Wed, November 4, 2015 Molly The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 cast members Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence spoke with eTalk about saying goodbye to The Hunger Games franchise.
Tue, November 3, 2015 Molly ;)
The Mockingjay Part 2 cast and crew is doing a couple days of press ahead of the Mockingjay Part 2 World Premiere in Berlin tomorrow (get the premiere details here).
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Images thanks to klatsch-tratsch.de
Mon, November 2, 2015 Molly We've got the full Mockingjay Part 2 Los Angeles press conference on October 31st for you! There are quite a few spoilers from the film within the video so heads up if you're studiously avoiding spoilers until the movie is released!
Thanks to Hunger Times and DesdeHollywood!
Mon, November 2, 2015 Molly ;)
Sun, November 1, 2015 Molly ;)
History was made here! Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth had their hand and footprints immortalized in cement at the famous TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood today. Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson were also present at the ceremony.
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Liam got emotional at the ceremony and said "I love you guys so much. Let's just be friends forever."
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Backstage before the ceremony:
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Sat, October 31, 2015 Molly ;)
And so it begins... The Mockingjay Part 2 press tour officially begins today. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth's Imprint ceremony is today at 10amPT/1pmET at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. The trio will have their hand and footprints immortalized in cement at the famous Los Angeles theater. There won't be a live-stream of the event but The Hunger Games periscope says they're going to be broadcasting live from the ceremony and we'll post as many photos and video as we can find as soon as they're available! Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson will also be present at the ceremony today.
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Right after the imprint ceremony Jen, Josh, Liam, Francis and Nina will be heading over to The Hunger Games Global Fan Appreciation Event at Samsung Studios in Los Angeles. The event begins at 11amPT/2pmET. No live-stream, but it will be recorded and footage will be posted attribute.thehungergames.movie on Tuesday, November 3rd.
There are a few Fansites that will be present at the imprint ceremony and Global Fan Event. Follow along on their twitter accounts for live photos from the day's events:
Fri, October 30, 2015 Molly ;)
LA times posted some gorgeous (and heartbreaking *EVERLARK*) new stills from Mockingjay Part 2 today. In the article, Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson give us some behind the scenes details about the rebels' charge on the Capitol.
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"This is a building that we found outside of Paris," Lawrence said. "If you know the books, there's a sequence where they set off a trap with toxic oil, this black sludge that comes pouring down onto them. This is just after that sequence. In the movie, this has all been digitally enhanced and the whole bottom half of this courtyard has been covered in a black, hardened tar. The place is called Abraxas. When we knew we had to go deep into the Capitol we wanted to try to find as many real, immersive environments as possible. So we went on a search for architecture around the world that was aesthetically what we needed. We wanted that cross between brutalism and classicism."
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Together Katniss and her team must maneuver through a maze of deadly booby traps set by their oppressors. "Katniss and the squad are moving further into the Capitol," Lawrence explained. "And Boggs — the character played by Mahershala Ali, right — is holding a device called a 'holo' that has a database of the known pods and traps. But obviously others have been added, so we don't know if holo can see them all."
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Although the film's setting has changed from the arena of the Hunger Games to the streets of the Capitol, one thing remains constant: Katniss' weapon of choice. But how well does a bow and arrow work when her team is forced into the sewers beneath the opulent city? "Katniss is pretty effective with it," Lawrence said. "And Gale with his crossbow, he's actually pretty effective [as well]. It's kind of fun because Gale's got their incendiary arrows which they're using to light up the tunnels."
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But the fun doesn't last long, "As they make their way through the Capitol, some of them make it, and some of them don't," Jacobson said. "This moment with [Katniss] and Peeta [Josh Hutcherson] is a big turning point, this is her trying to bring him back to her. Everything that they are going through in this assault is pushing him to the limit." Clearly Katniss still has a connection to the former prisoner Peeta, "He's falling apart, and she's trying to keep him with them," Lawrence said. "And they have to keep moving. So this is actually a very fast, urgent moment that's not totally tender, although there's some tenderness to it."
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No doubt this final stand will cost many Panem citizens their lives, but judgment day has arrived, all the way to the front steps of the dictator's door. "That is Snow's mansion," Jacobson hinted. "There's still quite a bit of reckoning to be done."
Thu, October 29, 2015 Molly ;)
Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Sutherland and director Francis Lawrence will join Good Morning America LIVE on November 18 to help GMA celebrate their 40th anniversary and chat about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2!
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Good Morning America will broadcast nonstop for 40 consecutive hours in an on-air and livestreamed event featuring celebrity performances, special events and the reunion of the morning show’s previous anchors David Hartman, Charlie Gibson, Sam Champion and Joan Lunden, among others.
The “40 for 40” event will start Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. and will run uninterrupted through 9 a.m. Nov. 19.
GMA’s “40 for 40” broadcast will be streamed live at ABCNews.com/live and GoodMorningAmerica.com,so be sure to tune in on Nov 18th to see our cast!
