Lionsgate has released the full-length The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 trailer for the first half of director Francis Lawrence’s conclusion to the Hunger Games franchise. The film finds Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) at the forefront of the rebellion in District 13 while Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Johanna (Jena Malone) are held captive in the Capitol. Francis Lawrence surprised the hell out of me with Catching Fire, which I thought was hands-down the best "tentpole" film of last year, and so I have high hopes for his adaptation of Mockingjay (the weakest book of the trilogy). What strikes me most about this trailer is that the film appears to be in the vein of an action pic, whereas Catching Fire was more of a thriller and the first film was essentially a survival movie. District 13 isn't exactly a cinematic location and there's a lot of bunker-set scenes in the book, so I'm very curious to see what changes have been made in the feature film adaptation. The pic looks rather epic in scope, and I imagine Mockingjay - Part 1 will be the most intense and largest scale entry in the franchise yet. Hold on to your butts.
Hit the jump to watch the Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 trailer. The film also stars Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks, Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin, and Donald Sutherland. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 opens in theaters on November 21st.
Trailer via Lionsgate.
Here’s the official synopsis for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1:
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 Danny Strong and Peter Craig 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.
