The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

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 installment in The Hunger Games film series. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and in his final film, Philip Seymour Hoffman. 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.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Francis Lawrence
Screenplay by	Peter Craig Danny Strong
Adaptation by	Suzanne Collins
Based on	Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Produced by	Nina Jacobson Jon Kilik
Starring	Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth Woody Harrelson Elizabeth Banks Julianne Moore Philip Seymour Hoffman Jeffrey Wright Stanley Tucci Donald Sutherland
Cinematography	Jo Willems
Edited by	Alan Edward Bell Mark Yoshikawa
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Color Force Lionsgate
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) (Sony Center) November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) (United States)
Running time	137 minutes^[1]^[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$160 million^[3]
Box office	$661.4 million^[4]

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. 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]

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, was released on November 17, 2023.

Plot

After being attacked by a brainwashed Peeta Mellark,^[a] 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, a specialized military unit which includes Gale and Finnick. They are given suicide pills in the case of 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. Gale is taken away by 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 laughs before he is lynched by a mob. 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, the Hunger Games will cease to exist, 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 promises to her youngest child that she will inform them of her story and her time in the Games.

Cast

For character descriptions from the novels, see List of The Hunger Games characters.

See also: List of The Hunger Games cast members

 

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]

Production

Pre-production

On July 10, 2012, Lionsgate announced that the film adaptation of Mockingjay would be split into two parts; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, released on November 21, 2014, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, released November 20, 2015.^[6] On November 1, 2012, Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, announced that he would return to direct both final films in the series.^[7] Talking about direction for last two parts Francis explains, "I felt a different kind of pressure," he explains. "[On 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'], I had to prove myself a little bit as the new guy in the game. It was a relief that it was received well by the fans. Even though I was relieved, it was only momentary; it sort of set the bar higher for the next one!"^[8]

On December 6, 2012, Danny Strong announced that he would write the third and fourth films.^[9] On February 15, 2013, Lionsgate approved the script for Part 1 and gave Strong permission to write that of Part 2.^[10] In August, Hemsworth confirmed that shooting of the film would begin the following month.^[11]

The film's production began on September 16, 2013, in Boston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.^[12] Studio Babelsberg co-produced and oversaw production services for the film.^[13] On November 13, 2013, producer Nina Jacobson revealed that Peter Craig was also hired to write the adaptations. The film carried a production budget of $160 million with a further $55 million spent on promotion and advertisements, and $13.9 million in television advertisements.^[14]

Casting

See also: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 § Casting

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Plutarch Heavensbee in his final appearance before his death in 2014.

All the principal cast such as Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, Liam Hemsworth as Gale, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Elizabeth Banks as Effie, Willow Shields as Prim, Paula Malcomson as Katniss’ mother and Stanley Tucci as Caesar,^[15] return to reprise their roles.^[16] Julianne Moore also returned to reprise her role as President Alma Coin, along with Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died during the filming in February 2014, as Plutarch. He had nearly completed his scenes,^[17] and his two remaining scenes were rewritten to compensate for his absence.^[18] Regarding Hoffman's scenes, Francis Lawrence commented that, "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."^[19] One of the changed scenes saw the character of Plutarch sending Katniss a letter in prison, read by Haymitch, rather than coming himself to talk to her after her arrest for assassinating President Coin, explained as him being unable to see her for political reasons after her actions, which he nonetheless supports.

On August 26, 2013, it was announced that actress Stef Dawson had joined the cast to portray Annie Cresta.^[20] Lionsgate announced on September 13, 2013, that Julianne Moore joined the cast to play President Alma Coin.^[21] The same month, Lily Rabe, Patina Miller, Mahershala Ali, Wes Chatham, and Elden Henson were announced to have joined the cast, to reprise their roles of Commander Lyme, Commander Paylor, Boggs, Castor, and Pollux, respectively.^{[22][23][24][25]} During this time, there was also a casting call for extras.^[26] Rabe subsequently had to leave the film due to a scheduling conflict with the 2014 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing.^[27] On April 4, 2014, it was announced that she would be replaced by Gwendoline Christie to portray Lyme.^[16][28] Wyatt Russell was originally offered a role in both parts of Mockingjay, but his father Kurt confirmed in September 2013 that he turned down the offer to star in 22 Jump Street.^[29]

Filming

 

Filming scenes for District 2 at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in May 2014

Principal photography began on September 23, 2013, in Atlanta, and concluded on June 20, 2014, in Berlin, Germany;^[30] the two parts were filmed back-to-back.^[31] In October 2013, filming took place in Rockmart, Georgia.^[32] After the cast and crew took a break to promote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, filming resumed on December 2, 2013. On December 14, 2013, shooting was held at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta.^[33] On December 18, shooting began at Caldwell Tanks in Newnan, Georgia.^[34]

Philip Seymour Hoffman died on February 2, 2014. He had completed filming his scenes for Part 1 and had a week left of shooting for Part 2; Lionsgate thereafter released a statement affirming that since the majority of Hoffman's scenes had been completed, the release date for Part 2 would not be affected.^[35][36] It was initially announced that Hoffman would be digitally recreated for a major scene involving his character that had not been shot,^[37][38] but Francis Lawrence later stated that he had rewritten Hoffman's two remaining scenes to compensate for the actor's absence, and there would be "no digital manipulation or CG fabrication of any kind".^[39] In a scene near the end of the film which was to have shown Plutarch speaking with Katniss in detention, Woody Harrelson's character instead reads her a letter from him.^[40]

Filming in Atlanta completed in mid-April 2014,^[41] and production moved to Europe.^[42][43] On May 9, filming took place in Les Espaces d'Abraxas complex in Noisy le Grand, Paris. It is the same location where Brazil (1985) was filmed 30 years earlier.^[44] Toward the end of May, the cast and crew shot scenes at several locations in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. In Rüdersdorf, Brandenburg, the crew shot scenes for the portrayal of District 8 in an old cement factory. Hemsworth was injured on the set and was brought to a doctor in the Berlin borough Mitte.^[45] Scenes for District 2 were shot at Berlin Tempelhof Airport.^[46] Scenes for the underground approach on the Capitol were filmed in the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel in Japan. A German casting agency sought 1,000 ethnically diverse extras (African, Asian, Southern-European, and Turkish) and "lived faces" to shoot scenes at the Babelsberg Film Studio.^[47]

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.^[48] Jennifer Lawrence performed "Deep in the Meadow",^[49] a lullaby that she sang in the first film.^[50]

Release

Marketing

Along with the film's first teaser poster,^[51] Lionsgate released a teaser trailer on March 18, 2015, titled The Hunger Games Franchise Logo — Remember, featuring the transformation of the Mockingjay, along with notable quotes from the previous three movies, as well as a quote from the new film.^[52] The teaser was also played at screenings of Lionsgate's The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Scott Mendelson of Forbes noted the similarity of the teaser with that of The Dark Knight's (2008) teaser, which also features just an animated logo of the film and select dialogue.^[53] On June 1, a new teaser poster for the film, featuring a vandalised statue of President Snow, was revealed on the viral site TheCapitol.PN. On June 9, the teaser trailer for the film was released.^[54] A series of different posters, featuring the main cast with red Mockingjays painted on their faces, was released in July by Lionsgate.

Later in July 2015, Lionsgate released a motion and teaser poster and propaganda video, followed by the film's official trailer. In August, a poster was released stating "100 days until The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2". However, it was taken down shortly thereafter, as the text on the poster appeared to resemble a swear word due to layout.^[55] However, another "bold and beautiful" poster was released depicting Katniss standing on the shoulder of a fallen President Snow statue.^[56]

In October 2015, the first official clip and the final trailer were released,^[57] followed by the film's theatrical posters.^[58][59]

In certain parts of Israel, the poster which depicted the image of Katniss (Lawrence) aiming her bow and arrow was removed over concerns her image would offend ultra-conservative Jewish audiences. Instead, a fiery mockingjay in the poster's background replaced Lawrence in marketing materials in multiple locations in Israel including Bnei Brak and West Jerusalem. Lionsgate did not comment on the Israeli marketing campaign.^[60] In Jerusalem, public posters with the image of a female are often torn down, while Bnei Brak does not allow posters with female images.^[61]

