Tuesday
Oct142014
Liam Hemsworth Talks 'Mockingjay Part 1' in Cineplex Magazine
Molly Tue, October 14, 2014 There's a feature on Liam Hemsworth in the new Cineplex Magazine (download the PDF here). Liam opens up about Gale's changing role in the next two films, shooting in some intense locations in Europe and what he'll remember most about The Hunger Games franchise.
Hey, Cineplex, I think your photo is actually from MJ Part 2!
How does Gale become more important in Mockingjay?
The first two films Gale basically has to watch Katniss go into these games, and watch Peeta go into the games, and is kind of helpless from doing anything. And now in Mockingjay - Part 1 we pick up in District 13, which was bombed years earlier and now has a secret underground base. Gale is a big part of the uprising and the rebellion, and someone who’s had enough of all the abuse and is ready to stop at nothing to take down the Capitol.
The first two films Gale basically has to watch Katniss go into these games, and watch Peeta go into the games, and is kind of helpless from doing anything. And now in Mockingjay - Part 1 we pick up in District 13, which was bombed years earlier and now has a secret underground base. Gale is a big part of the uprising and the rebellion, and someone who’s had enough of all the abuse and is ready to stop at nothing to take down the Capitol.
You lost a lot of weight for the first film, did you keep it off for the filming of the entire franchise or did you go up and down between films?
The first two yes, and then the last one he’s in District 13 where he’s actually fed a little bit more…. He’s not hunting for food anymore so he’s a little bit less hungry [laughs].
Did changing your look change your perception of yourself, or Hollywood’s perception of you?
You know, it’s a character. You always, when you do a character, want to look different than what you look like in real life. There were a number of things I did in the first one that I thought were right for the character and I thought would do the character justice. Hair colour was the other big one.
They chose to shoot many of the Capitol scenes in Paris and Berlin rather than, say, somewhere in the States. What did that add to the look and feel of the films?
Did changing your look change your perception of yourself, or Hollywood’s perception of you?
You know, it’s a character. You always, when you do a character, want to look different than what you look like in real life. There were a number of things I did in the first one that I thought were right for the character and I thought would do the character justice. Hair colour was the other big one.
They chose to shoot many of the Capitol scenes in Paris and Berlin rather than, say, somewhere in the States. What did that add to the look and feel of the films?
Well, we shot in various locations outside of Berlin which were broken down war posts and things like that, and then in Paris there were various buildings that we shot at, some very interesting architecture that will be seen in the film. The specific building in Paris that we shot in and around had a very heavy vibe about it, lots of concrete.
