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'''''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2''''' is a 2015 American [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|dystopian]] [[action film]] directed by [[Francis Lawrence]] from a screenplay by [[Peter Craig]] and [[Danny Strong]], based on the 2010 novel ''[[Mockingjay]]'' by [[Suzanne Collins]]. The sequel to ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' (2014), it is the fourth installment in [[The Hunger Games (film seriesfranchise)|''The Hunger Games'' film series]] and the final installment in the original film series. It stars [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Josh Hutcherson]], [[Liam Hemsworth]], [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Jeffrey Wright]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Donald Sutherland]] and in his final film, [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]. In the film, [[Katniss Everdeen]] (Lawrence) leads a team of rebels to [[Panem]] to liberate it from the tyrannical leadership of [[President Snow|Coriolanus Snow]] (Sutherland). This marks Hoffman’s final film appearance prior to his death.
Together with its predecessor, [[principal photography]] began in September 2013 and lasted until June 2014, taking place [[back-to-back film production|back-to-back]], with filming locations including [[Boston]], [[Atlanta]], [[Paris]], [[Berlin]], and [[Los Angeles]]. Hoffman, who died in February 2014, completed the majority of his scenes, although his death caused others to be rewritten.
{{See also|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1#Casting{{!}}''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' § Casting}}
[[File:Philip Seymour Hoffman 2011.jpg|170px|left|thumb|[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] plays [[List of The Hunger Games characters#Plutarch Heavensbee|Plutarch Heavensbee]] in his final appearance before his death in 2014.]]
All the principal cast such as [[Jennifer Lawrence]] as Katniss, [[Josh Hutcherson]] as Peeta, [[Liam Hemsworth]] as Gale, [[Woody Harrelson]] as Haymitch, [[Donald Sutherland]] as President Snow, [[Elizabeth Banks]] as Effie, [[Willow Shields]] as Prim, [[Paula Malcomson]] as Katniss’ mother and [[Stanley Tucci]] as Caesar,<ref>{{citeCite web |title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Ccast and crew |url=http://www.fandango.com/thehungergames:mockingjaypart22015_159276/castandcrew|publisher=Fandango|access-date=November 30, 2015|archiveurl-datestatus=Novemberlive 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114221934/http://www.fandango.com/thehungergames:mockingjaypart22015_159276/castandcrew |urlarchive-statusdate=liveNovember 14, 2015 |access-date=November 30, 2015 |publisher=Fandango}}</ref> return to reprise their roles.<ref name="Commander Lyme" /> [[Julianne Moore]] also returned to reprise her role as President Alma Coin, along with [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], who died during the filming in February 2014, as Plutarch. He had nearly completed his scenes,<ref name="hg">{{citeCite web |last=Stewart |first=Andrew |date=February 2, 2014 |title=Philip Seymour Hoffman Was Nearly Finished Shooting 'Hunger Games' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-will-not-delay-hunger-games-finale-1201083110/|title=Philip Seymour Hoffman Was Nearly Finished Shooting 'Hunger Games'|work=Variety|date=February 2, 2014|accessurl-datestatus=Februarylive 26, 2014|archive-date=July 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726175412/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-will-not-delay-hunger-games-finale-1201083110/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveJuly 26, 2014 |access-date=February 26, 2014 |website=Variety}}</ref> and his two remaining scenes were rewritten to compensate for his absence.<ref>{{citeCite web | url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NIDlast=42589O'Hara, Helen |date=October 28, 2014 |title=Will There Be More Hunger Games After Mockingjay Part 2? | workurl=Empire | datehttps://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=October 28, 201442589 | accessurl-datestatus=August 3, 2015live | author=O'Hara, Helen | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130524/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=42589 |archive-date=September url24, 2015 |access-statusdate=liveAugust 3, 2015 |website=Empire}}</ref> Regarding Hoffman's scenes, Francis Lawrence commented that, "He had two substantial scenes left and the rest were appearances in other scenes. We had no intention of trying to fake a performance, so we rewrote those scenes to give to other actors… The rest, we just didn't have him appear in those scenes. There's no digital manipulation or CG fabrication of any kind."<ref>{{citeCite web |last=O'Connell Sean |date=March 1, 2015 |title=How Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Changed The Hunger Games |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Death-Changed-Hunger-Games-68035.html | title=How Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Changed The Hunger Games | work=Cine Blend | date=March 1, 2015 | accessurl-datestatus=December 1, 2015live | author=O'Connell Sean | archive-date=November 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121085017/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/How-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Death-Changed-Hunger-Games-68035.html |archive-date=November url21, 2015 |access-statusdate=liveDecember 1, 2015 |website=Cinema Blend}}</ref> One of the changed scenes saw the character of Plutarch sending Katniss a letter in prison, read by Haymitch, rather than coming himself to talk to her after her arrest for assassinating President Coin, explained as him being unable to see her for political reasons after her actions, which he nonetheless supports.
