First look at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

It is about freaking time we got something for this movie.



Above we have the motion poster. I apologize if you just got blasted with sound like I did.

Here we have first look pictures featuring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Wright, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. We also have one featuring director Francis Lawrence.

And one more... here is a video clip with Julianne Moore.



Enjoy!

Francis Lawrence to return for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

News has broken that director Francis Lawrence will return to direct both installments of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay scheduled for 2014 and 2015 releases. Lawrence is currently directing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, so there really is no telling if this is a good or bad thing just yet, so we will have to wait and see.

In a way I am happy about this because the biggest downfall to sagas like this is the constant changing of directors. Take the Twilight saga. Each movie, except for Breaking Dawn 1 & 2, has had a different director. As a result the feel and tone of each film was different and that also takes a toll on how the actors perform. At least that's my opinion. The fact that Francis Lawrence will direct 3 of the 4 Hunger Games films is probably good.

Catching Fire fan contest announced!

Production has officially begun on the much anticipated film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! Filming will continue into late 2012 and will shoot mostly in and around Atlanta, GA.
The announcement comes with a fan contest introduced by director Francis Lawrence. The contest is as follows...

Visit the official contest website to enter  May the odds be ever in your favor.

Catching Fire release date and cast announced

It was also made official that Frances Lawrence is directing Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. The official release date set, as of right now, is November 22, 2013. Returning cast members are:

Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Elizabeth Banks
Woody Harrelson
Lenny Kravitz
Stanley Tucci
Donald Sutherland
Toby Jones

I'm sure we will be getting casting announcements for the new characters soon enough. Specifically the much anticipated casting of Finnick Odair.


http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3139839/francis-lawrence-officially-directing-catching-fire-for-november-2013-release-full-cast-announced/

Francis Lawrence offered Catching Fire's director chair

Out of the contenders to direct Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, it seems as though Lionsgate has chosen their director. This doesn't look like it's 100% confirmed just yet but it appears that I Am Legend and Water for Elephants director Francis Lawrence will direct Catching Fire.

I'm not upset about this. I was hoping for Cronenberg but this isn't a bad choice. I say bring it on.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/04/19/catching-fire-director-francis-lawrence/

More directors for Catching Fire added to the list of possibles

Two more directors have been added to the list of potentials for Catching Fire, the upcoming sequel to The Hunger Games. As I previously posted, the three directors who are already being considered are David Cronenberg, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Now we must add in Bennett Miller and Francis Lawrence. 


Miller:
Moneyball
Capote


Lawrence:
Water for Elephants 
I Am Legend
Constantine

They are really throwing out some good contenders for this movie, ffs. I liked both Moneyball and Capote, but I also really liked Water for Elephants. At this point I think I would be fine with any of the 5 contenders so far... but I am still kind of hoping for Cronenberg. =^D




http://collider.com/hunger-games-2-sequel-bennet-miller-francis-lawrence/159952/