Source: VEVO via. hggirlonfire“I liked the idea of the film ending on this close-up of Katniss’ face, and then this very creepy, cracked hum kind of signaling your entry into her head, her deepest thoughts and secrets,” says New Zealand singer-songwriter Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, better known as Lorde. “I’d been listening to a lot of spirituals, songs like ‘Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,’ and I loved the crackling, flawed sounds, both of the old recordings and the delivery of the vocals, so that definitely had some influence.”The song captures the extreme ambivalence of Jennifer Lawrence’s protagonist as she decides whether to allow herself to be used as the rebellion’s figurehead in the coming civil war at the heart of the blockbuster franchise’s penultimate installment. Although Katniss’ sympathies rest firmly with the 99% in the film’s dystopian world, she struggles with the stresses of her newfound notoriety and its dreadful responsibilities.It wasn’t completely unfamiliar ground for the 18-year-old songwriter.“This was my first time writing for a film, and it was important to me that it still felt like my song, not something that would feel out of place at one of my shows,” Lorde says via email. “I wanted the song to feel almost stream-of-consciousness, very much Katniss’ innermost thoughts, and when writing it, I could feel the lines blurring, my authorial voice overlapping with hers.”And my necklace is of rope / I tie it and untie. People talk to me, but nothing ever hits home / People talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes.There were palpable intersections for the songwriter.“Obviously I’m not angry in the way that she is at the end of the film, but I could identify with that feeling of everyone wanting Katniss to do a certain thing, and the pressure of that expectation.”She contributed a wildly revisionist cover of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” to the series’ second film, “Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” When it was time to put together the music for “Mockingjay — Part I,” the powers that be asked her to “curate” its songs.
“I was very fortunate to have been 100% left alone for the curation,” she says of a soundtrack that includes the languid indie pop of singer-songwriter Bat for Lashes, Kanye West reworking “Yellow Flicker Beat” into something even more menacing, and updated electronica from ’80s icons Grace Jones and Simon Le Bon. “I had a very clear idea of the kinds of artists I wanted for this project, and the kinds of songs from each.”Still, Lorde’s key contribution is “Yellow Flicker Beat,” which catches the Girl on Fire on the verge of stepping into a holocaust. The quiet of that hum explodes into a chorus declaring, “This is the start / Of how it all ends.”“Katniss has so much swirling under the surface, so many different voices both internal and external telling her what to do. A storm isn’t smooth, a fight isn’t quiet, and I don’t think Katniss is just one thing at once,” she says.“I also liked the ‘fingers laced together and I made a little prison, and I’m locking up everyone who ever laid a finger on me’ part — it alluded to the ‘playing God’ nature of Katniss’ role as Mockingjay and is probably the most empowering line I’ve ever written.”
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 by Editor
DigitalSpy reports that Francis Lawrence may create a movie that goes past the third book. Not sure how I feel about this.
The Hunger Games film series could extend past Suzanne Collins's original trilogy.
Director Francis Lawrence has said that more films are being considered for the hit young adult franchise.
"Everybody is thinking about it, and talking about it," the Mockingjay director told MTV.Source: Image via. Tumblr
"I just think that one has to go into that world carefully. Because I think a huge part of what makes the stories great is that it was really built on this idea of the consequence of war, and you have an amazing character like Katniss at the center of it.
"And so to just say, 'Oh, we're still in the Hunger Games world', I think is really risky, and you need to make sure that you have something new to say, and either new characters need to be created that are just as compelling as Katniss."
He continued: "It's a tricky thing, but I'm definitely open to talking about it, and I think everybody's thinking about it. Everybody loves the world and the ideas."
Posted on Monday, December 08, 2014 by Editor
Mockingjay has earned nearly $500 million internationally and over $230 million domestically.
With a somewhat leggier-than-expected holiday weekend and a still-robust five-day frame, The Hunger Games is pulling a Phantom Menace, casting off doubts over a smaller-than-expected debut with a stronger-than-expected second weekend. The Lions Gate Entertainment LGF +2.28% actions sequel earned $56.875 million over its Fri-Sun frame, down “just” 53% (different era, different expectations) and a robust $82.6m over the holiday frame. That’s the third-biggest Wed-Sun totals respectively, behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($74m/$109m) and Frozen ($67m/$93m) last year. It’s actually the fifth biggest Fri-Sun Thanksgiving frame as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Toy Story 2 both made $57m over their Fri-Sun frames but ended up with $82m and $80m respectively over the long frame. Mockingjay part I will end the frame with $225.692m domestic, which is close enough to The Hunger Games‘s $248m ten-day cume to give hope for decent holiday legs.
