Mockingjay Lives - President Snow's Panem Address #2

Hunger Games Theme Parks may be coming....

This would be epic-amazing! I absolutely LOVE Harry Potter World, and can only imagine how amazing it would be to visit a "Hunger Games" theme park... compete in the arena? Ride the train into the capitol? visit the different districts? go though training? hmmmm.... Sounds like lot's of possibilities!

Variety reports:

Lionsgate is exploring getting into the theme-park business, taking advantage of its blockbuster “Hunger Games” franchise.

CEO Jon Feltheimer made the disclosure Friday during a conference call with analysts following release of the studio’s quarterly earnings report.

Feltheimer said Lionsgate had been approached about “Hunger Games” theme parks in two territories and was considering those possibilities. He gave no further details.

The CEO’s disclosure came in response to an analyst question about which areas of “Hunger Games” merchandising had performed well. Motion Picture Group Co-Chairman Rob Friedman had said that Lionsgate was “very excited” by sales of the “Capitol Couture” line of attire.

New Catching Fire Still

 

Yahoo! has exclusively revealed this brand new Catching Fire still, featuring Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta), and Elizabeth Banks (Effie)! Also, a new Catching Fire trailer will be revealed this Saturday at Comic-Con International - I will be there to share all the goodness I can!

What do you think of this still? I am in love with Peeta's hair. I love it. I usually don't like the slimey greased back look, but I have been really digging it on Justin Timberlake for example. Even the Beibs. there is something almost trendy about Peeta... sexy! Also loving Effie, as always... Katniss looks good too...

Anyhow... what do you think of the costumes and look?

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at #SDCC

 

 

Look closely for other tributes behind Katniss and Caesar.

 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at SDCC

Who: No one's confirmed now, but presumably director Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson (unless it's just Elizabeth Banks in a crazy hat, which we're not ruling out)
When: Saturday, July 20, at 1:35 p.m.
Where: Hall H
It's the first-ever Hunger Games panel at Comic-Con. Perhaps you've heard of The Hunger Games?

VIA: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20399642_20716169,00.html#21359132

Hunger Games: Catching Fire Trailer

I want to wear Effie's dress....

 

Ok maybe not, but it is amazing! I loved the costumes in Hunger Gamesand looks like Catching fire won't disappoint either!

Hunger Games: Catching Fire Stills

Catching Fire Character Posters

I am loving all the Catching Fire character posters coming out - I mean, it is only March and we have 8 months still to go... gah!

Katniss for President? Movie Election Posters

NextMovie has some cool movie election posters....

As the 2012 presidential election quickly approaches, Americans must carefully analyze each candidate's policies and personalities to determine who they want to lead the country for the next four years.

And then there's the funnier -- but not any less absurd -- election at the center of "The Campaign," a new political satire pitting Will Ferrell's charismatic, gaffe-prone incumbent against Zach Galifianakis's Washington outsider in a North Carolina congressional race.

We're not sure we'd vote for either of these guys in real life, but you know who we would vote for? Yoda. And The Dude. And after "The Avengers," Hulk would most definitely get our endorsement.

#mommawants a Katniss Barbie

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee in Catching Fire

Philip Seymour Hoffman, who will play Plutarch Heavensbee in Catching Fire, spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his role in the upcoming movie:

“It’s a great group of actors. It’s a great environment. And the character was something I was attracted to. It was just an interesting role. [SPOILER ALERT] He’s somebody who’s part of the revolution, but you don’t know it. The idea that somebody would be risking themselves in such an extreme way to join something that’s that dangerous because he thinks it’s the future…that’s interesting stuff, you know?”

Hoffman hadn’t read Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novels when he found out he might be up for a role, so he watched the first movie and is currently halfway through the second book. “It’s good,” he says. “I’ve read the script, which is true to the book — I kinda ruined it for myself. [Laughs] But I’m reading it anyway, because I really want to find out everything I need to know about this guy.”

