Because one sincerely insincere address is never enough for President Snow (Donald Sutherland) of The Hunger Games infamy, the malevolently benign Capitol ruler and part-time Captain Birdseye impersonator has taken to the airwaves once again, but this time there’s a distinct difference.
And no, we don’t mean that the glassy-eyed Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) has been joined by Jena Malone’s Johanna Mason, but that is a notable shift. What’s important here is that the rebels from the districts have, thanks to the technical expertise of Beetee (Jeffrey Wright), hacked the signal to announce that the Mockingjay lives. Which is to say, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is fully part of the long-gestating revolution, one finally birthed in fire and fury.
Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2 have been filming back to back under the direction of Francis Lawrence, who is now guiding the movies through post-production. Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields, Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci will all feature, alongside new arrivals Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie and Julianne Moore. Part 1 lands in the UK on November 21.