The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian action film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong, based on the 2010 novel Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. The sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), it is the fourth and final main instalment in The Hunger Games film series. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. In the film, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) leads a team of rebels to Panem to liberate it from the tyrannical leadership of Coriolanus Snow (Sutherland). This marks Hoffman’s final film appearance prior to his death.
Together with its predecessor, principal photography began in September 2013 and lasted until June 2014, taking place back-to-back, with filming locations including Boston, Atlanta, Paris, Berlin, and Los Angeles. Hoffman, who died in February 2014, completed the majority of his scenes, although his death caused others to be rewritten.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 premiered at the Sony Center in Berlin on November 4, 2015, and was released in the United States on November 20, by Lionsgate, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX; it is the only The Hunger Games film released in 3D. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its performances (particularly Lawrence, Hutcherson and Sutherland's), screenplay, music, and action sequences; it was deemed a fitting end to the series, although some were divided on the decision to split the novel into two films. It grossed over $653 million, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2015,[4] but the lowest-grossing installment in the series.
Among its accolades, the film was nominated for Best Fantasy Film at the 42nd Saturn Awards. It received three nominations at the 21st Empire Awards for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Best Actress (Lawrence) and Best Production Design, while Lawrence was nominated for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 21st Critics' Choice Awards.
A prequel film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, is due to be released on November 17, 2023.
Plot[]
After being attacked by a brainwashed Peeta Mellark,[lower-alpha 1] Katniss Everdeen recovers from her injuries in District 13. President Alma Coin refuses to let Katniss go to the Capitol until they first secure District 2, the last district under Capitol control. Katniss is sent to join the assault on the Capitol's armory in District 2, hoping to rally the rebels and convince District 2 to join their cause.
Johanna covers for Katniss while she sneaks on board a helicopter on its way to the Capitol. Katniss is recruited into the Star Squad, which includes Gale and Finnick. They are given suicide pills to prevent capture. Peeta, though still not fully recovered, later joins the team to appear in propaganda videos shot amidst the city's ruins. Under the leadership of Boggs, the squad makes its way to the Capitol, avoiding deadly "pods" planted by the Capitol using Boggs' holographic map. However, Boggs is mortally wounded by one of the pods and entrusts the map to Katniss while warning her about President Coin's ulterior motives.
During their journey, the squad becomes trapped by Peacekeepers in a building. Two members, the Leeg sisters, stay behind as a distraction while the rest escape. The Peacekeepers destroy the building, and the Capitol announces Katniss's death, only to be interrupted by Coin, who delivers a eulogy to inspire the rebels.
The group moves through the sewers beneath the Capitol, but Snow becomes aware of their presence and deploys genetically engineered "mutts" to attack them. Finnick and others are killed, but Katniss uses the holographic map to trigger an explosion, eliminating the mutts. The survivors take refuge in a house owned by Tigris, a former Hunger Games stylist and Snow's cousin.
As Snow invites Capitol citizens into his mansion to form a human shield, Katniss and Gale join the crowd in disguise, intending to infiltrate the mansion. Chaos ensues as the rebels finally arrive in the Capitol and engage the Peacekeepers. Bombs are dropped into the crowd, resulting in the death of Katniss's sister, Prim, and Katniss herself is knocked unconscious.
Katniss awakens, and Haymitch informs her that the rebels have finally won the war. She confronts Snow, who claims Coin staged the bombing to turn his followers against him. When she doesn't believe him, he reminds Katniss of their promise never to lie to one another. Katniss realizes that Gale suggested a similar plan and questions him. Gale acknowledges his involvement in Prim's death and regrets failing to protect her family.
