The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

[Rudeboy2025]

Originally Posted by EricJ

The Hobbit, like Deathly Hallows, does have two halves:
1) Running around in the woods, and 2) Lots and lots of clashing armies, and everything burning up in flames.

Definitely time to re-read The Hobbit before the 1st part comes out! And like I said, definitely not complaining that it's being split into two.

[Smart]

Originally Posted by EricJ

The Hobbit, like Deathly Hallows, does have two halves:
1) Running around in the woods, and 2) Lots and lots of clashing armies, and everything burning up in flames.

Hunger Games splitting in two is peer pressure. Nothing but teen peer pressure.
(If Twilight jumped off a roof, I suppose you would too?)

Spot-on.

PS: I've added the two movies to the Database.

[johnchatzo]

The first one sucked so i don't care what they will do next..but finnancially it makes sense the way things are now.

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by jpthomas27

That's simply rediculous!


In the end the entire thing is one story. I don't hear anyone complaining that it was split into 3 books? No one is complaining they had to buy three seperate books instead of one book that was rediculously long.

The bottom line is the author thought it was best to split it into three books. And in order to tell the story as effectively as possible in the film media it was decided that 4 movies would better allow them to do it than 3, or 2 or 5...suck it up people!

How is it ridiculous? By getting another ticket in advance of the second part being released, we're simply paying for the whole film at one point since the two feature-length parts adds up to one film IMO, so I don't like paying for half a movie. It's not economically viable for the companies involved, but it's just my idea. Also, I'm not entirely satisfied with Part 2 of HP Deathly Hallows, it was too short IMO, and left out quite a bit. A two-part film doesn't necessarily make for more effective storytelling.

[dallywhitty]

Splitting The Deathly Hallows in two made sense, but it seems that other films now are just jumping on the bandwagon.

[JavaJulien]

So should I be expecting the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid to be split into two movies?

[zoomddy]

For the most part, I have seen this trend as a cash grab, but I did see the validity of doing this with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When you look at the Potter books on a shelf, the last couple are a lot thicker than parts 1-4, and I felt that Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince would have benefited from more screen time to tell their stories.

I am not enough of a Potter fan to remember which book it was, I thing Azkaban or Goblet, but the film version completely eliminated Dobby, and Hermione's whole "elf Rights" thing. I saw the first five films before reading the books, and while I know that book elements are always omitted, I felt that too much was lost. Thus, when Deathly Hallows was announced as two films, I was OK with it . . . I have not read the Hunger Games books yet, so I was really interested to hear the perspectives about that being split. Sounds like, from what people are saying here, that it is an absolute cash grab, and, therefore, a bummer.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by zoomddy

For the most part, I have seen this trend as a cash grab, but I did see the validity of doing this with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. When you look at the Potter books on a shelf, the last couple are a lot thicker than parts 1-4, and I felt that Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince would have benefited from more screen time to tell their stories.

I am not enough of a Potter fan to remember which book it was, I thing Azkaban or Goblet, but the film version completely eliminated Dobby, and Hermione's whole "elf Rights" thing. I saw the first five films before reading the books, and while I know that book elements are always omitted, I felt that too much was lost.

That was the Goblet of Fire. Prisoner of Azkaban completely cut out the Quidditch subplot, with Harry getting the Firebolt at the end of the film. Honestly though, I think the movies were better for cutting out both plots.

[zoomddy]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

That was the Goblet of Fire. Prisoner of Azkaban completely cut out the Quidditch subplot, with Harry getting the Firebolt at the end of the film. Honestly though, I think the movies were better for cutting out both plots.

hey, I agree with you on Goblet and Azkaban for the most part, but I think losing the Dobby subplot weakened the final Dobby scenes in Hallows. of course, when Goblet was made, the final book had not yet been published, had it? The filmmakers did not know how important Dobby would become.

But, I think you can make the point that omitting subplots from the final Potter story would have caused some serious problems with the fans, making the splitting into two films OK.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by zoomddy

I am not enough of a Potter fan to remember which book it was, I thing Azkaban or Goblet, but the film version completely eliminated Dobby, and Hermione's whole "elf Rights" thing. I saw the first five films before reading the books, and while I know that book elements are always omitted, I felt that too much was lost.