On August 26, 2013, it was announced that actress Stef Dawson had joined the cast to portray Annie Cresta.<ref name="Annie Cresta">{{citeCite news |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=August 26, 2013 |title=Australian Actress Stef Dawson Joins 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428|access-date=November 29, 2015|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 26, 2013|archiveurl-datestatus=Maylive 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519194408/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428 |urlarchive-statusdate=liveMay 19, 2019 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Lionsgate announced on September 13, 2013, that [[Julianne Moore]] joined the cast to play President Alma Coin.<ref name="Alma Coin">{{citeCite news |date=September 13, 2013 |title=Julianne Moore Joins 'The Hunger Games' |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toldja-julianne-moore-joins-the-hunger-games/|access-date=January 14, 2014|newspaper=deadline.com|date=September 13, 2013|archiveurl-datestatus=Februarylive 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215095902/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toldja-julianne-moore-joins-the-hunger-games/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveFebruary 15, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |work=deadline.com}}</ref> The same month, [[Lily Rabe]], [[Patina Miller]], [[Mahershala Ali]], [[Wes Chatham]], and [[Elden Henson]] were announced to have joined the cast, to reprise their roles of Commander Lyme, Commander Paylor, Boggs, Castor, and Pollux, respectively.<ref name="rabe">{{citeCite news |date=September 16, 2013 |title=Lily Rabe Joins 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Pics |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/lily-rabe-hunger-games-mockingjay-commander-lyme/|access-date=January 14, 2014|newspaper=deadline.com|date=September 16, 2013|archiveurl-datestatus=Decemberlive 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216092053/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/lily-rabe-hunger-games-mockingjay-commander-lyme/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveDecember 16, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |work=deadline.com}}</ref><ref name="Commander Paylor">{{citeCite news |date=September 18, 2013 |title=Broadway's Patina Miller Joins 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 & 2' |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/hunger-games-mockingjay-patina-miller-commander-paylor/|access-date=November 29, 2015|newspaper=deadline.com|date=September 18, 2013|archiveurl-datestatus=Augustlive 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802231021/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/hunger-games-mockingjay-patina-miller-commander-paylor/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveAugust 2, 2014 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |work=deadline.com}}</ref><ref name="Castor and Pollux">{{citeCite news |date=January 14, 2014 |title=Wes Chatham, Elden Henson Join 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Films |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-wes-chatham-elden-hanson/|access-date=November 29, 2015|newspaper=deadline.com|date=January 14, 2014|archiveurl-datestatus=Septemberlive 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928182942/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-wes-chatham-elden-hanson/ |urlarchive-statusdate=September 28, 2013 |access-date=liveNovember 29, 2015 |work=deadline.com}}</ref><ref name="Boggs">{{citeCite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Amy |date=September 20, 2013 |title='Mockingjay' Recruits Mahershala Ali As Boggs |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2013/09/20/mockingjay-recruits-mahershala-ali-as-boggs/ |title='Mockingjay' Recruits Mahershala Ali As Boggs |last=Wilkinson |first=Amy |work=Hollywood Crush |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=September 20, 2013 |accessurl-datestatus=November 29, 2015 |archive-date=November 3, 2015live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103203956/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2013/09/20/mockingjay-recruits-mahershala-ali-as-boggs/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveNovember 3, 2015 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |website=Hollywood Crush |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> During this time, there was also a [[casting (performing arts)|casting call]] for extras.<ref name="Extras">{{citeCite news |date=September 23, 2013 |title=A new 'Mockingjay' casting call for extras |url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2013/sep/23/new-mockingjay-casting-call-extras/|access-date=January 14, 2014|newspaper=accessatlanta.com|date=September 23, 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929004726/http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2013/sep/23/new-mockingjay-casting-call-extras/ |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |work=accessatlanta.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Rabe subsequently had to leave the film due to a scheduling conflict with the 2014 [[Shakespeare in the Park festivals|Shakespeare in the Park]] production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''.<ref>{{citeCite web |last=Purcell, Carey |date=June 15, 2014 |title=Lily Rabe on Swamp Creatures, Choosing Shakespeare Over "The Hunger Games" and Avoiding Spoilers |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/lily-rabe-on-swamp-creatures-choosing-shakespeare-over-the-hunger-games-and-322439/P3|title=Lily Rabe on Swamp Creatures, Choosing Shakespeare Over "The Hunger Games" and Avoiding Spoilers|author=Purcell, Carey|access-date=JuneNovember 1521, 2014 |publisher=playbill.com|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> On April 4, 2014, it was announced that she would be replaced by [[Gwendoline Christie]] to portray Lyme.<ref name="Commander Lyme">{{citeCite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=April 4, 2014 |title='Game Of Thrones' Actress Gwendoline Christie Replacing Lily Rabe In 'Hunger Games' |url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/game-of-thrones-actress-gwendoline-christie-replacing-lily-rabe-in-hunger-games/|access-date=April 4, 2014|newspaper=deadline.com|date=April 4, 2014|archiveurl-datestatus=Aprillive 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406072510/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/game-of-thrones-actress-gwendoline-christie-replacing-lily-rabe-in-hunger-games/ |urlarchive-statusdate=liveApril 6, 2014 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |work=deadline.com}}</ref><ref>{{citeCite web |title=Lily Rabe was originally cast to play the role of Commander Lyme |url=http://londonfilmpremieres.