Coin, now the interim President, refuses to hold the promised democratic election and suggests a final, symbolic Hunger Games using Capitol leaders' children as revenge. Some of the tributes, including Peeta, are outraged, while others support the initiative. Katniss agrees to the plan but insists on executing Snow herself. At Snow's execution, as Katniss prepares to shoot Snow, she instead shoots Coin, killing her. Snow begins to laugh, and then a mob kills him. Katniss then tries to swallow her suicide pill, but Peeta stops her, and she is arrested. Haymitch brings Katniss a letter from Plutarch, assuring Katniss that she will be pardoned, there will be no more Hunger Games, and she will be able to return to District 12.
She returns home, grieving for Prim. Peeta, who has nearly recovered from his conditioning, joins her. They receive a letter from Annie, Finnick's wife, and learn about the changes in their friends' lives. Several years later, Katniss and Peeta are married and have two children. Katniss ponders if they will eventually learn her story and about her time in the Games.
Cast[]
Jennifer Lawrence made her final appearance as Katniss Everdeen in the film.
- Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
- Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
- Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
- Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
- Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
- Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
- Jeffrey Wright as Beetee
- Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
- Donald Sutherland as President Snow
- Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
- Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
- Jena Malone as Johanna Mason
- Mahershala Ali as Boggs
- Natalie Dormer as Cressida
- Wes Chatham as Castor
- Michelle Forbes as Lieutenant Jackson
- Elden Henson as Pollux
- Patina Miller as Commander Paylor
- Evan Ross as Messalla
- Omid Abtahi as Homes
In addition to these twenty top-billed cast, Stef Dawson returned for her third appearance as Annie Cresta, Robert Knepper as Antonius, Paula Malcomson for her fourth appearance as Katniss’s mother, Eugenie Bondurant as Tigris, Gwendoline Christie as Commander Lyme, a previous victor from District 2. Twins Misty and Kim Ormiston as Leeg 1 and Leeg 2, and Joe Chrest as Mitchell, while Jennifer Lawrence's nephews, Theodore and Bear Lawrence, appear briefly as Katniss and Peeta's children.[5]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Plutarch Heavensbee in his final appearance before his death in 2014.
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Filming[]
Filming scenes for District 2 at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in May 2014
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Music[]
- Main article: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (soundtrack)
The film score was released on November 23, 2015. James Newton Howard returned to compose the film score; unlike the previous films in the series, there is no additional pop companion album with songs inspired by the film.[6] Jennifer Lawrence performed "Deep in the Meadow",[7] a lullaby that she sang in the first film.[8]
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 was released on Digital HD on March 8, 2016, and was followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on March 22, 2016.[9] It topped the home video sales chart for the week ending on March 27, 2016.[10] The film made a revenue of $49.1 million from home media sales with 2.9 million units sold, making it the ninth best-selling title of 2016.[11] The entire Hunger Games series was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on November 8, 2016.[12]
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Notes[]
- ↑ as depicted in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Future[]
Potential spin-offs[]
On August 8, 2017, Variety reported that Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has interest in having spin-offs made for The Hunger Games, and wants to create a writers room to explore the idea.[13] When asked about the idea of The Hunger Games spin-offs, Jennifer Lawrence said "I think it's too soon. They've got to let the body get cold, in my opinion."[14]
Prequel[]
- Main article: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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References[]
- ↑ [TBA THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 [2D] (12A)]. British Board of Film Classification (October 26, 2015).
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|url=value (help). Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 15, 2019. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ [TBA What's On The 'Mockingjay, Part 2' Soundtrack? It's Full Of New Music From Panem]. Sage Young. Bustle.com (November 23, 2015).
- ↑ [TBA Jennifer Lawrence Just Released a Brand New Song for the Hunger Games]. Ella Ceran. teenvogue.co (November 23, 2015).
- ↑ [TBA How Hunger Games Director 'Coaxed' Jennifer Lawrence to Record Another Song for Mockingjay – Part 2]. Vulture.com (November 19, 2015).
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|url=value (help). Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 25, 2016. - ↑ Thomas K. Arnold (March 30, 2016). [TBA 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2' Debuts Atop Disc Charts]. Variety.
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