That was Goblet, and boy, did they make the right choice:
During the opening scenes, about three whole book chapters of World Cup pageantry were also condensed to five or ten minutes of screentime, just by concentrating on what was important to the A-B plot (the attack, introducing Viktor Krum)--And relocating all the "International Olympic Entry" parades to later when the two schools enter Hogwarts.
(And we knew Harry was going to end up going anyway, so the ritual chapter-and-a-half of the Dursleys saying "No, you can't!" could be more and more neatly excised as the series went on...Yeah, we got the idea, already.)

Warner dodged a bullet by making Goblet and Phoenix one film each, and it's surprising to go back and read Half-Blood Prince and see just how much of Voldemort's Personal Flashbacks we really DIDN'T need to know, in the end. Reading whole chapters of somebody else's diary works for books, but not for screenplays.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by zoomddy

hey, I agree with you on Goblet and Azkaban for the most part, but I think losing the Dobby subplot weakened the final Dobby scenes in Hallows. of course, when Goblet was made, the final book had not yet been published, had it? The filmmakers did not know how important Dobby would become.

But, I think you can make the point that omitting subplots from the final Potter story would have caused some serious problems with the fans, making the splitting into two films OK.

Agree with you on both accounts. Dobby's death lacked much of the impact because he got cut so much. At one point, the Filmmakers were planning to cut Kreacher altogether but relented after JK Rowling told them that he was going to be important in the last film. But yeah, Warner Bros. made the right call splitting the last Harry Potter Film. Between all the main plot threads, there really wasn't much you could do to condense the movie without it being rushed.

Back to Hunger Games though, in the long run I don't really have much of opinion over doing a 2-part finale other than this comes off to me as doing what Twilight did.

[Edword]

Natalie Dormer Joins The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts 1 & 2

Lionsgate has just revealed that Natalie Dormer has been cast as Cressida in the final two chapters of the Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay - Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.

Cressida is a film director working in the Capitol who winds up joining the rebellion with her assistant, Messalla, and her cameramen, Castor and Pollux.

Dormer, best known for playing Margaery Tyrell on "Game of Thrones," will soon be on the big screen in Ron Howard's Rush and Ridley Scott's The Counselor.

To be directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay follow Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.

Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Julianne Moore are slated to star with the first part hitting November 21, 2014 and the final film arriving November 20, 2015.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=108112

[Edword]

Lily Rabe Joins The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2

Lionsgate has just announced that Lily Rabe is set to play Commander Lyme in the final two chapters of The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay - Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.

Rabe, best known for her role(s) on FX's "American Horror Story," has previously appeared on the big screen in films like All Good Things, No Reservations and What Just Happened?.

To be directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Mockinjay follow Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=109011

[Edword]

Julianne Moore Confirmed for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2

Lionsgate today confirmed an earlier rumor that four-time Academy Award® nominee Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights, The Hours, The End of the Affair, Far From Heaven) has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as President Alma Coin, the leader of the rebellion against the Capitol.

Moore will star opposite Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in the third and fourth installments of the global blockbuster "Hunger Games" franchise, slated for release in November 2014 and November 2015, respectively. She will join new cast members including Natalie Dormer, Stef Dawson and Evan Ross.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=108894

[Visco.]

Being that I was a fan of the first, this doesn't bother me at all. The more the better.

[Fortion]

i am much excited because there will be again innocent jenifer lawrence

[Batman1980]

I have started reading this so I should have some idea soon what will happen but is there anything people who have already read it think will be changed for the movies? Also what's the significance of the people whistling and the three-fingered salute?

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I have started reading this so I should have some idea soon what will happen but is there anything people who have already read it think will be changed for the movies? Also what's the significance of the people whistling and the three-fingered salute?

Wasn't that Katniss and Rue's signal to one another? Seems like a form of solidarity.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

Wasn't that Katniss and Rue's signal to one another? Seems like a form of solidarity.

The whistling may have to do with the mockingjay, I'd probably know if I had read the novels. At this point I know a lot of the main characters are going to die(you can just tell by how the first two films have gone), just wonder which ones are going to be left standing when the final scene in the fourth film ends. I will be beyond sad if Katniss Everdeen goes through all this tragedy and suffering only to die in the end.

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I have started reading this so I should have some idea soon what will happen but is there anything people who have already read it think will be changed for the movies? Also what's the significance of the people whistling and the three-fingered salute?

The tune was a signal between Rue and Katniss to let each other know they were ok during the 74th Hunger Games. No response = needing help. The tune originally came from Rue's work in District 11, where Mockingjays would relay the tune to let workers know the working day was over.

The Finger salute comes from District 12, where they do not use clapping, but rather this silent gesture to indicate both respect, but also good-bye/ loss of loved one.