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Jennifer Lawrence Filming Schedule: Catching Fire, X-Men...

Seems Jennifer Lawrence has a very busy few months to a year ahead of her with x-men and catching fire filming...

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Fox is informing talent agencies Thursday that the studio plans to begin shooting its in-development sequel to X-Men: First Class in January. That means Lionsgate could move forward with an August-September start date for the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire without a conflict for Lawrence, who is set to star in both.

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Hunger Games Review - SPOILERS

I was lucky enough to get to see The Hunger Games World Premiere on Monday March 12, 2012 in L.A. at the Nokia Theatre. After an overnight in the fan-camp "The Hob" meeting many of the cast and then front row of the black carpet, I was so excited to see the film.

WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD

More... It opens with Caesar & Seneca talking about the games. I was shocked it opened this way, but it quickly went back and told us the story of Katniss.

They quickly established the strong relationship between Primrose and Katniss as Primrose has a bad dream and is comforted by Katniss' lullabye. If you hadn't read the books the significance of this lullabye, along with a hissing cat greeting Katniss afterwards would be lost.

Katniss goes out into the forest through the gate and sees a deer. Gale interupts her hunting and there is some friendly flirtatious banter. They discuss the reaping and their future. He says they can escape and runaway.

Back home they prepare for the reaping as Prim and Katniss get dressed up and prettied.

There is nothing on their dad or the story there, but they do show a photo of him on the mantle. I think you need to have read the book to understand the implications of these types of minor additions to the film.

In the good-bye Katniss gives a firm talk to her mother on being strong, again from the books we know what happened with their mother and Katniss says she simply can not check-out again, Prim needs her.

It is very moving and yet another bawl fest comes on when she says her good-bye to Prim. This is the scene Jennifer Lawrence used for her audition and got her the role. It has been quite public how she brought Gary Ross to tears, understandably so.

The training is awesome. We see Peeta paint his arm in camo and after the other tributes pick on him Katniss gives him a pep talk on how he can throw bags of flour over his shoulder and to stand up to them - and so he does.

Katniss' scene when she is being tested is awesome. After missing her first arrow, the capitol reps and sponsors lose interest and she grabs their attention well shooting the arrow into the apple in the pigs mouth, leading to the highest rating.

The interviews are awesome, as are the outfits. I wish they had included more from each tributes interview. Peeta proves to be very charasmastic and a bit mysterious. They frequently flash to the "bread scene" throughout the movie, slowly revealing a bit more. In his interview he talks about Katniss' as we have seen in the clip all over the internet.

Cinna was not as extravagant as I hoped. He did have faint gold eyeliner but I really expected a bit more. His relationship with Katniss was established quickly and seemed genuine and tender. Her dress in the arena to the interview is awesome - we have seen photos of the coal black outfits that light on fire. The interview dress, however, was less like the book. It did have jewels on her shoulder then a red dress and the bottom then lights on fire as she spins. Still beautiful and keeps the focus on the "girl on fire"

Once the actual games start things get intense. the cornacopia is nothing like I imagined, more of a metal structure shaped as the horn than perhaps what I envisioned. It worked.

Sadly, some of the lovely tribute children played by cute actotrs and actresses I had just meton the carpet were killed instantly.

It is not as graphic as I expected, it has mostly off-screen violence and implied deaths, though I can tolerate a lot of violence so my interpretation may not be accurate. The most "graphic" scene to me was when the tracker-jackers sting Clove and they show her stung dead body and face.

But that is later, first we get the run to the cornacopia, the run away, the battles, the deaths then the journey.

It seemed to go too fast for me at times and too slow at times. I kept wanting to see certain things and felt anxious waiting and hoping they were included.

I can't recall sequential order at this time but here are some points I recall and wanting to discuss.

The scene when Rue points out the tracker jacker hive near Katniss and she is cutting the branch to send it down tot he tribute alliance waiting at the bottom of the tree.... the branch is SO thick - even though I know the outcome, I am sitting there wondering how on earth she will ever get through that branch.