I now have no idea how well the film will hold up over the next month, although it has smooth sailing until Exodus drops on December 12th. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was at $296 million at its tenth day, so obviously any hopes of catching the second film’s $423m domestic, or really the first film’s $408m domestic haul, is something of a pipe dream. But this strong holiday hold, stronger than the recent Harry Potter and Twilight November debuts which topped out at $281m-$296m domestic. So yes, I now think that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay part I will get to $300m domestic. Whether or not it ends up approaching the $330m domestic total of Guardians of the Galaxy (which had 3D and IMAX advantages that Hunger Games 3 lacked), but I imagine it will at-worst put up a decent fight for second place in America alongside The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies which drops on December 17th.
The film is doing quite well overseas and it actually crossed $480 million worldwide today and should hit $500m worldwide over the next few days. With $270m and going strong, it may well trump the $440m that Catching Fire earned overseas, as it’s still outpacing it and won’t even open in China until early next year.This may be yet another “relative domestic disappoint/overseas smash” franchise entry which is sadly becoming par-for-the-course. But even if it doesn’t quite hit the $440m of Catching Fire, a $400m overseas total and a $300m domestic cume would still mean $700m worldwide for this third Hunger Games film, which is still higher than the $691m earned by The Hunger Games back in March of 2012.
Posted on Monday, December 01, 2014 by Editor
Natalie Dormer talked with ScreenRant about her role as Cressida in Mockingjay Part 1.
So the first thing I thought was very interesting about your character in this film was even though she exists in the source material, I think one of the most pivotal things about how we receive her onscreen has to do with your mannerisms about how you approach all these things – like the propaganda films. I know in our culture right now it’s such a…I mean you have a film like Nightcrawler that kind of looks at the darker side of when everybody is taking a camera and filming these tragedies. It was very pivotal to see how you depicted that, because the wrong way you could slide into something like you’re a TMZ producer or something like that. Can you just talk about where you drew inspiration from for this character, and how to kind of depict her onscreen in the right way?
Natalie Dormer: Sure. There is a moral line to walk when you have that responsibility of packaging and spinning a message. The interesting thing to know about Cressida is she has a genuine political conviction to overthrow tyrannical, repressive government of Snow.
So it’s almost irrelevant to her to begin with whether Katniss Everdeen wants to be or can be the Mockingjay. The revolution needs a Mockingjay. And so, Cressida wants to do that for her home. She wants to do that for the populous.
If you are asking me about general spin: it’s everywhere. A camera never gets pointed anywhere without a subjective angle being taken. It’s, at its height, most important when there is a war cause going on. I drew a lot of my inspiration from just watching a lot of footage. There is a lot of stuff happening around the world right now that we see on the news. And even the way that it’s portrayed in London, where I’m from, in contrast to how it’s portrayed here in The States, or in France, or in German news, where we also shotMockingjay. Even if you are talking about Western democracies, there is still an angle and a position taken that is reflective of that country’s interests, of that populous’s interests.
So, for me, I love those big themes that don’t talk down to an adolescent audience to think about that stuff, because anyone with a smartphone now can take a video and send a message out. So we all have to be responsible and think about what we are doing.
That was a really, really long answer to your question, but I hope you can cut that into some sense.
Posted on Friday, November 28, 2014 by Editor
In summary, the first edition of Mockingjay wasn't nearly as exciting as Catching Fire, but it wasn't as poorly constructed as the first movie. With the portion of the source material that was given, Francis Lawrence certainly did his job.
That being said, the movie definitely left me with an empty feeling. Although, I suppose that was the point.
There were some distinct inconsistencies in regards to the book. Coin was portrayed in a far too sympathetic light, it didn't carry the same 'texture' as the first portion of the book. Effie, however, was a welcome diversion.
Jennifer Lawrence's acting has greatly improved. She carried herself beautifully as Katniss. Her rendition of the Hanging Tree was truly breathtaking. Josh Hutcherson's scenes were heartbreaking. Natalie Dormer played Cressida in a brilliant light. The dream sequence (in which Katniss imagines Peeta in Thirteen) was so adorably tragic.
There were some slow moments, of course, and it probably would have been better for the movie to end with Peeta's hands around Katniss's neck, like the chapter did in the books, but it was an overall decent adaption.
That being said, the movie definitely left me with an empty feeling. Although, I suppose that was the point.
(P.S.) There was some bad-ass tree climbing in this film.
Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2014 by Editor
You can watch some new Mockingjay Part One interviews below the break. This includes a cute cast interview (Josh, Jen, & Liam) and Elisbath Banks discussing her role as Effie Trinket.
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Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 by Editor
Moviepilot has released this exclusive clip titled 'Katniss Meeting the Crew'. Jennifer looks gorgeous. Also, our first real look at Natalie Dormer in Mockingjay. Watch in HD here.
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 by Editor
Apparently Ariana Grande will be appearing on the Mockingjay soundtrack. Here's a clip from MTV describing how this happened.
Clad in a pair of comfy pajamas and surrounded by her giggling friends and family members, Ariana Grande held a livestream for her fans on Tuesday (October 28), during which she casually dropped a HUGE BOMB OF A REVEAL OMFG right at the top.The “Love Me Harder” singer told viewers than she’s excited for everyone to hear the song that she has recorded with Lorde and Diplo for the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Pt. 1″ soundtrack, saying: “It’s a very interesting song. It’s very different.”If you recall, the full Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. 1 — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track list was revealed last week on October 21, with one giant, gaping hole right in the middle labeled “Various Artists — ‘Track 5.’”With a little investigative work, you can rule Ms. Grande out of every other song on the 14-track album, except for that one.Lorde addressed the missing track briefly on Twitter, explaining: “the unnamed track isn’t that way because of secrecy’s sake — it’s just not quite finished.”
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 by Editor
While being interviewed for this cover issue for Empire Magazine's December Issue, Jennifer Lawrence hinted at toast babies!
It’s not entirely true that the Hunger Games production is complete. There is, Lawrence lets slip, one last scene to complete for the very end of the series, possibly featuring her nephews in roles we won’t spoil.Josh Hutcherson also made an interesting comment:
And the horrors exacted on Peeta will go even further than those in the the novel. “The book doesn’t explain everything that happens to Peeta,” says Hutcherson. “So we were at liberty to create that ourselves. We’re putting him through food and water deprivation, sleep deprivation, various forms of brainwashing.”
Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014 by Editor
A new tv spot titled 'Choice' has been released via. Doritos. I still feel like the partnership is tasteless, considering the subject matter of the books, but new videos are always appreciated! You can watch the video in full below the break.
P.S: You may die of heartbreak! Oh, Peeta. *sobs*
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 by Editor
The Soundtrack List for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One has been released to the public. There are fourteen songs in total, with artists including Grace Jones and The Chemical Brothers.
1. Meltdown (feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM) – Stromae 4:01
2. Dead Air – CHVRCHES 3:14
3. Scream My Name – Tove Lo 3:34
4. Kingdom (feat. Simon Le Bon) – Charli XCX 4:04
5. Track 5 – Various Artists 0:06
6. Lost Souls – Raury 2:53
7. Yellow Flicker Beat – Lorde 3:54
8. The Leap – Tinashé 4:06
9. Plan the Escape – Bat for Lashes 2:30
10. Original Beast – Grace Jones 4:21
11. Flicker (Kanye West Rework) – Lorde 4:12
12. Animal – XOV 3:18
13. This Is Not a Game (feat. Miguel) – The Chemical Brothers 3:14
14. Ladder Song – Lorde 3:14
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 by Editor
"Capitol TV" spoke in regards to President Snow and his stylists regarding the iconic look.
President Snow has a variety of teams devoted to his cosmetological needs. The wardrobe team, lead by famed stylist Juliana Rydell, is in charge of designing, procuring, and pressing and President Snow’s suits for every occasion; staying on the cutting edge of Capitol trends to ensure Snow is on point; polishing Snow’s lapel vase, and of course, selecting his signature white rose.The hair and makeup team, lead by Trivalda Enfario (pictured here), make sure every hair is in its place (literally). President Snow has a strict daily regimen consisting of a haircut, beard trimming, manicure, and teeth whitening. And take it from us, their efforts do not go unnoticed. Even looking at President Snow close-up, his perfection is almost astounding. In a room of even the most prestigious individuals in the Capitol, there’s no doubt who transcends them all.
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 by Editor
Lionsgate has partnered up with Doritos to deliver us Mockingjay themed snacks. Not quite sure how to feel about this, it seems very Capitol-esque, almost distasteful given the subject content of the books. Either way, here is the press release detailing their partnership with Doritos, Whole Foods, and Mazda.
