The final "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" trailer is out, the first of the series' two-part conclusion.
With the final "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" trailer out, the conclusion to the trilogy comes in two parts. Katniss Everdeen takes on Panem with a vengeance.
The conclusion isn't exactly a secret, especially for fans who've read the book series. The question is out, though: is it really the end of the Hunger Games series after "Mockingjay?"
Previous films, believed to end in trilogies or with obvious conclusions, seemed to sprout spin-offs and reboots. Notable of these are the Star Wars series of three-quels, with events occurring before and after the original trilogy.
The Harry Potter series is also confirmed for a spin-off, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." And then there's the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy of "The Hobbit" prequels.
Director Francis Lawrence hints as much as the "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" trailer releases:
"It's a tough thing. It's a weird thing. That world of Harry Potter, there's a lot to that world that you can explain. You can understand the appeal of telling another story, but can you actually do it without Harry, Hermione and those characters? Will people care as much? And I guess you can say the same thing about the Hunger Games world.
There are a lot of past games and a lot of this world, but without Katniss, is it the same? Part of what I like about the series is the connection to things we think about and talk about now. What's the new version of that? That would be the tricky thing."
"The Hunger Games Mockingjay: Part 1" trailer preps the film for a November 21 release date, with Philip Seymour Hoffman reprising his role as Plutarch, albeit posthumously.
"He had two substantial scenes left and the rest were appearances in other scenes. We had no intention of trying to fake a performance, so we rewrote those scenes to give to other actors... The rest we just didn't have him appear in those scenes. There's no digital manipulation or CG fabrication of any kind." (empireonline.com)