Theatrical

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 premiered in Los Angeles, at the L.A. Live, complex on November 16, and in New York City on November 18. It premiered internationally in Berlin on November 4, in London November 5, in Paris November 9, in Madrid November 10, and in Beijing November 12.^[62][63][64] Due to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, Lionsgate scaled down its L.A. premiere, cancelling press interviews on the red carpet (which was scheduled to last two hours). The stars mostly greeted fans and took a few photos before heading into the screening in Downtown Los Angeles.^[62] Mockingjay – Part 2 was released on November 20, 2015, in the United States and Canada.^[65] The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2D, Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D, which would have made it the only film of the series to be globally released in 3D formats; the previous film was released in 3D in China.^[66] It is the third film in the franchise to be released in IMAX, following the first and the second film with the exception of the third film.^[67] However, the decision to release the film in 3D and IMAX 3D in North America was revoked. Director Francis Lawrence discussed the decision, stating, "I love the 3D format and I know that Mockingjay Part 2 will play perfectly in 3D and 2D internationally – but I'm pleased that we're maintaining the 2D only (and IMAX) formats domestically. It is the best of all worlds!". It was nevertheless released in 3D formats in overseas markets, including China.^[68] The film was also released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinemas, which is the first ever for Lionsgate.^[69][70]

Internationally, it was released day-and-date across 87 countries, starting from November 18, in certain markets like Belgium, Brazil, France and the Netherlands and on November 19 in Australia, Germany, Russia, Italy, and the United Kingdom, followed by China, Mexico, Japan, the United States, Canada, and 19 other markets, on November 20, as part of the biggest movie rollout ever by Lionsgate.^[71] The only big territories where the film did not open on the same weekend are Spain, Greece and India, which released the movie on November 27.^[72]

Home media

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.^[73] It topped the home video sales chart for the week ending on March 27, 2016.^[74] 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.^[75] The entire Hunger Games series was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on November 8, 2016.^[76]

Reception

Box office

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 fell short of expectations at the box office.^[77] It grossed a total of $281.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $379.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $661.4 million.^[4] Its worldwide opening of $247.2 million is the 27th-highest of all time.^[78] It is the lowest-grossing film in The Hunger Games film series,^[79] and the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2015,^[80] Lionsgate's co-chairman Rob Friedman blamed the impact of the November 2015 Paris attacks as well as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens for the film's underwhelming performance in certain European countries and in the U.S. and Canada, further blaming the latter for cutting the film's North American gross by as much as $50–100 million.^[81] Deadline Hollywood, noted that Mockingjay – Part 2 had the lowest opening among the series and was already grossing behind Mockingjay – Part 1 by $32.7 million or 12% before The Force Awakens even opened.^[82] Deadline also stated that the November attacks in Paris did not noticeably affect the European release of Mockingjay – Part 2.^[83] In China the film notably grossed a disappointing $21.5 million, which the studio blamed on the competition with The Martian and Spectre, along with Taiwanese film Our Times.^[81][84] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $134.3 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.^[85]

North America

In North America, according to pre-release trackings, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 was initially projected to earn around $120–125 million in its opening weekend.^[86][87] However, estimates decreased to a mid-$110 million range once the film approached its opening day.^[88][89] It made $16 million from its Thursday night preview which is the lowest among the franchise but the third-highest of 2015,^[90] and $45.5 million on its opening day.^[91] In its opening weekend, the film grossed $102.7 million, finishing first at the box office but falling below expectations and becoming the lowest opening among the franchise.^[92] Sources attributed the franchise-low opening to heavy winter weather hitting areas such as South Dakota, Michigan, and Chicago as well as Lionsgate's decision to split the last novel into two separate pictures.^[93] Still, it is the fourth film in the Hunger Games film series to open with more than $100 million, and 2015's sixth-highest opening, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Furious 7, and Minions.^[94] IMAX comprised $8.5 million of the opening gross from 384 IMAX locations.^[93] The below-expectations opening of the film led to the decline of Lionsgate stock the day after its opening weekend.^[95] The film retained the top spot at the box office in the second weekend, declining 49.3% and grossing $52 million.^[96] It topped the box office for the third consecutive weekend despite facing competition with the animated movie The Good Dinosaur and the horror comedy Krampus in its second and third weekend, respectively.^[97] In total, it held the No. 1 spot in the North American box office for four consecutive weekends (even after facing competition with In the Heart of the Sea in its fourth weekend), becoming the first film since Furious 7 to top the box office for four straight weekends and the second film in The Hunger Games film series after 2012's The Hunger Games to achieve this feat.^[98][99] Mockingjay – Part 2 grossed a total of $281 million, 17% less than Mockingjay – Part 1 and is also the lowest when compared with the two other films in the series.^[4][100]

