The Hunger Games (film series) cast as Effie Trinket, the District 12 escort. Woody Harrelson was cast as Haymitch Abernathy, District 12's mentor. Lenny Kravitz was cast as Cinna, Katniss' stylist. Wes Bentley was cast as game maker Seneca Crane. Stanley Tucci was cast as Caesar Flickerman, Panem's celebrity host. Donald Sutherland was cast as Coriolanus Snow, Panem's President. Willow Shields was cast as Primrose Everdeen, Katniss' younger sister. In July 2012, the cast for the second film was announced. Jena Malone would play Johanna Mason. Philip Seymour Hoffman would play Plutarch Heavensbee, Sam Claflin would play Finnick Odair. It was later announced that Jeffrey
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 worse games to play." On July 10, 2012, Lionsgate announced that the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" would be split into two parts; "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1", released on November 21, 2014, and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2", released November 20, 2015. On November 1, 2012, Francis Lawrence, director of "", announced that he would return to direct both final films in the series. Talking about direction for last two parts Francis explains, "I felt a different kind of pressure," he explains. "[On ""], I had to prove myself a little bit as the new guy