The flower tribute to Rue was done well, I was worried it wouldn't be but I was satisfied, though ugly-crying the whole time - in fact from when they started to bond I started to bawl, just knowing what was to come.

Also, they show Rue's district do the three finger salute to the screen when Katniss' does the flowers for Rue and then they show the riot start which foreshadows what is to come in future movies.

The cave scene was really well done, it was funny how you were waiting for Peeta and Katniss kiss then they did and everyone cheered, then they showed Gale and everyone went "awn"

They built the triangle/conflict well in the movie. I was worried it wouldn't translate since so much of the book, including the cave, was Katniss' internal thoughts on Peeta and Gale and the differences and how she felt.... but in the movie they couldn't possible show that, instead they did subtly flashes back home to people watching the Hunger Games and flashes of Gale's concern over Peeta and Katniss.

The mutts at the end were vicious but there was no indication they were past contestents, or their eyes, or had anything to do with them, which was disappointing snce that was one of the more disturbing parts of the novel.

The end interview with Peeta and Katniss was good, you could see a change in Katniss and it was really well done. It ends a little differently than the novel, though I read all three so fast I can't be exact certain of where each novel ended, but in the movie they don't start their tour yet, they just return home.

Overall it is a good adaptation and I can't wait to watch it again to see more parts I am forgetting now as I write this (totally sleep deprived) Thoguhts? Have you seen it yet?

The hob - Day One - Hunger Games Premiere

I arrived to Long Beach yesterday and after a ride in a cop car (my friend locked her keys in her trunk and the cop drove me to her to try and help) we went to Target so I could grab some supplies, mainly a chair, then to a Mexican resturant for margarhita's and burritos :)

Then we had a brief nap at her cousins house then woke up and went to LA LIVE

Surprisingly there were only about 100 people there and I ended up being #97 after a very painless process.

We got into the hob and set up. It was calm and pretty straight forward.

The whole day was awesome, we had some freebies and food and a lot of cast came to do autographs and photos - I put a ton on facebook - if you don't have me added search Mandy S Mind so you can see. here are a few pics for now - more in a day or two when I have time to write and share instead of being rushed at a Starbucks ha ha

LOVE THIS ONE - he wore my Canada beads heh heh he is from Vancouver too

Jennifer Lawrence & me.... amazing!

Here is Josh & me chatting:

Tomorrow is the Premiere - we are guaranteed red carpet and to go see the movie - CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

Then Tuesday = 21 Jump Street Premiere

Weds = Leno (Channing)

Thurs = Kimmel (Channing)

My amazing friends did this for me in Florida.... They know how BAD I want to meet Channing Tatum - how sweet are they?

Thanks Cindy, Steph and Kathryn

Chicago Hunger Games Mall Tour Video

Great video interview from Chicaco Mall Tour Stop Via Mockingjay.net

Hunger Games Mall Tour kicks off in LA

Fans packed the first stop on the Hunger Games Mall Tour in LA today.

See more photos at mockinjay.net

There are a lot of videos on youtube, but most are screaming fans and a bit of the cast on the mics.

Seeing these videos made me decide I will SKIP Seattle's Mall stop in order to get to LA earlier and scope the scene for the Hunger Games premiere. I am so excited, but also nervous because I am not sure what to expect.

Having done Breaking Dawn Part 1 which was a bit insane, I am anxious for Hunger Games. I did register so I think I will be in as long as I am in the first 400 people in line - but I hope they email all the registered guests with some more information, I am feeling a little uncertain.

Anyways - here is one of many videos from today's Mall stop:

Salute Katniss

Is it time yet?

Katniss Outtakes

There are outtakes of Kennifer Lawrence as Katnis in The Hunger Games... See more at mockingjay.net

Katniss and Peeta Training

Training outfits.... I can't even wait for this movie....

New Hunger Games Poster