Outside North America

Outside North America, the film was released in a total of 92 countries.^[101][102] It was projected by many box office analysts to surpass the openings of all the previous Hunger Games films, considering it was the last installment, and that its release date was the same in 87 markets, including China (the latter being a rare phenomenon). It was projected to gross around $165–185 million.^[72] However, it ended up earning $144.5 million across 32,500 screens from 87 markets opening at No. 1 in 81 of them.^[103][104] The underperformance was attributed to the 2015 Paris terror attacks, which affected many parts of Europe, and the rising value of the U.S. dollar.^[105] Earning $62 million (down 57%) and $30.05 million (down 49%) in its second and third weekend, respectively, it topped the international box office for four consecutive weekends.^{[101][102][106]}

The United Kingdom posted the highest opening with $17.1 million followed by China with $15.8 million, Germany ($15 million), Mexico ($8.9 million) France ($7.1 million), Australia ($6.8 million), Brazil ($6.8 million), Russia ($6.7 million), Venezuela ($5.6 million), and Italy ($4.3 million).^[103] In China, it opened at No. 1 despite facing competition with Taiwanese film Our Times, and the continued run of Spectre and having an underperforming opening.^[94][103] It fell precipitously by 88.6% in its second weekend, which is the worst second-weekend drop for any major Hollywood release in China of 2015.^[107][108] Notably in France, the opening was above expectations considering cinemagoers being affected by the Paris terror attacks and the heightened state of alert in Belgium at that time.^[103] It topped the United Kingdom and Ireland box office for four consecutive weekends which is a rare achievement and thereby becoming the first film since Les Misérables in 2013 to have four straight weeks of win at the UK box office.^[109] It was the highest-grossing film of 2015 in Colombia with $36 million.^[110] In terms of total earnings its largest markets are Germany ($43.7 million) and the United Kingdom ($43.1 million), and Colombia ($36 million).^[111][112]

Critical response

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for action sequences and performances but criticism for splitting the book into two separate adaptations.^[113] On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 70%, based on 293 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With the unflinchingly grim Mockingjay Part 2, The Hunger Games comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion."^[114] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[115] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.^[116]

Lawrence, Hutcherson, and Sutherland received praise for their performances. The supporting cast's performances, particularly Harrelson, Claflin, and Malone's, were also highly praised, but critics felt their appearances were too brief. Several critics also commented on the film's dark tone, even by comparison to its predecessors.^[114][115] Manohla Dargis from The New York Times praised Lawrence's character saying, "Katniss is the right heroine for these neo-feminist times."^[117] Stephen Whitty from New York Daily News said, "'Remember that line from the first 'Hunger Games' film: "May the odds be ever in your favor"? Yeah, well, that luck has run out'."^[118]

Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly remarked, "With its political power struggles and prodigious body count, all rendered in a thousand shades of wintry greige, the movie feels less like teen entertainment than a sort of Hunger Games of Thrones."^[119] Robbie Collin awarded the film four out of five stars and called the film "scorchingly tense". In his review for The Telegraph, he praised the film for "being intense" and lauded the performances of Lawrence and Hoffman."^[120]

Benjamin Lee, writing for The Guardian, felt that "the decision to split the final chapter of the dystopian saga into two chapters looms large over a frustratingly-paced mixture of thrilling action and surprisingly dark drama." He praised Jennifer Lawrence's acting and Francis Lawrence's direction and commented, "The decision to turn a 390-page book into over four hours' worth of screen time (and a bonus payday) has resulted in a patchy end to a franchise that started so promisingly."^[121] Tom Huddleston of Time Out gave the film four out of five stars. He praised the ending of the film as "genuinely powerful", and commented that "this might be the most downbeat blockbuster in memory, a film that starts out pitiless and goes downhill from there, save for a fleeting glimmer of hope in the final moments. It's a bold statement about the unforgiving nature of war, unashamedly political in its motives and quietly devastating in its emotional effect."^[122]

