Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Elizabeth Banks at TIFF

Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Elizabeth Banks were at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year to support various, separate projects outside The Hunger Games world. 

Sam was on hand for the world premiere of his upcoming film, The Riot Club. 

Sam photos thanks to our friends at SamClaflinFans. Be sure to check out their fabulous gallery for many more photos from TIFF, including all the press events. 

Photo thanks to MockingjaySource.com

Jena Malone was at TIFF promoting her upcoming Time Out Of Mind, which she calls, "the most important film I've ever made." Jena was absolutely stunning at the premiere of the film. Time Out of Mind is due in theaters October 5th. 

Photo thanks to MockingjaySource.comElizabeth Banks was at TIFF for the premiere of her film Love and Mercy. The biopic of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is already getting great reviews. Curiously enough, the film was rewritten by screenwriter Oren Moverman, who also co-wrote and directed Jena Malone's TIFF film, Time Out of Mind. 

'The Hunger Games' Cast and Crew Take The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Nina Jacobson, producer of The Hunger Games films, graciously accepted our ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Nomination and took the plunge in honor of The Hunger Games fans. Thank you, Nina!! You are amazing. Check it out:

She nominated Jennifer Lawrence, Jena Malone and Natalie Dormer to take the challenge.

Director Francis Lawrence ALSO accepted our challenge and took his icy bath in honor of the fans:

What a champ! Thanks, Francis! It means so much to the fans that you both did this. Francis has nominated Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Claflin. Josh and Sam accepted and completed the challenge:

Natalie Dormer completed the challenge. You can see her video exclusively at Buzzfeed. I LOVE that she's wearing a Mockingjay t-shirt!! 

Jennifer Lawrence and Jena Malone both opted to donate in lieu of completing the ice bucket challenge. Ice or no ice, we love you, Jennifer and Jena! Thanks for donating! Jena posted a pic of her interpretation of the Ice Bucket Challenge to her social media and is donating $1 for every like/rt the photo gets on twitter, facebook and instagram by 5:30am on Thursday, 8/28/14. Go, go, go! 

 

Willow Shields took the challenge in honor of The Hunger Games fans too! This may be the cutest one I've seen. 

Liam has already done the challenge through another nomination. Love the outfit, Liam.

Check out some of our other THG cast members doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. And find out more about this great cause HERE.  

Julianne Moore:

Elizabeth Banks:

Evan Ross:

Alexander Ludwig did it on behalf of his show Vikings:

Alan Ritchson completed the challenge with Rob Ramsey and they took it up a notch and used Slushys.

Dayo Okeniyi completed the challenge and called out Amandla Stenberg, Jack Quaid and Leven Rambin. 

'The Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson Accepts Our ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Well, we always knew she was amazing but she just flew right past amazing to super-hero. Nina Jacobson, producer of The Hunger Games films, accepted our ALS Ice Bucket Challenge today.

Take a look:

Not only that, she nominated Jennifer Lawrence, Jena Malone and Natalie Dormer to take the plunge! 

So far Jena Malone has accepted:

Thank you SO much, Nina! We've just made a donation to ALS in honor of your completing the challenge. And we'll make another donation for each cast or crew member who completes it.

Thanks to our Angie for nominating Nina in the first place and to @jhutcher_ who tweeted our challenge to her. Way to go, ladies!

What about you, tributes? Are you up for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? Find out more here. 

Capitol Couture Releases New Capitol Portraits of Peeta & Johanna + Motion Posters

Capitol Couture has relaunched with issue number four, Fida Coeur, and new Capitol portraits of Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark and Jena Malone as Johanna Mason. Capitol Couture has also posted gorgeous and heartbreaking new motion posters ("Living Portraits") of both Peeta and Johanna.

 

Capitol Couture is proud to commemorate President Snow’s “One Panem” initiative with a brand new Special Issue of Capitol Couture focusing on collaborations in art, fashion, and design. Today we celebrate the incredible achievements coming out of the Capitol—the beating heart of Panem. Gaze upon the fervently awaited Capitol Citizen Living Portraits presented by Capitol Couture featuring your cherished victors Johanna Mason and Peeta Mellark as they stand proudly before Panem.

The site teases that the "Living Portraits" will be available for viewing this summer. Will they be displayed as "astoundingly realistic hologram displays" as Capitol Couture promises?

See it all at CapitolCouture.PN

Jena Malone Talks 'Mockingjay' Cast & Fans on Windy City Live

Jena Malone made an appearance on Windy City Live in Chicago ahead of her performance with The Shoe at the Thompson Chicago on July 7th. 

Jena spoke a little about The Hunger Games films, the cast and the fandom at the tail end of the video (about 6 min in).

