Molly and Angie from PP with Josh Hutcherson. Thanks for taking the time, Josh! We were lucky enough to be invited to the Mockingjay Part 1 premiere and after party in Los Angeles and wanted to share some of our photos and the experience with all of you. Molly, Dan and Angie from the site attended this year and it was an experience we'll never forget.
Our Leader The Mockingjay outside the JW Marriott in Los Angeles
We got into Los Angeles on the Saturday before the premiere on Monday, November 17th, so we were able to watch the transformation of Nokia Plaza into the red carpet area for Mockingjay Part 1 over the course of the weekend:
Setting up the red (white) carpet area at Nokia
A look at the after-party tent preparation. Click for larger image.
Molly and Dan from PP in front of a great Mockingjay mural near L.A. Live
One of the best parts about the whole weekend was meeting up with other fans and our followers. We had a little Mockingjay meet-up at Starbucks Sunday morning.
Monday the premiere festivities began! Angie from PP was covering the red carpet area. It was a beautiful set-up - all gleaming white and very Capitol-esque. Here's a look at it as the press was setting up and before all the arrivals began:
Angie from PP on the white carpet
I spy Kimmy and Camille from Mockingjay.net and Aldrin from Down With the CapitolThe press getting set up to interview the celebrities
The madness began as the stars started to arrive. Angie was taking pictures for us on the red carpet - it was pretty chaotic!
Our follower Chelsea Buyce with Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth in the background!
Can you spot Jena talking to Grant from Jabberjays.net in the chaos?
Elizabeth Banks & Jeffrey Wright share a hug
After the red carpet, it was time to see the movie! We all got to our seats inside the Nokia Theater and then got to watch the celebs come in and take their seats - Suzanne Collins, Willow Shields, Stef Dawson, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and more walked right in to take their seats among everyone. Unfortunately, there were no cameras allowed (other than professional and select press) so we couldn't snap any pictures.
The cast came out with director Francis Lawrence, and producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik to introduce the movie:
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Then the lights went down and the movie began! See our staff reactions to the film at the end of this post.
After the complete shock (in a good way) of the movie, the huge crowd was hustled right from the theater to the after party, which was held on the top of the parking structure (sorry, the Event Deck) adjacent the theater.
After party photos and much more after the jump!
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