In a 2023 interview with People, director Francis Lawrence admitted his regrets splitting Mockingjay into two parts. He said "What I realized in retrospect — and after hearing all the reactions and feeling the kind of wrath of fans, critics and people at the split — is that I realized it was frustrating. And I can understand it. In an episode of television, if you have a cliffhanger, you have to wait a week or you could just binge it and then you can see the next episode. But making people wait a year, I think, came across as disingenuous, even though it wasn't. Our intentions were not to be disingenuous. In truth, we got more on the screen out of the book than we would've in any of the other movies because you're getting close to four hours of screen time for the final book. But, I see and understand how it frustrated people".^[123] Because of these reasons, Lawrence desisted from likewise splitting in two parts The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes despite briefly considering the possibility due to the novel's length.^[124]

Accolades

Main article: List of accolades received by The Hunger Games film series

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Female Action Star	Jennifer Lawrence	Nominated
CLIO Key Art Awards	Theatrical: Audio/Visual Creative Content – Short Form		Silver
	Theatrical: Audio/Visual Technique Motion Graphics		Won
	Theatrical: Print Domestic One-Sheet		Silver
	Theatrical: Print Motion Poster	Bird Logo Motion Poster	Silver
	Theatrical: Print Motion Poster	The Revolution is About All of Us	Bronze
Costume Designers Guild Awards	Excellence in Fantasy Film	Kurt and Bart	Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards	Best Actress in an Action Movie	Jennifer Lawrence	Nominated
Empire Awards^[125]^[126]	Best Actress	Jennifer Lawrence	Nominated
	Best Sci-Fi Fantasy		Nominated
	Best Production Design		Nominated
Fan Choice Awards	Best Book-Adapted Movie		Won
	Best Female Character	Katniss Everdeen	Nominated
	Best Couple in a Movie	Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark	Won
	Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie		Won
	Best Action Sequence	Squad 451 vs. Lizard Mutts	Won
Georgia Film Critics Association	Oglethorpe Award	Francis Lawrence, Peter Craig and Danny Strong	Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards^[127]	Best Fantasy Adventure Trailer		Nominated
	Best Motion/Title Graphics		Nominated
	Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot		Won
	Best Music TV Spot		Nominated
	Best Action Poster & Best Fantasy/Adventure Poster		Won
	Best Billboard		Nominated
	Most Original Poster		Nominated
	Best Action Poster		Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film	James Newton Howard	Won
	Best Song/Score - Trailer	Dawn	Won
	Outstanding Original Score		Nominated
Kid's Choice Awards^[128]	Favorite Movie		Nominated
	Favorite Movie Actress	Jennifer Lawrence	Won
MTV Movie Awards^[129]	Best Action Performance	Jennifer Lawrence	Nominated
	Best Hero	Jennifer Lawrence	Won
	Ensemble Cast		Nominated
NewNowNext Awards	Next Must-See Movie		Won
Rembrandt Awards	Best International Film (Beste Buitenlandse Film)		Won
Saturn Awards^[130]	Best Fantasy Film		Nominated
SFX Awards	Best Film		Won
	Best SF or Fantasy Film		Nominated
Teen Choice Awards^[131]^[132]	Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy		Nominated
	Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Jennifer Lawrence	Won
	Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Josh Hutcherson	Nominated
	Choice Movie: Chemistry	Josh Hutcherson & Jennifer Lawrence	Nominated
	Choice Movie: Liplock	Josh Hutcherson & Jennifer Lawrence	Won
	Choice Movie: Scene Stealer	Jena Malone	Won
Women Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Female Images in a Movie	Jennifer Lawrence	Won

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.^[133] 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."^[134]

Prequel

Main article: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

On June 17, 2019, Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, announced in an interview that the company is communicating and working closely with Suzanne Collins with regards to an adaptation of her prequel Hunger Games novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which was released on May 19, 2020. He stated:

As the proud home of the Hunger Games movies, we can hardly wait for Suzanne’s next book to be published. We’ve been communicating with her during the writing process and we look forward to continuing to work closely with her on the movie.^[135]

In April 2020, Collins and Lionsgate confirmed plans were underway for the movie's development. Francis Lawrence was confirmed to return as director following his success with The Hunger Games trilogy. The scriptwriter will be Michael Arndt, with Nina Jacobson and author Suzanne Collins as producers.^[136][137] The film was released on November 17, 2023.^[138] Tom Blyth portrays a younger Coriolanus Snow while Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Burn Gorman, and Fionnula Flanagan have been cast as Lucy Gray Baird, Tigris Snow, Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman, Casca Highbottom, Dr. Volumnia Gaul, Commander Hoff, and Grandma'am, respectively.^{[139][140][141][142][143][144]}

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