The host asked her, "Are you still pinching yourself about how big this movie is and the craze surrounding it?"

Jena replied,

"It's always hard to conceive that amount of people and that amount of, you know, all of that. But it's so easy to work on this film because the people are so amazing. And we formed such an incredible family. And for me, like, the fanbase has been SO beautiful, and just, like, honest and supportive. And to just have this army of teenage girls and boys that are so passionate about something, for me, that's really inspiring."

Jena and Lem Jay Ignacio also performed on the show:

Jena Malone on "This Week in Marvel" Podcast

Jena Malone was a guest on the This Week in Marvel podcast on June 24th. We've got the audio for you thanks to Saori H. on youtube. Thanks, Saori! 

Jena talks about her musical inspiration for The Shoe, the new album I'm Okay, her unique friendship with bandmate Lem Jay Ignacio, and a bit about being a part of The Hunger Games franchise.

Jena Malone Gets Emotional Performing The Shoe's "I'm Okay"

We just want to give Jena Malone a hug after watching her emotionally raw performance of The Shoe's 'I'm Okay" with Lem Jay Ignacio for National Post Sessions.

Four minutes into the first recorded performance of I’m Okay, the title track of The Shoe’s debut LP, the actress and singer Jena Malone tilted her head, closed her eyes and let a tear gently stream down the side of her face.
Asked about the emotional moment later, Malone says the spirit simply took her. “Sometimes his instrumentals kill me. It’s a beautiful thing for a song to bring you to a place that’s so authentic you get moved by it.”

Join Jena and Lem Jay for a Google Hangout tomorrow (Friday, June 27th) at 10:00am PST. You can buy The Shoe's debut album here.

Jena Malone on 'Mockingjay' - "It's Kind of Like Waiting for Christmas"

Jena Malone and Lem Jay Ignacio spoke with City News Toronto about their musical inspirations for their two person band, The Shoe, ahead of their performances in the city today. Jena also talked about how it feels to be part of Mockingjay, which is obviously going to be one of the biggest movies of the year:

It's beautiful to work on something that you know people already support and love so it's kind of just like, you know, waiting for Christmas. Like you already know that you got everyone the best present ever, and you're just, like, waiting for them to unwrap it. So, it's just exciting.

The Shoe performed on Breakfast Television this morning (see video below) and in Trinity Square park in Toronto today for the North By Northeast Festival. They'll also be doing a show for their Thompson Takeover tour tomorrow night, June 17th at 8:30pm in the lobby of the Thompson Toronto.

Jena Malone at the Much Music Video Awards

Jena Malone was a presenter at last night's Much Music Video Awards in Toronto, Canada.

Jena and Scott Willats onstage at the MMVAs

In case you haven't seen Jena's talent for balancing things on her head. 

Jena Malone & The Shoe x Thompson Hotel Takeover Tour

Photos courtesy Thompson HotelsJena Malone and The Shoe are doing a summer mini tour of Thompson Hotel locations in the US, Toronto and London. Will you be able to check them out at a location near you?

Jena Malone to Present at the MMVAs

Jena Malone will be among the presenters at this year's Much Music Video Awards, Canada's answer to the VMAs.

The 2014 MMVAs will be co-hosted by Kendall and Kylie Jenner and feature performances from Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Hedley, Imagine Dragons and Lorde.

Watch the 2014 MMVAs on Sunday, June 15 at 9E/6P on Much, CTV or CTV GO.

Jena Malone and The Shoe Acoustic Performance and Interview for Just Jared

All photos courtesy JustJared.comBy now you guys all know that our Johanna Mason, Jena Malone, and her musical BFF Lem Jay Ignacio form the band The Shoe. Their debut album I'm Okay just came out this week, and they did a few special acoustic performances for Just Jared.  There's also a beautiful photoshoot and behind the scenes interview with Jena to go along with the very soulful performance.

We can look forward to two more performances by The Shoe on Just Jared later in the week. Make sure to pick up The Shoe's debut album I'm Okay on iTunes!

Video: Jena Malone & The Shoe "His Gorgeousness"

Jena Malone’s LA-Based Musical Duo Debut a Hallucinogenic Woodland Tryst on Nowness.com

The Shoe: His Gorgeousness on Nowness.com

“We shot in Upstate New York at the peak of tick season,” says director Aliya Naumoff of filming Jena Malone for the new video for her musical project, The Shoe. “Jena was covered in bites and scratches, but kept performing nonetheless.” The Hunger Games actress started the duo with multi-instrumentalist Lem Jay Ignacio following an extended period of impromptu performances after the pair met at a party in 2008. They recorded their first album I’m Okay in California, distilling the sunshine of the Golden state into a series of intimate and improvisational indie tracks, with Malone creating the structure by tap dancing its beat with her feet. “I think music and my film work feed each other," says the Nevada-born Malone. “Learning how to improvise built up strengths in me as as an actor.” Naumoff cast choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall as Malone’s co-star, who envisioned the video’s nymph-like movements. “She is somewhat of a Zen master and I knew she would kill it with the dance,” says the filmmaker. Inspired by the work of this year’s Deutsche Börse Photography Prize winner Richard Mosse, The New York Times contributor worked with a colorist to recreate the effect by keying green tones in the same way that infrared film would pickup chlorophyll: “When I saw his use of color, specifically with his work in the Congo, I was incredibly moved by the feeling it created.”

