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adds. “Katniss has incurred a lot of damage,
and now here she is trying to figure out where
she stands in the world, whether or not she
trusts the people in District 13, and whether she
wants the responsibility of becoming a part of
the rebellion. Jen has done the most
amazing job with every nuance.
“She felt almost like an entirely different
character because she is so stripped down and
feeling so empty. It’s something that truly does
happen to people after traumatic events like
she’s been through. Katniss still has the same
core, but she’s in a completely different
place inside and out.”
The Girl on Fire must now embrace
her position at the frontline of the rebellion
and as the symbol for all the Districts,
unite the people in a way only she can,
and spark the war against
the Capitol and its
totalitarian regime.
Embracing her role
as the "reluctant hero",
Jennifer Lawrence brings
Katniss’s conflicted emotions
bubbling to the surface, as she
attempts to come to terms with her
influence over the people. “In the first movie she
wanted to save her family. In the second, she
tried to save her friends and herself. Now, she
starts to realise the impact she has on the wider
world and that she has a choice to lead this
battle for what is right,” the actress explains.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part
1 also deals with Panem’s descent into
barbarism in the wake of the literal shattering
of their coveted Hunger
Games, at the same time identifying how
the characters deal with the rapidly changing
world around them. Perfectly capturing the
emotional nuances of the novel, Francis
Lawrence adds a whole extra layer to the plot
– Panem is now a land of unpredictability, as
opposed to its once sound and resolute state.
War is fast approaching, and the side that is
most prepared will emerge victorious.
“The stakes have always been high in The
Hunger Games but now the entire world
opens up,” the director explains. “The Games
themselves are gone, but threat of oppression
now permeates all of Panem. This chapter
gave us a chance to reveal entirely new
locations with amazing action sequences. It’s
a gigantic movie.”
NEW PLAYERS
President Coin
The leader of District
13 and the rebellion
against the Capitol
and President
Snow, Alma
Coin (Julianne
Moore) is driven
and determined.
She appears to be a
benevolent leader of
her people, but it's soon
apparent that she will do
almost anything to see her
cause triumph, whatever
the cost.
Cressida
Game of Thrones
star Natalie
Dormer appears
as the head of
Katniss's camera
crew throughout
the filming of the
"propos". Wise and
resolute, she plays a large
part in shaping the Girl on
Fire into the figurehead she
must become.
Castor
Having had his
brother Pollux
turned into an
Avox, Castor
(Wes Chatham) is
the cameraman for
Coin's propaganda
crew and eventual close
friend to Katniss.
Boggs
Coin's righthand
man, Boggs
(Mahershala Ali)
appears to be
slightly more
devoted to Katniss
than to his beloved
leader. Selfless to a
fault, he becomes the
Mockingjay's bodyguard.
J. Law and J. Moore
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