and Peeta's victory tour and life in District 12, the new footage is a revealing look into Panem's developing revolution.

Fans who have read the book will recognize (SPOILER ALERT) some of the horrors faced when Katniss and Peeta return to the arena for the Quarter Quell: a blister-inducing fog, monkey-like muttations with sharp jaws and jabberjays that scream the voices of their loved ones.

Lawrence, who won Best Actress at the 2013 Oscars for her role in "Silver Linings Playbook," recently spoke to TeenVogue about returning to the Katniss character.

"It was kind of weird to go back because I had this idea when I first signed on to the franchise that it would get boring playing the same character," she said. "I've never done that--I've always played a brand new character. Katniss is the same character but in completely new circumstances. She's changed."

Based on the dystopian trilogy by Suzanne Collins, the first "Hunger Games" earned nearly $700 million worldwide at the box office last year, according to the New York Daily News. The third book in the trilogy, "Mockingjay," will be released in two parts.

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