What inspired the track?
Jena Malone: I was driving north on the 395 to my childhood home of Lake Tahoe; I was only two weeks into writing and recording the album and had all these melodies swirling in my head. The sun was setting on the mountains and it was just so beautiful. Gorgeousness all around me. And I just started singing the main melody into my little voice memo on my iPhone. It quickly turned into a song about falling in love, looking for love, being happy for the search. I was also in the process of falling in love again, so I had a lot of beautiful things in my heart.

Do you remember your earliest experience of music?
JM: My mom was a singer and she would sing to me all the time. I think that's how I learned. I used to wander through the forest and build forts and just be alone with my imagination for hours when I must have only been six or seven, singing to myself the whole time.

What musicians or acts have had a strong impact on your own musical style?
JM: Nina Simone, Neil Young , Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston, PJ Harvey, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton.

What's next for you, both acting and music-wise?
JM: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay films will start coming out this year. I also got to work with my favorite filmmaker of all time, Paul Thomas Anderson, on Inherent Vice, which should be coming out this Christmas. And we are touring this July with the band.

I'm Okay is out now on Community Music/There Was An Old Woman Records.

PHOTOS: Jena Malone & The Shoe Kick Off Just Jared Spotlight Feature

All photos courtesy JustJared.com Jena Malone and The Shoe are kicking off a new Just Jared photo series feature, JJ Spotlight. Here's a peek at some behind the scenes shots from an upcoming photo shoot and interview with Jena.

The photoshoot, interview, and an exclusive acoustic performance will premiere Thurday on JustJared.com. The Shoe's debut ablum I'm Okay is out today! You can buy it on iTunes or the Community Music Store.

Jena Malone & The Shoe Play at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo

Jena Malone and Lem Jay Ignacio played an intimate show as The Shoe for fans in São Paulo, Brazil. They set up under a water tower in Ibirapuera Park on Sunday, June 1st, and our follower Pedro Leite was there and shared these photos with us.

Getting set up at Ibirapuera Park

Pedro gets a hug from JenaBig thanks to Pedro for the pics! You can follow him on instagram at @pleasefour and on twitter at @pleasefour.

Jena Malone & The Shoe at the Brazil Foundation Gala in Sao Paulo

Jena Malone and her bandmate Lem Jay Ignacio performed as The Shoe at the Brazil Foundation Gala in Sao Paulo on Thursday, May 29th.

Jena on the red carpet at the Brazil Foundation Gala

Inside the event. Photo thx to @jenamalone on instagram

The Shoe and Jena Malone fans in Sao Paulo can see an intimate performance by The Shoe TOMORROW, Sunday, June 1st underneath a water tower in Ibirapuera park at 4 pm sharp.

The 'Mockingjay' Cast is Making Their Way to Paris

Fan pic courtesy http://instagram.com/idiloksuz

Jena captioned this #musingsontheseine. From her instagramLooks like the Mockingjay cast have made their way to Paris to shoot the final installments of the The Hunger Games films. Jena Malone, Stef Dawson, Meta Golding and Wes Chatham have posted Parisian updates to social media and Josh Hutcherson was snapped with a fan on the streets of Paris. Liam Hemsworth, Evan Ross, Elden Henson and Chatham were spotted in the airport in Paris together yesterday.

From Stef Dawson's instagram

Stef and Meta at the Eiffel Tower. From Meta's instagram

If you'd like to follow Jena, Stef and Meta on instagram and Wes on twitter, click the images and head over to their socials.

Jena Malone Talks Johanna in Bullett Magazine, "She Almost Killed Me"

Photos by James Orlando for BullettJena Malone covers Bullett Magazine's Volume XIII The Lost Issue. She talks about her band with Lem Jay Ignacio, The Shoe, her upcoming projects and about playing Johanna in The Hunger Games films.