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay|website=londonfilmpremieres.com|publisher=londonfilmpremieres|access-date=30 September 2015|archiveurl-datestatus=Octoberdead 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009132130/http://londonfilmpremieres.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay |urlarchive-statusdate=deadOctober 9, 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015 |website=londonfilmpremieres.com |publisher=londonfilmpremieres}}</ref> [[Wyatt Russell]] was originally offered a role in both parts of ''Mockingjay'', but his father [[Kurt Russell|Kurt]] confirmed in September 2013 that he turned down the offer to star in ''[[22 Jump Street]]''.<ref>{{citeCite web |date=September 27, 2013 |title=Kurt Russell: 'Mỹ Sơn Turned Down Hunger Games For 21 Jump Street 2' |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/kurt-russell-my-son-turned-down-hunger-games-for-21-jump-street-2_3883366 |title=Kurt Russell: 'Mỹ Sơn Turned Down Hunger Games For 21 Jump Street 2' |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=September 27, 2013 |accessurl-datestatus=March 22, 2022 |archive-date=June 17, 2014live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617184115/http://www.contactmusic.com/story/kurt-russell-my-son-turned-down-hunger-games-for-21-jump-street-2_3883366 |urlarchive-statusdate=liveJune 17, 2014 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |publisher=Contactmusic.com}}</ref>
===Filming===
''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'' received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for action sequences and performances but criticism for splitting the book into two separate adaptations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-reviews-critics-katniss-20151120-story.html|title=Katniss is the best reason to stick with 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2,' reviews say|first=Tracy|last=Brown|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 21, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122111420/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-reviews-critics-katniss-20151120-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads, "With the unflinchingly grim ''Mockingjay Part 2'', ''The Hunger Games'' comes to an exciting, poignant, and overall satisfying conclusion."<ref name="RT">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=the_hunger_games_mockingjay_part_2 |title= The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 |type=m |access-date={{RT data|access-date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC">{{cite Metacritic |id=the-hunger-games-mockingjay---part-2 |title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 |type=m |access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of『A−』on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-weekend-box-office-the-night-before-the-secret-in-their-eyes-1201631411/|title=Was It Wise To Divide Up 'Mockingjay'? Finale's $102.4M Debut Is 5th Highest Of 2015, But Lowest In Series|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 22, 2015|access-date=May 2, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415123216/http://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-weekend-box-office-the-night-before-the-secret-in-their-eyes-1201631411/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Lawrence, Hutcherson, and Sutherland received praise for their performances. The supporting cast's performances, particularly Harrelson, Claflin, and Malone's, were also highly praised, but critics felt their appearances were too brief. Several critics also commented on the film's dark tone, even by comparison to its predecessors.<ref name="RT"/><ref name="MC"/> [[Manohla Dargis]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Lawrence's character saying, "Katniss is the right heroine for these neo-feminist times."<ref>{{Cite news|title = Review: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,' Katniss's Final Battle|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/movies/review-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-katnisss-final-battle.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = November 19, 2015|access-date = December 1, 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Manohla|last = Dargis|archive-date = May 18, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160518004641/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/movies/review-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-katnisss-final-battle.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Stephen Whitty from ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said, "'Remember that line from the first 'Hunger Games' film: "[[May the odds be ever in your favor]]"? Yeah, well, that luck has run out'."<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2' is boring|url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-boring-article-1.2438731|website = [[New York Daily News]]|last = Whitty|first = Stephen| date=November 18, 2015 |access-date = December 1, 2015|archive-date = November 22, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151122061738/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-boring-article-1.2438731|url-status = live}}</ref>
Leah Greenblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' remarked, "With its political power struggles and prodigious body count, all rendered in a thousand shades of wintry greige, the movie feels less like teen entertainment than a sort of ''Hunger Games of Thrones''."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/04/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-ew-review|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2: EW review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] awarded the film four out of five stars and called the film "scorchingly tense". In his review for ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', he praised the film for "being intense" and lauded the performances of Lawrence and Hoffman."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2/review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2/review/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 review: 'scorchingly tense'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|first=Robbie|last=Collin|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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