‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ Adds ‘Homeland’, ‘House Of Cards’ Actors
TheHunger Gamesseries certainly has the sprawling cast to match its epic feel.Julianne Moore,Lily Rabe,Natalie Dormer,Evan Ross, andStef Dawsonhave all boardedThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2in the past several weeks, and now actors fromHomeland,The Unit, andHouse of Cardshave been tapped to join them. Hit the jump to learn about the latest additions.
Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2are based on the final installment ofSuzanne Collins' YA trilogy. The plot follows Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) as she joins the full-scale uprising against the Capitol. All five of the new stars play characters who are part of that rebellion.
Miller will portray Commander Paylor, leader of rebel forces in District 8, while Ali will star as Boggs, Coin’s (Moore) right-hand man and, later, Katniss' protector. Abtahi plays rebel soldier Homes, an expert sharpshooter. Chatham and Henson will play brothers Castor and Pollux, respectively. Both are cameramen who work with Cressida (Dormer) to create pro-rebellion propaganda.
The recent casting seems to cover most of the major new characters fromMockingjay, but since we don’t know how exactly directorFrancis Lawrenceplans to approach the storyline, it’s unclear how many more roles have yet to be revealed. In addition to all the new faces,Mockingjay – Parts 1 & 2will also feature the return of several major characters from previous installments.
In the meantime, we haveThe Hunger Games: Catching Fireto look forward to. The film opensNovember 22, followed byMockingjay – Part 1onNovember 21, 2014and thenMockingjay – Part 2onNovember 20, 2015. Lawrence directs all three upcoming movies.
