Director: Francis Lawrence
Running Time: 122 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: March 16th 2015 (UK)
Mockingjay was always going to have a struggle, despite the success of the previous movies. Anyone who’s read the books will know that the third instalment is rather different from the earlier two, not least because there’s no Hunger Games arena and things get pretty dark and glum. Many also wondered whether there was enough material to make two films out of it, or if this gambit to get more cash from the Panem cow was a stretch too far.
It’s pleasing to see then that Mockingjay Part 1 is pretty good. Quite how good it is is difficult to say at the moment, as it’s tough to escape the feeling that this is a long build-up to Part 2, and it’s only going to be with the hindsight of the final instalment that we’ll really be able to properly judge. [Read more…]
The stars of the The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 are gearing up for the movie’s World Premiere in London’s Leicester Square, and Lionsgate is allowing us all to share in the action with the livestream of all the red carpet action, which you can watch below.
In less than a month The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is due to hit cinemas and there’s little doubt it’ll be a big hit. However as it marks a change for the franchise, so Lionsgate are keen to ensure fans are kept excited.
The marketing for Hunger Games: Mockingjay has certainly been pretty cool, and it continues with the release of the final Katniss poster, where she gets to show off why she really is the Mockingjay.
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In the world of The Hunger Game, the 12 districts had always been told the District 13 was completely obliterated after they tried to stand up to the Capitol. However as we discover in Mockingjay, that’s not true, as that’s where Katniss and others end up and where war against the ruling elite is brewing.
It’s here! After some smart marketing where The Capitol has been calling for unity in a very iron fist in a velvet glove way, the teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is here, and you can watch it below.
Lionsgate continues its Hunger Games: Mockingjay marketing effort where it’s bringing us messages from the Capitol resigned to quell rebellion in the Districts with a mix of platitudes and veiled threats about what will happen if they don’t quieten down.