VANCOUVER, BC and SANTA MONICA, CA, October 8, 2014 – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, today announced that DORITOS, MAZDA and Whole Foods Market’s WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION will partner with the studio for the year’s most anticipated film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The film, the third in the global blockbuster Hunger Games film franchise, opens in theaters worldwide on November 21.DORITOS and MAZDA will both be sponsors of the newly launched OUR LEADER THE MOCKINGJAY (OLTM) app, currently available through OurLeaderTheMockingjay.Co.In and for download through both the Apple and Android app stores.DORITOS will also introduce thematic Mockingjay packaging at retailers nationwide this month. When scanned, the bags will unlock exclusive content on the OLTM app. DORITOS will also be running a sweepstakes online, offering hundreds of prizes, including signed movie posters and a trip to the film’s US premiere. For official rules and more details, please visit www.UnlockDistrict13.com.MAZDA is the official automobile sponsor of the U.S. premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Mazda is also a sponsor of the OLTM app. When a Mazda logo is scanned either from a brochure, print ad or on www.MazdaUSA.com, exclusive content will be unlocked. Mazda is also running a design contest hosted on Tumblr, in which fans can design and submit their own Hovercraft plans. Every design submitted on the Mazda Tumblr site will trigger a donation to one of Mazda’s Drive for Good charitable partners.“Mazda is proud to partner with The Hunger Games on this new installment of the series,” said Russell Wager, Vice President, Marketing, Mazda North American Operations. “We are also very excited to involve our Mazda Drive for Good program in order to do good for others during this time of year.”WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION, a Whole Foods Market nonprofit dedicated to alleviating global poverty, will activate a fundraising program across participating Whole Food Market stores nationwide. For every fresh, in-house-made Courage of One juice that shoppers purchase, $1 will go to the foundation to fund microcredit. WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION will also run a sweepstakes program offering prizes including Whole Foods Market gift cards and premiere tickets, plus travel.“We are thrilled to partner with these powerhouse “best in class” brands to create smart, innovative and interactive ways to bring fans further into the world of The Hunger Games,” said Tim Palen, Lionsgate’s Chief Marketing Officer. “We are also proud of our association with not-for-profit organizations like WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION and to continue to build on our relationships with The Hunger Games franchise partners FEEDING AMERICA and WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.”The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong, from an adaptation by Suzanne Collins and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
Lionsgate, home to The Hunger Games, Twilight and Divergent franchises, is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has more than 30 television shows on over 20 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the comedy Anger Management, the broadcast network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show and the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black.
Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the first installment of the Divergent franchise, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions’ A Most Wanted Man and Pantelion Films’ breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.
Lionsgate’s home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com
ABOUT DORITOS
Doritos tortilla chips is one of the billion-dollar brands that make up Frito-Lay North America, the $13 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. To learn more about the Doritos brand, visit its website at www.doritos.com or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Doritos or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DoritosUSA.
ABOUT MAZDA
Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at www.mazdausamedia.com. Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Mazda.
ABOUT WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION
Founded in 2005, Whole Planet Foundation is a Whole Foods Market foundation that alleviates poverty worldwide where the company sources products. The nonprofit’s mission is to empower the very poor with microcredit and the chance to create or expand a home-based business and lift themselves and their families out of poverty, with a focus on the developing world. As of September 2014, Whole Planet Foundation is funding microlending programs in the U.S. and 60 other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, supporting 4.5 million people with a chance for a better life. To date, the nonprofit has authorized more than $60 million dollars through microfinance partners worldwide. Learn more and donate online at www.wholeplanetfoundation.org.
Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2014 by Editor
QuarterQuell posted these great new images of different scenes from District Thirteen that were seen in the 'Our Leader the Mockingjay' app. You can see more here.
The Our Leader The Mockingjay app has received an impressive new update today featuring an interactive 3D District 13 schematic! To access it, make sure you are updated to the latest version of the app (2.0) through the App Store or Google Play, then go to the app's main menu to find the schematics section above.
Posted on Wednesday, October 08, 2014 by Editor
A Capitol 'Hack' revealed this video:
Image source: JabberyJay.NetHack 2 has been unlocked on the District13.co.in site, so you can now head over on your mobile device to log into the District 13 mainframe. The hack is the same as the first one, with the green line.Step by step instructions:
- Go to http://m.district13.co.in on your mobile device.
- Log in with either Facebook or Twitter.
- Head to http://thecapitol.pn (do not open it ahead of time) and on your phone, enter the Session ID shown at the top right of the screen on your desktop. Leave the Capitol site open.
- Open the site with your fingerprint. TheCapitol.PN should now say “The Mockingjay Lives.” Leave it open.
- Tap “Hack 02″ at the bottom.
- Read the instructions. Lock your phone in portrait mode (turn off rotation). Hit “Initiate.”
- Play the game, keeping the green line in the black area. Watch TheCapitol.PN for your progress. Once you finish, the following screen will appear on your desktop, revealing the “real” Capitol Concerns of the citizens of the Districts.
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2014 by Editor
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