'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Casting News, Updates [PHOTOS]: 'Catching Fire' Sequel Split Into Two Films, 'House of Cards' & 'Homeland' Actors Join Movies
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hits theaters November 22, 2013, but the final two films of the series are building up their casts in order to finalize this film franchise right. As the concluding book of the series, Mockingjay was split into two films and has been in pre-production ever since Catching Fire wrapped. Now we have a list of impressive names attached to the final installments! (SPOILERS to follow)
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth all return to reprise their Hunger Games roles in the final two movies.
Over the summer, we learned that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer was cast as Cressida and Julian Moore was cast as President Alma Coin. We also found out that Stef Dawson and Evan Ross also joined the cast.
Check out the most recent casting news, announced via the Lionsgate Twitter feed:
Lily Rabe cast as Commander Lyme in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Parts 1&2
— Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 16, 2013
Patina Miller cast as Commander Paylor in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Parts 1&2 — Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 18, 2013
Mahershala Ali cast as Boggs in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Parts 1&2
— Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 20, 2013
Elden Henson cast as Pollux in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Parts 1&2 — Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 23, 2013
Wes Chatham cast as Castor in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Parts 1&2
— Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 23, 2013
Omid Abtahi cast as Homes in @TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Part 2 — Lionsgate News (@LionsgateNews) September 24, 2013
Are you excited about any of these castings? Let us know in the comments section!
Mockingjay - Part 1 hits theaters on November 21, 2014 and then Mockingjay - Part 2 will be released on November 20, 2015.
Meanwhile, enjoy this trailer for this year's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: