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The Hunger Games World and The Capitol: What Has Reasoned Such a Viral Effect?

March 13, 2021 19:24

The marketing department of the Canadian Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation has developed an entire alternative world to advertise and promote The Hunger Games film series. Twenty-seven team members have achieved a substantial breakthrough that will remain the model for future advertising campaigns in the sphere of social media.

The media company spent around $50 million on advertising the Mockingjay movies in the USA and Canada. Six main Hollywood studios, each of which has a marketing department three times bigger than the one at Lionsgate, spend hundreds of millions of dollars to release the film in North America.

Twenty-seven team members of the Canadian media company have shown to the whole world that movies for a mass audience do not necessarily demand exorbitant expenses.

It is possible to use social media, viral advertising, and to create the game world. And this has been done by the creative specialists.

TheCapitol.pn is the official website of the Panem ruling government. It is an interactive platform that was changed due to the Hunger Games events.

Official website of The Capitol — The Capitol of Panem Website Homepage
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Combining all parts of the advertising campaign, as for videos, poster series, and viral flash mobs in social media, it was the nucleus, the Capitol symbol of destructive authoritative force, which the franchise heroine had to confront.

The Official Website: Why Needed?

The Capitol website is a significant part of the advertising project developed by Watson/DG to promote The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).

When TheCapitol.pn emerged, there was intrigue and much play with the audience. #WhatsMyDistrict hashtag was placed at the end of the trailers for the first movie where lauding the power and nobility of the ruling Capitol were emphasized.

The more people used it in their social networks, the clearer the image on TheCapitol.pn main page became.

The website was almost white and combined the interactive 3D graphics, interviews with the famous fictional heroes of the world, Capitol TV with the constantly updated content, and video broadcasts from the Panem President Coriolanus Snow where he urged the Panem citizens to unite and reconcile with an inviolability of the Capitol authority.

Capitol TV features Panem people talking about the latest developments of their districts, each of which manufactures certain goods or mines for certain resources, according to Suzanne Collins.

Moreover, there is a TV show about the Capitol’s fashion and style. Its heroes are famous Youtube video bloggers who remodel themselves into Panem residents and speak about the newest fashion trends and the Capitol’s ‘beautiful life’.

Altogether this looks as evident propaganda of the government system and praising the current authorities.

The website is also filled up with the thematic photo series of the movies. One of these series depicts the Panem people as labor heroes within their districts.

The clothes of every person symbolize his or her district. Posters contain propagandist slogans like “Panem today, Panem tomorrow, Panem forever!”.

Though the photos are appealing, they show disturbing details that indirectly display the country’s social issues.

The district heroes depicted here are also described on the Capitol website as the victims of political propaganda.

The creators of this virtual world make it as real as possible. Every aspect of life and influence of the Capitol virally penetrates the flexible conditions of social networks.

Being targeted at the fan audience, Panem, at the same time, plays by the rules of the modern media world as a real country.

It even has its own ‘.pn’ domain, which, according to Google, is the country code top-level domain for the Pitcairn Islands.

When the revolution is unfolding in the world of The Hunger Games, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is going to be released, Twitter becomes filled with the address of a new Revolution.pn website and the urges to spread a new hashtag #UNITE to support the rebels.

Revolution.pn was the TheCapitol.pn antagonist, which contained revolution propaganda and the Panem news (non-censored by the Capitol), and conducted the information warfare within this fictional story.

Homepage of revolution.pn — The Revolution Website
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At that time, it was possible to observe on TheCapitol.pn how the Capitol messages were being intercepted by the rebels.

Eventually, the iconic image of President Snow was changed by a new one captured with the words “The Capitol must fall so we may be free”.

The opposition between District 13 and the Capitol is constantly exposed in viral videos released before the movie premiers.

Even though the video is supposed to be released by the Capitol, the rebels hack it from time to time.

This entire struggle takes place in social networks, it is shown in videos, visual advertising, and official websites.

Targeted at the international audience, TheCapitol.pn has been translated into 17 languages.

Accolades for Design

Since its existence, the whole advertising campaign and the websites, in particular, have been numerously awarded and nominated in the sphere of design and marketing.

TheCapitol.pn and Revolution.pn have been developed by the American Watson Design Group.

Revolution.pn form — Districts Heroes Collection

Another The Capitol hero — Districts Heroes Collection

The heroes of Panem — Districts Heroes Collection

2012 - Golden Trailer Awards that honors the best work in all areas of motion picture and video game marketing. Nominations include “Best Action” and “Best Action Movie” for The Hunger Games Official Trailer #2 (2012).

The winner in “Best Action Poster/Teaser Poster” and “Best Animation Poster/Final Poster”.

August 14, 2014 - TheCapitol.pn became The Site of the Day at awwwards.com, and later - The Site of the Month for August.

October 19, 2015 - Revolution.pn repeated the success of its antagonist in the fight for Panem and also became The Site of the Day at awwwards.com.

Peeta Mellark details on Revolution.pn
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October 22, 2015 - The Hunger Games won the CLIO Key Art Award in the category of “Audio/Visual Technique Motion Graphics”.

The silver prize was obtained in such categories as “Audio/Visual Creative Content – Short Form”, “Print Domestic One-Sheet”, and “Print Motion Poster” for Bird Logo Motion Poster.

The bronze went in the category of “Print Motion Poster” for The Revolution is About All of Us.

May 4, 2016 - one more Golden Trailer Award in such nominations as “Best Fantasy Adventure”, “Best Motion/Title Graphics”, “Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot”, “Best Music TV Spot”, “Best Fantasy/Adventure Poster”, “Best Billboard”, “Most Original Poster”, “Best Action Poster”.

Besides, the book itself as well as the film series have been awarded many times.

About the Author

Suzanne Collins is an American writer who has gained popularity for her story about Katniss Everdeen from District 12.

The Hunger Games trilogy is an international bestseller.

Published in September 2008, it topped The New York Times list for six years, and also appeared in the USA Today and Publishers Weekly lists of bestselling books from time to time.

On November 5, 2019, BBC News mentioned The Hunger Games in their list of 100 novels that have shaped our world during the last 300 years.

The trilogy has been translated into 52 languages and read in 54 countries. It is still enlisted as the bestseller and the favorite book of teenagers around the world.

The author has gained in popularity and recognition for The Hunger Games books.

In 2010, Suzanne Collins was named to the TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people.

In 2016, she received the Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community for “exemplifying the unique power of young people's literature to change lives and create lifelong book lovers”.

It was the first time the Guild presented the award to a Young Adult author.

Suzanne Collins began her professional career in 1991 as a screenwriter of children’s TV shows. She was the co-author of Clarissa Explains It All, Clifford's Puppy Days, Generation O!, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, etc.

During that time, she got acquainted with children's author and illustrator James Proimos “who talked her into giving children's books a try”.

Apart from The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins wrote the series titled The Underland Chronicles about Gregor the Overlander who travels across the underground New York.

Being not as known as the Panem saga is, it has received critical acclaim and has been sold in 21 countries.

In September 2013, Suzanne Collins released an autobiographical picture book Year of the Jungle illustrated by James Proimos.

It is about the life experience of six-year-old Suzanne when her father was deployed to Vietnam. The book has been translated into 11 languages and sold in 12 countries.

Her first picture book When Charlie McButton Lost Power illustrated by Mike Lester was published in 2005. It is a story about a boy obsessed with computer games.

The Hunger Games Book Series

The trilogy plot takes place in a post-apocalyptic country located in North America.

The world has undergone catastrophe, as a result of which the sea level has increased and the continents have become reshaped.

It is not known whether somebody else has remained; the events take place on the territory of former North America (the USA, Canada, Mexico).

The people who have survived the catastrophe have united into the country called Panem (Latin panem et circenses, ‘bread and circuses’).

The Hunger Games world is in the style of antiquity, Rome, in particular. The characters’ names are Caesar, Tiberius, Seneca, Claudius, Portia; the name of the capital city is Capitol.

There are also the gladiators’ fights in the arena.

Suzanne Collins says she got inspired by the Roman culture and the Greek myth about the Minotaur and the Labyrinth where seven Athenian youths and seven maidens had to be sacrificed.

The author has managed to combine the ancient traditions and modern reality TV shows where people’s lives are depicted for public entertainment.

Panem is divided into 12 districts each of which is responsible for manufacturing a certain product. The districts are isolated and governed by the authoritarian Capitol.

The events are taking place after 74 years of a similar regime. During the earlier times called the ‘Dark Days’, there had been 13 districts, but they rebelled against the Capitol and were defeated.

As a result, the annual ‘Hunger Games’ were established.

Each district had to send a girl and a boy aged from 12 to 18 who were forced to fight for their own lives in the arena.

This tradition is aimed to remind the districts about the Capitol’s power and the price of disobedience, which is now paid by the lives of their children.

The trilogy plot is centered around the story of Katniss Everdeen (there is also the prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), a girl from a coal-mining District 12 who had to compete in the 74th Hunger Games.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

On May 19, 2020, Suzanne Collins released the fourth book, the prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Here, the story follows Coriolanus Snow, the Panem President.

The Lionsgate website contains loads of interactive materials based on the book that has been presented online during the pandemic.

The adventures in Panem may not end because Scholastic Corporation, the publisher, has announced the fifth book to be released.

Suzanne Collins is also working on one more prequel where the events take place 64 years before Katniss Everdeen.

About Adaptations

March 23, 2012 - Lionsgate released The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross. The film hit several box-office records and has become the 14th-highest-grossing movie of all time in North America.

November 22, 2013 - Lionsgate released The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, having changed the director Gary Ross to Francis Lawrence. The film also became a massive box-office success.

November 21, 2014 - Lionsgate released The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Director: Francis Lawrence.

November 20, 2015 - Lionsgate released The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. Director: Francis Lawrence.

There are four films within three books, and the global franchise box-office is $3 billion.

June 17, 2019 - the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group president, Joseph Drake, announced that the media company was working with Suzanne Collins regarding the adaption of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes for the big screen.

Though the cast have not been decided yet because of the ongoing pandemic, Francis Lawrence has been again set as a director.

Directors, Budget, Cast, and Box-Office

The Hunger Games (2012)

“The world will be watching”.

Country: USA

Runtime: 142 min.

Release info: March 12, 2012 (USA), March 21, 2012 (world)

Production companies: Lionsgate and Color Force

Budget: $78 000 000

Box-office

34th place in the list of the US highest-grossing films

Gross USA: $408 010 692

Other countries: $286 384 032

Worldwide box-office: $616 394 724

Opening day: $67 263 650

Theater counts: 4137

In release: 284 days

Directed by: Gary Ross

Screenplay by: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray.

Music by: James Newton Howard

Director of photography: Tom Stern

Produced by: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson, Suzanne Collins, Robin Bissell and others.

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence — Katniss Everdeen;
Josh Hutcherson — Peeta Mellark;
Liam Hemsworth — Gale Hawthorne;
Woody Harrelson — Haymitch Abernathy;
Elizabeth Banks — Effie Trinket;
Lenny Kravitz — Cinna;
Donald Sutherland — President Snow;
Stanley Tucci — Caesar Flickerman
Wes Bentley — Seneca Crane;
Toby Jones — Claudius Templesmith;
Alexander Ludwig — Cato;
Isabelle Fuhrman — Clove;
Amandla Stenberg — Rue;
Jack Quaid — Marvel;
Leven Rambin — Glimmer;
Dayo Okeniyi — Thresh;
Jacqueline Emerson — Fox Face;
Willow Shields — Primrose Everdeen;
Paula Malcomson — Katniss' Mother;
Latarsha Rose — Portia.

Awards (51 nominations/28 won)

Virgin Media Movie: “Most Wanted Movie of 2012” (won);
Annual CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards of 2012: “Breakthrough Performer of the Year” (2012) — Josh Hutcherson;
Australians in Film Awards: “Annual Breakthrough” (2012) — Liam Hemsworth;
Golden Trailer Awards: “Best Action” — Trailer 2 (nominated), “Best Action Poster/Teaser Poster” (won), “Best Action Movie” (nominated), “Best Animation Poster/Final Poster” (won);
MTV Movie Awards (June 3, 2012): “Movie of the Year” (nominated), “Best Cast” (nominated), “Breakthrough Performance” — Liam Hemsworth (nominated), “Best Kiss” (nominated), “Best Fight”, “Best Female Performance” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Best Male Performance” — Josh Hutcherson, “Best On-Screen Transformation” — Elizabeth Banks;
Golden Globe Awards (January 13, 2012): “Best Original Song” — “Safe and Sound” by Taylor Swift (nominated);
CMT Music Awards (June 6, 2012): “Collaborative Video of The Year” and “Video of The Year” — “Safe and Sound” by Taylor Swift (nominated);
NewNowNext Awards (April 11, 2012): “Next Big Star Award” — Josh Hutcherson;
Kerrang! Awards (June 7, 2012): “Best Film”;
British Academy Children's Awards (November 25, 2012): “Feature Film”, “Feature Film Kids’ Vote” (nominated);
Do Something! Awards (August 21, 2012): “Moviestar: Male” — Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth (nominated);
Teen Choice Awards (July 22, 2012): “Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”, “Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”— Josh Hutcherson, “Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Choice Movie: Villain” — Alexander Ludwig, “Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer” — Liam Hemsworth and Elizabeth Banks (nominated), “Choice Movie: Liplock”, “Choice Movie: Chemistry”, “Choice Male Hottie” — Liam Hemsworth;
People's Choice Awards of January 9, 2013: “Favorite Movie Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Favorite On-Screen Chemistry”, “Favorite Movie Franchise”, “Favorite Action Movie”, “Favorite Movie”, "Favorite Face of Heroism";
Saturn Awards (June 26, 2013): “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Best Science Fiction Film” (nominated);
Society of Operating Cameramen Awards (March 9, 2013): “Camera Operator of the Year in Feature Film” (nominated);
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (March 23, 2013): “Favorite Movie”, “Favorite Movie Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated);
Nebula Awards (May 18, 2013): “Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation” (nominated);
NAACP Image Awards (February 1, 2013): “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” — Lenny Kravitz (nominated), “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” — Amandla Stenberg (nominated);
Hugo Awards (September 1, 2013): “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form” (nominated);
Grammy Awards (February 10, 2013): “Best Song Written for Visual Media” — “Safe & Sound“ (Taylor Swift, Joy Williams, John Paul White, T-Bone Burnett), “Abraham's Daughter” (T-Bone Burnett, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne) (nominated);
Empire Awards (April 24, 2013): “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Critics' Choice Awards (January 10, 2013): “Best Actress in an Action Movie” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Black Reel Awards (February 7, 2013): “Best Breakthrough Performance” — Amandla Stenberg (nominated);
Artios Awards (January 10, 2013): “Best Actress in an Action Movie” — Debra Zane (casting director) (nominated) and Jackie Burch (casting director) (nominated);
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (June 20, 2013): “Top Box Office Films” — James Newton Howard (composer).

Trailers

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

“Remember who the real enemy is”.

Country: USA

Runtime: 146 min.

Release info: November 11, 2013 (world), November 18, 2013 (USA)

Production companies: Lionsgate and Color Force

Budget: $130 000 000

Box-office

26th place in the list of the US highest-grossing films.

76th place in the list of the world’s highest-grossing films.

USA: $424 668 047

Other countries: $440 343 69

Worldwide box-office: $735 011 746

Opening day: $70 950 136

Theater counts: 4163

In release: 405 days

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Screenplay by: Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt;

Music by: James Newton Howard

Director of photography: Jo Willems

Produced by: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson, Suzanne Collins and others

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence — Katniss Everdeen;
Josh Hutcherson — Peeta Mellark;
Liam Hemsworth — Gale Hawthorne;
Woody Harrelson — Haymitch Abernathy;
Elizabeth Banks — Effie Trinket;
Lenny Kravitz — Cinna;
Donald Sutherland — President Snow;
Stanley Tucci — Caesar Flickerman;
Wes Bentley — Seneca Crane;
Toby Jones — Claudius Templesmith;
Willow Shields — Primrose Everdeen;
Paula Malcomson — Katniss' Mother;
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Plutarch Heavensbee;
Jeffrey Wright — Beetee;
Sam Claflin — Finnick Odair;
Jena Malone — Johanna Mason;
Lynn Cohen — Mags;
Amanda Plummer — Wiress;
Meta Golding — Enobaria;
Bruno Gunn — Brutus;
Alan Ritchson — Gloss;
Stephanie Leigh Schlund — Cashmere;
Roger Mitchell — Chaff;
Maria Howell — Seeder.

Awards (50 nominations/16 won)

Young Hollywood Awards (July 28, 2014): “Best Threesome” (nominated), “Best Cast Chemistry” (nominated), “Favorite Flick” (nominated);
Teen Choice Awards (August 10, 2014): “Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”, “Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”— Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth (nominated), “Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy” — Jennifer Lawrence “Choice Movie: Villain” — Donald Sutherland, “Choice Movie: Scene Stealer” — Sam Claflin (nominated), “Choice Movie: Liplock” (nominated);
Saturn Awards (June 26, 2014): “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Science Fiction Film” (nominated); “Best Director” — Francis Lawrence (nominated), “Best Supporting Actress” — Jena Malone (nominated), “Best Production Design” — Philip Messina (nominated), “Best Editing” — Alan Edward Bell (nominated), “Best Costume” — Trish Summerville;
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (December 11, 2013): “Best Supporting Actress” — Elizabeth Banks (nominated), “Best Editing” — Alan Edward Bell (nominated);
People's Choice Awards (January 8, 2014): “Favorite Year End Movie”;
Nebula Awards (May 17, 2014): “Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation” (nominated);
MTV Movie Awards (April 14, 2014): “Movie of the Year”, “Best Fight” (nominated), “Best Female Performance” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Best Male Performance” — Josh Hutcherson, “Best On-Screen Transformation” — Elizabeth Banks (nominated), “Best Shirtless Performance” — Sam Claflin (nominated), “Breakthrough Performance” — Liam Hemsworth (nominated), “Best Villain” — Donald Sutherland (nominated), “Favorite Character” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated);
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (April 29, 2014): “Favorite Movie”, “Favorite Movie Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence, "Favorite Female Buttkicker" — Jennifer Lawrence, Jena Malone (nominated);
London Film Critics' Circle (February 2, 2014): “Technical Achievement” — Trish Summerville (nominated);
Hugo Awards (August 17, 2014): “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form” (nominated);
Hollywood Film Awards (October 18–20, 2013): “Best Song” — "Atlas" by Coldplay;
Grammy Awards (January 26, 2014): “Best Song Written for Visual Media” — "Atlas" by Coldplay (nominated);
Golden Globe Awards (January 12, 2014): ”Best Original Song” — "Atlas" by Coldplay (nominated);
Empire Awards (March 30, 2014): “Best Film” (nominated), “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Supporting Actor” — Sam Claflin (nominated), “Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy” (nominated), “Best Thriller”;
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (December 13, 2013): “Best Supporting Actor” — Stanley Tucci (nominated);
Denver Film Critics Society Awards (January 13, 2014): “Best Original Song” — “Atlas” by Coldplay (nominated);
Critics' Choice Awards (January 16, 2014): “Best Action Movie” (nominated), “Best Actress in an Action Movie” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Song” — “Atlas” by Coldplay (nominated);
Costume Designers Guild Awards (February, 2014): ”Excellence in Fantasy Film”.

Trailers

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

“The courage of one will change the world”.

Countries: USA, Canada, France

Runtime: 123 min.

Release info: November 10, 2014 (world), November 21, 2014 (USA)

Production companies:

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC),
Lionsgate,
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit,
Color Force,
French Tax Credit

Budget: $125 000 000

Box-office

59th place in the list of the US highest-grossing films.

Gross USA: $337 135 885

Other countries: $418 220 826

Worldwide box-office: $630 356 711

Opening day: $55 139 942

Theater counts: 4151

In release: 406 days

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Screenplay by: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins.

Music by: James Newton Howard.

Director of photography: Jo Willems.

Produced by: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson, Suzanne Collins and others.

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence — Katniss Everdeen;
Josh Hutcherson — Peeta Mellark;
Liam Hemsworth — Gale Hawthorne;
Woody Harrelson — Haymitch Abernathy;
Elizabeth Banks — Effie Trinket;
Donald Sutherland — President Snow;
Stanley Tucci — Caesar Flickerman;
Julianne Moore — President Alma Coin;
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Plutarch Heavensbee;
Jeffrey Wright — Beetee;
Sam Claflin — Finnick Odair;
Natalie Dormer — Cressida;
Mahershala Ali — Boggs;
Willow Shields — Primrose Everdeen;
Patina Miller — Commander Paylor;
Paula Malcomson — Katniss' Mother;
Jena Malone — Johanna Mason;
Stef Dawson — Annie Cresta;
Evan Ross — Messalla;
Wes Chatham — Castor;
Elden Henson — Pollux;
Robert Knepper — Antonius.

Awards (27 nominations/10 won)

Women Film Critics Circle Awards (December 19, 2014): “Best Female Image in Movie”;
Teen Choice Awards (August 16, 2015): “Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”, “Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”— Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth (nominated), “Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy” — Jennifer Lawrence, “Choice Movie: Villain” — Donald Sutherland (nominated),“Choice Movie: Liplock” (nominated);
Saturn Awards (June 25, 2015): “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Science Fiction Film” (nominated);
NewNowNext Awards (December 7, 2014): “Best New Lead Film Actress” — Natalie Dormer;
MTV Movie Awards (April 12, 2015): “Movie of the Year” (nominated), “Best Female Performance” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best On-Screen Transformation” — Elizabeth Banks, “Best Hero” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Musical Moment” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (April 28, 2015): “Favorite Movie”, "Favorite Female Action Star" — Jennifer Lawrence, “Favorite Male Action Star” — Liam Hemsworth, “Favorite Villain” — Donald Sutherland (nominated);
Golden Globe Awards (January 11, 2015): “Best Original Song - Motion Picture” — “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde (nominated);
Critics' Choice Awards (January 15, 2015): “Best Actress in an Action Movie” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Song” — “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde (nominated);
Costume Designers Guild Awards (February 17, 2015): ”Excellence in Fantasy Film” (nominated);
Black Reel Awards (February 19, 2015): “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance - Female” — Patina Miller (nominated);
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (January 12, 2015): “Best Female Action Star” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated).

Trailers

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2(2015)

“Nothing can prepare you for the end”.

Countries: USA, Canada, France, Germany

Runtime: 137 min.

Release info: November 4, 2015 (world), November 16, 2015 (USA)

Online premiere: April 19, 2016

Distributed by: Walt Disney Company CIS

Production studios:

Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Lionsgate
Studio Babelsberg
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
Color Force
French Tax Credit

Budget: $160 000 000

Box-office

USA: $281 723 902

Other countries: $376 620 235

Worldwide box-office: $498 344 137

Opening day: $45 579 056

Theater counts: 4175

In release: 408 days

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Screenplay by: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins

Music by: James Newton Howard

Director of photography: Jo Willems

Produced by: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson, Suzanne Collins and others.

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence — Katniss Everdeen;
Josh Hutcherson — Peeta Mellark;
Liam Hemsworth — Gale Hawthorne;
Woody Harrelson — Haymitch Abernathy;
Elizabeth Banks — Effie Trinket;
Donald Sutherland — President Snow;
Stanley Tucci — Caesar Flickerman;
Julianne Moore — President Alma Coin;
Philip Seymour Hoffman — Plutarch Heavensbee;
Jeffrey Wright — Beetee;
Sam Claflin — Finnick Odair;
Natalie Dormer — Cressida;
Mahershala Ali — Boggs;
Willow Shields — Primrose Everdeen;
Patina Miller — Commander Paylor;
Paula Malcomson — Katniss' Mother;
Jena Malone — Johanna Mason;
Evan Ross — Messalla;
Wes Chatham — Castor.

Awards (17 nominations/5 won)

2015 CLIO Key Art Awards (October 22, 2015): “Audio/Visual Creative Content – Short Form” (silver prize), “Audio/Visual Technique Motion Graphics” (won), ”Print Domestic One-Sheet” (silver prize), “Print Motion Poster” (silver and bronze prizes);
2016 Golden Trailer Awards (May 4, 2016): “Best Fantasy Adventure Trailer” (nominated), “Best Motion/Title Graphics” (nominated), “Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot”, “Best Music TV Spot” (nominated), “Best Action Poster & Best Fantasy/Adventure Poster”, “Best Billboard” (nominated), “Most Original Poster” (nominated), “Best Action Poster” (nominated);
Saturn Awards (June 22, 2016): “Best Fantasy Film” (nominated);
MTV Movie Awards (April 10, 2016): “Ensemble Cast” (nominated), “Best Action Performance” (nominated), “Best Hero” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (February 20, 2016): “Feature Motion Picture — Best Contemporary Make-Up” (nominated);
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (March 12, 2016): “Favorite Movie” (nominated), “Favorite Movie Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Georgia Film Critics Association (January 8, 2016): “Oglethorpe Award” (nominated);
Empire Awards (April 20, 2016): “Best Production Design” (nominated), “Best Actress” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated), “Best Sci-Fi Fantasy” (nominated);
Critics' Choice Awards (January 17, 2016): “Best Actress in an Action Movie” — Jennifer Lawrence;
Costume Designers Guild Awards (February 23, 2016): ”Excellence in Fantasy Film” (nominated);
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (January 12, 2016): “Best Female Action Star” — Jennifer Lawrence (nominated).

Trailers

Videos

CapitolTV's DISTRICT VOICES, CapitolTV— Capitol TV;
Inside Capitol Couture — about the Capitol’s fashion and style;
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Official TV Spots — official videos for TV;
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Official First Clips — official clips;
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition — Advertising of The Hunger Games exhibition in New York.

Where to watch

To watch the licensed film versions, it is necessary to buy them at The World Of The Hunger Games, and the latest franchise part may be watched on Netflix.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 on Netflix — See The Hunger Games film on Netflix
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Las Vegas Exhibition

The Hunger Games: The Exhibition is an interactive space based on The Hunger Games franchise.

Having toured New York, San Francisco, Sidney, Louisville, and Australia initially, the exhibition now makes its home in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.

Visitors may explore Panem through various practical and interactive immersions into the films’ history.

Gallery page at thehungergamesexhibition.com — The Hunger Games Exhibition's Gallery
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Besides, it is also possible to get behind the scenes, for example:

to embark on a tour through District 13, Hall of Justice, President Snow’s Office, Tribute Train;
to get the experience of Beetee’s Archery Training;
to send a voice message through Mockingjay Echo or create your own messages;
to delve into an interactive tour, etc.

Admission tickets: adults of age 12+ — $45, children of ages 4-11 — $35, children under three are free with an adult ticket.However, the listed prices do not include additional service fees.