Julianne Moore Eyed For ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’
Francis Lawrencecast several intriguing actors in juicy new roles forThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and now he’s getting a head start locking down still more great talent forThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay. The director is reportedly eyeingJulianne Mooreto play Alma Coin, a prominent character who first appears in the third installment ofSuzanne Collins' dystopian YA trilogy. Get more details after the jump.
To say too much about Moore’s character would risk pushing intospoiler territory. I’ll try not to give away too many details, but if you’d rather not know anything about the next two movies, I suggest you skip ahead to the following paragraph. In short, Alma Coin is a politician who works with Katniss to lead the rebellion against the Capitol. Despite their common goals, Katniss is wary of Coin due to the older woman’s cold, manipulative personality.
Moore’s in the middle of a busy time in her career. She won her first Emmy for playing Sarah Palin in HBO’sGame Change, and appears in five films this year:What Maisie Knew,The English Teacher, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’sDon Jon, Kimberly Peirce’sCarrie, andThe Seventh Son. She also has Jaume Collet-Serra’sNon-Stopand David Cronenberg’sMaps to the Starscoming up in her near future.
The next installment of theHunger Gamesseries,Catching Fire, lands in theatersNovember 22. Lawrence returns as director, along with starsJennifer Lawrence,Liam Hemsworth,Josh Hutcherson,Elizabeth Banks,Woody Harrelson, andDonald Sutherland. New stars includePhilip Seymour Hoffman,Jenna Malone,Sam Claflin,Amanda Plummer, andJeffrey Wright.
Mockingjay, Part 1is slated to openNovember 21, 2014, followed byMockingjay, Part 2onNovember 20, 2014. Lawrence will once again direct.Danny Strong, who wrote Moore’s Game Change, is scripting both movies.