From Bullett:

If Malone’s Donnie Darko experience predated today’s obsessive fan worship, the actress tossed herself directly into the vortex when she accepted the role as the plum-haired, axe-wielding Johanna Mason in a little movie called The Hungers Games: Catching Fire, which to this date has grossed $850 million worldwide. In the film, her character, a former winner of the titular games, is furious at having to unexpectedly fight in another life-or-death competition after having been promised a pampered life filled with the spoils of victory. While on a live television broadcast, she tells the interviewer that yes, in fact, she is very angry. “Fuck that! And fuck everyone that had anything to do with it!” she screams, unleashing a rare, bleeped out F-bomb in the family-friendly franchise. Eventually, she forms an unlikely alliance with the film’s protagonist, Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence).

Malone, who is set to reprise the pivotal role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, the franchise’s third and final installment (it will be divided into two movies), approached the role with the vigor of a method actor. “When you first meet Johanna, she’s got enemy written all over her,” Malone says.

“She’s violent and sexual and caustic and nefarious. But she has a big arch of friend or foe. But she’s fierce. What I really wanted to explore with her was learning anger. Anger has to be so genuine or it feels so fake, like a fake sneeze. So, the first week of shooting, I didn’t talk to anyone. I needed to have this intimidation factor. I had all this [angry] energy surging through me. She almost killed me. A month and a half in, I learned how to turn her off, but at first she was dangerous.”

Read more at BullettMedia.com

Jena Malone Talks 'Mockingjay' on Her Reddit AMA

Jena Malone and Lem Jay Ignacio did a reddit AMA this morning in support of their band The Shoe's upcoming debut album release (be sure to check out I'm Okay on June 3. Pre-order in their store or iTunes). Jena answered some of your Mockingjay questions during the Q&A and even confirmed  - once again - that she's a Joniss shipper.

We've transcribed all the Hunger Games/Mockingjay-related questions for you but you can also check out the entire reddit AMA HERE.

I've always wondered this about movies - did you really strip naked during the elevator scene in Catching Fire, or did you have something to cover up?

naked!
hahah no not really. I had little stickers on parts I wanted covered

Has it been difficult to interpret Johanna in Mockingjay?

Mockingjay is a whole new world !! It's very thrilling and nerve wracking making it perfect.

First, thanks for doing this AMA! And congrats on the new album! I pre-ordered the vinyl and I'm super psyched to hear it! (Spoilers ahead for those silly enough not to have read the Hunger Games trilogy..)
For Jena - I'm a huge fan of your work and particularly fond of Johanna. Since we only experience Katniss's perception of Johanna after her torture in Mockingjay, how did you get inside her head? How different was portraying this Johanna from the one we know in Catching Fire?

PS - I know you were upset they didn't make a Johanna Mason barbie, and I may or may not definitely have gotten one commissioned by this badass girl who does amazing custom barbies. When I get it, I will definitely post you a photo!

Johanna was very hard bird to crack. I think the first entry into her was discovering what true anger felt like and living in it for a prolonged amount of time.
Can't wait to see a little Johanna doll!

I would like to ask Jena, what was it like to act along with such amazing group in Catching Fire? What would you say about Jennifer Lawrence? And I love The Shoe, really want to get that album. xx

Its been a dream working with the Hunger Games cast. I love them all so much. Jenn is the best person ever (besides my little sister) and she is truly inspiring to work with

Hey Jena, do you have an OTP (One True Pairing) from the Hunger Games? x

I don't know what this is.

You guys create such beautiful music together, you should be seriously proud. Thank you for becoming The Shoe and sharing your magic with us! Jena, YOU SHIP JONISS. You don't understand how crazy we all went when you replied to a fans twitter question the other day and answered with 'Joniss.' How did you come to like Johanna and Katniss together, and do you see them purely as a friendship or do you see the chemistry that hundreds of us can totally see?! Joniss rules.

I recently discovered the whole "joniss" phenomenon and think it is so amazing that the fans have created our backstorys and worlds out of these characters!! I can't help but love it!

Jena, what was the most rewarding experience in filming Catching Fire? Also, did anything funny happen on set? I preordered the signed album. I can't wait!

The most rewarding experience was getting to work the amazing cast. We have all kind of fallen in love with each other so going to work every day is such a treat

Hi Jena! Big fan of yours since Sucker Punch, also loved you as Johanna Mason and congratulations on The Shoe. My question is how was it like filming the Hunger Games now knowing that the end is approaching & that you'll no longer play Johanna Mason?

It makes me sad, actually.

Jena, what was your favourite part of playing Johanna?

The fans!

Hey Jena, do you think you (not Johanna) would be capable of winning the Hunger Games?

Yes!!! I would totally win!
hahah not really prob just run and hide

Hi Jena, If you could have written music for any movie you have already starred in, which would it have been? And would you have preferred writing the score or just a single song?

Gosh we would love to write something for the new Mockingjay films!!