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Liam Hemsworth back at work on The Hunger Games set following sudden death of co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman

PUBLISHED: 18:43 EST, 4 February 2014 | UPDATED: 21:42 EST, 4 February 2014

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The show must go on.

While still in mourning from the 'devastating loss' of his friend and co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liam Hemsworth returned to work on The Hunger Games.

The 24-year-old was spotted in costume and getting ready to shoot scenes on the Atlanta set of the latest sequel on Tuesday.

On the set: Liam Hemsworth returned to work on The Hunger Games in Atlanta on Tuesday, following the sudden death of co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman

To play his character of Gale Hawthorne, the handsome actor wore a grey and black overcoat, grey pants and light grey shoes.

Liam can be seen walking around holding a black notebook in his hand as various crew members mill around him.

On Monday, Jennifer Lawrence and the rest of the cast of the film issued a joint statement of condolences following the tragic death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman on Sunday.

Grieving: Liam and the rest of the cast issued a joint statement of condolences on Monday

On schedule: The latest Hunger Games film Mockingjay - Part 1 hits theaters on November 21st

'Words cannot convey the devastating loss we are all feeling right now,' read the tribute.

Philip was a wonderful person and an exceptional talent, and our hearts are breaking. Our deepest condolences go out to his family.'

The 46-year-old died having already completed the vast majority of his work on The Hunger Games finale, the two-part Mockingjay.

Be strong: While the 24-year-old returned to finish his scenes, Philip Seymour Hoffman had around seven days of shooting left

Coming to an end: The final Hunger Games film, Mockingjay - Part 2 hits theaters in November 2015

It's been reported that the Oscar-winning actor had only about seven days worth of filming left for his role as rebel leader and former gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee.

While there is one significant scene left to film for Part 2, another character is expected to take the place of Heavensbee in the crucial part of the movie.

Beyond that scene, it seems as though production on the Hunger Games finale will move forward without any other required changes.

Mockingjay — Part 1 hits theaters November 21, with Mockingjay — Part 2 scheduled for November 2015.

Suited up: Philip as Plutarch Heavensbee with Woody Harrelson in Catching Fire

Tragedy: The Oscar winner had been clean and sober for 23 years

Following the news of the Oscar winner's sudden death, Lionsgate issued a statement of condolences on Sunday.

'Philip Seymour Hoffman was a singular talent and one of the most gifted actors of our generation. We're very fortunate that he graced our Hunger Games family.'

It was revealed after his death that Hoffman - who spent 10 days in rehab last year after relapsing into heroin use following 23 years of being clean and sober - had separated from his longtime girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell in the months leading up to his death.

After the split from his partner of 14 years, the mother of his three children, son Cooper, 10 and daughters Tallulah, aged seven, and Willa, aged five, the actor began renting a $10,000-a-month apartment in Bethune Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

His body was found on Sunday at the rented home by close friend and playwright David Bar Katz, who had been asked to check up on him by O'Donnell.

According to law enforcement, he was found on the bathroom floor wearing only shorts and a T-shirt with a hypodermic needle sticking out of his left arm and surrounded by empty bags of heroin.