M O C K I N G J A Y Spoilers/Specs/News #4




C A S T
Jennifer Lawrence- Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson - Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth - Gale Hawthorne
Sam Clafin - Finnick Odair
Natalie Dormer - Cressida
Julianne Moore - President Alma Coin
Donald Sutherland - President Snow
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Plutarch Heavensbee
Woody Harrelson - Haymitch Abernathy
Stef Dawson - Annie Cresta
Jena Malone - Johanna Mason
Lily Rabe - Commander Lyme
Elden Henson - Pollux
Stef Dawson - Annie Cresta
Willow Shields - Prim Everdeen
Mahershala Ali - Boggs
Omid Abtahi - Homes
Evan Ross - Messalla
Wes Chatham - Castor
Patina Miller - Commander Paylor
Kim and Misty Ormiston - Leeg 1 and Leeg 2
Robert Knepper - Antonius

D I R E C T O R
Francis Lawrence

R E L E A S E

Part I: November 21, 2014
Part II: November 20, 2015

Q U O T E S

He’s also happy about the last book being expanded into two films. “I think they are two distinct stories. I think the objectives are very distinct. One is about getting Peeta back and one is about revenge, which is why I think they easily separate out. It allows us to explore what we need to explore within each of those stories instead of jamming them both into one.” - Francis Lawrence in SciFi Magazine (Dec 2013, page 45)

“[Peeta] is in less of Part One, obviously like the book, but there are appearances and then the final appearance is pretty striking.” - Francis Lawrence discussing Peeta inclusion in Mockingjay Part 1 due to his lack of physical presence in the books.

Director Francis Lawrence tells Us “we hunted for cool new locations in Paris and Berlin” to serve as stand-ins for the Capitol. “We’ll really get into the streets, where there are some powerful action scenes. The idea is the Capitol is the new arena.” - Us Weekly

QUESTION: One of the most special parts of the series to me is Katniss’ deep connection to music in the novels. Are there plans to feature Katniss’ musical interactions with the mockingjays in the coming films? (i.e. will she be singing “The Hanging Tree” like she does in the novels?)

I don’t want to give anything away, but I will say it’s one of my favorite scenes in the book. - Francis Lawrence on "The Hanging Tree".

QUESTION: In CF you have already managed to show the Capitol "behind the cameras" with the added scenes of Plutarch, Snow and his granddaughter (excellent touch, by the way). In Mockingjay, how do you plan to achieve this balance of what Katniss can and can't see, does and doesn't know, specially now that she's so excluded in the far, underground District 13?

Well we will be taking the same approach that we did with Catching Fire in terms of world growth. Like the scenes with Plutarch and Snow that did not existing in the book, there will be moments like that in Mockingjay, and even a slight more opportunity for that kind of growth because we've split the book into two separate movies. So there should be plenty of surprises for people that really know the books. What I WILL say is the rule for us, because the stories are so Katniss-centric, that whenever you cut away, it always has to be about Katniss. Either somebody talking about her, thinking about her, or seeing something that has happened or is happening because of her. It always has to be connected to Katniss, even if she's not there. - Francis Lawrence

Mockingjay goes even deeper and darker into the level of mental trauma the Capitol tries to impose. Lawrence is keeping that in there – a lot of it. “To me Catching Fire is the beginning of it, where you start to see that damage and it only gets worse,” Lawrence said. “Obviously if you know Mockingjay, you know stuff is done to Peeta and so there’s a lot more exploration of that.” - underwire.com interview with Francis Lawrence


P R E V I O U S | T H R E A D S
http://www.fanforum.com/f362/mocking...rway-63104672/
http://www.fanforum.com/f362/mocking...ting-63110956/
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