'Mockingjay Part 1' Screening in Berlin November 11th

Thanks to a tip from our friends at QuarterQuell.org, we've learned about a special screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 that will take place in Berlin, Germany on November 11th. The screening is to be held at Vattenfall Power station, one of the Mockingjay filming locations. 

You can read the press release by Mockingjay Part 1's German distributior STUDIOCANAL here. We've roughly translated it for you below:

The first trailer for The Hunger Games - MOCKINGJAY PART 1 has thrilled fans around the world, and the anticipation for the movie event of the year is skyrocketing. This year STUDIO CANAL celebrates the franchise with a spectacular MOCKINGJAY EVENT on November 11 - before the official release date. Special feature: The screening will take place in an abandoned power plant in Berlin, where MOCKINGJAY scenes were filmed in summer 2014.

On November 1, 2014 advance ticket sales begin in Germany, and fans can secure a seat for theatrical release.

There's no OFFICIAL word yet on how this will affect a German Premiere of the film, but we'll keep you posted. 

Propaganda Posters From the 'Mockingjay' Set in Berlin

Our friends at Die Tribute Von Panem shared some photos of propaganda posters from the Mockingjay set in the pedestrian tunnel near ICC in Berlin. We can't wait to see what all these locations end up looking like on screen! 

Francis Lawrence Says 'Mockingjay' Will Wrap in 5 Days

Francis Lawrence announced via twitter that Mockingjay will wrap in 5 days. FIVE DAYS!! We are assuming that he means 5 business days and that they'll wrap on Friday, June 20th, but that's just a guess. Jeffrey Wright and producer Nina Jacobson chimed in about wrapping as well. And Jeffrey also tweeted about saying farewell to his character, Beetee. 

Judging from YOUR reactions to this news on twitter, facebook and tumblr, we need a fandom group hug. Or a trailer, how about a trailer? That will fix us right up. 

New 'Mockingjay' Set Photos From Berlin Featuring Josh Hutcherson

There's a small batch of new Mockingjay set photos from Berlin today featuring Josh Hutcherson arriving on set and having lunch. Wes Chatham and Natalie Dormer (or her double - hard to confirm) are in another. They're pretty tabloidy, so apologies to those who hate that sort of thing. They're filming at the International Congress Center in Berlin and fans are saying that security is VERY tight there.

It's a news drought, kids, you have no idea how excited we are to see Josh having lunch. And exiting his car. Yep, we need some Mockingjay stills, promo, trailer, anything.

Josh and MAYBE Natalie Dormer (or her double)Josh and Wes ChathamTrailers on the setFilming continues at ICC Berlin

Omid Abtahi & The 'Mockingjay' Cast Give 'The Hunger Games' Salute

Omid Abtahi (he plays Homes in Mockingjay) posted a great picture to his twitter today. He and Natalie Dormer (Cressida), Michelle Forbes (Jackson) and Mahershala Ali (Boggs) from the Mockingjay cast giving the Hunger Games 3 finger salute with the caption, "Getting close to the end. This has been fun.  #mockingjay"

Photo courtesy @AbtahiOmid on twitterYou can follow Omid on twitter at @AbtahiOmid.

Jeffrey Wright's Live Web Chat With L.A. Times

Jeffrey Wright did a live web chat with L.A. Times' Glenn Whipp today, and he spoke to us from his trailer on the Mockingjay set at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. Jeffrey says he's finished shooting all of his scenes from Mockingjay Part 1 and is on to Mockingjay Part 2 and that they have "a little over a month" left of shooting.

Jeffrey starts talking about Mockingjay at about 13:47.

Wright said that, "people have a more personal relationship with this material" than any other project that he's done. He shared, "In Mockingjay, this world, this society, that's been created by these books is now completely undone. It's now set ablaze."

On Jennifer Lawrence: "This is a wonderful cast led by Jennifer Lawrence. And fortunately she is just, beyond being an intensely interesting actor, she's a riot and one of the funniest people you ever hope to meet."

On Beetee: "He has a sense of clarity about his response to this unjust society and the oppression of the Capitol. There's a sensitivity about him that conflicts with the brutality of his work."

More Photos of the 'Mockingjay' Set at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin

Thanks to our Berlin-based follower Gian Luca Brooks, we have another peek at the Mockingjay set at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. He was able to take these photos on Monday and said the set looks really cool. These pics clearly show a District 2 set and what looks like it could be the city square and the train entrance to The Nut.

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth + Cast Spotted in Berlin

The paparazzi has found them already! Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth were both spotted outside Soho House Hotel in Berlin yesterday. The cast is in Germany to complete work on Mockingjay.

And after being spotted in Madrid several times yesterday, Josh Hutcherson showed up in a fan pic this morning that was hashtagged #Berlin. It looks like it could be in the airport. But we don't have confirmation that this is ACTUALLY in Berlin so, for now, just enjoy a photo of Josh in a unconfirmed location! 

Photo thanks to Fernando Garcia

German fans @xshipper (Marina) and @AniX1013 have been posting some great fan pics of the rest of the cast to their twitter accounts. Looks like they've met almost the entire cast! Follow them on twitter for more pics.

Wes Chatham with @xshipper in BerlinMahershala Ali and @xshipper in Berlin thanks to @AniX1013

Kim and Misty Ormiston with @xshipperOmid Abtahi and @xshipper

It's also been reported by a German website that Liam Hemsworth suffered a minor injury on the Mockingjay set yesterday and was brought to a local hospital. Reportedly filming wasn't interrupted so hopefully Liam is on the mend and back to work!

The 'Mockingjay' Cast Heads to Berlin

The Mockingjay cast is making their way to Berlin to continue filming. Wes Chatham (Castor) tweeted a photo of himself alongside cast members Evan Ross (Messalla) and Elden Henson (Pollux) this morning with the caption, "Three Amigos landed in Berlin and up to no good."

Patina Miller (Paylor) also tweeted that she was headed to Berlin today.

Jennifer Lawrence was reportedly heading to Berlin this morning but only via unconfirmed twitter rumors and you know how THAT goes. We'll find out soon enough the way the paparazzi hounds Jennifer! 

First Casting Call For 'Mockingjay' In Berlin!

 

The first extras casting call has gone out for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay in Berlin! Our friends at Mockingjay.net first discovered this post in a German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost. I've re-translated it here for you so it's a little bit easier to read and understand. Such exciting news! German tributes - let us know if you get a peek at any of the filming.

From Berliner Morgenpost:

Hollywood returns to the region – and many can join. The casting agents of Berlin agency “Film Faces” are looking for approximately 1000 extras for an international film which shoots in the early summer at, among other places,studio Babelsberg in Potsdam. The applicants should have “character” faces, as the agency said. The men must be between 18 and 65 years, and of foreign nationality – for example African, Asians, south Europeans and Middle-Eastern as well as African-Americans.

The casting call boasts working alongside actress Jennifer Lawrence (23) in the American science fiction film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. At the German premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Lawrence announced she’d be returning soon to Berlin. That time is finally here. Mockingjay Part 1 & 2 are being shot in different locations around Berlin and Brandenberg. Studio Babelsberg have already started pre-production on the project. Studio spokesman Eike Wolf did not want to confirm this for “privacy reasons” however.

"Film Faces" will be casting for extras 26 April in Berlin at the Delphi Movie Palace. Those picked should expect one to three days of shooting.