Producer nina jacobson talks katniss everdeens impact. Like nina jacobson, she became obsessed with the hunger games as soon as. Producers jon kilik, nina jacobson, author suzanne collins and screenwriter peter craig we are going to post a few of our favorite bits here, but suggest you read both part 1 and part 2 in their entirety over at buzzfeed. Executive producer nina jacobson, who has been with the franchise since it first began, posted a stunning photo from the mockingjay epilogue filming currently happening in atlanta. My favorite in the series was catching fire, but mockingjay the book is also a little slower and much darker describing the effects war has on people. Nov 20, 2015 posts about nina jacobson written by makix3. Overall this movie was a bit disappointing as an ending to the much beloved hunger games series. Lionsgate has exercised its option for danny strong, who wrote the emmywinning hbo movie game change, to pen the script for the second part of the companys adaptation of mockingjay. The last photo from the set of the hunger games nina.
In the movie, jacobson and collins wanted to build on the relationship katniss has with her 12yearold sister, prim. New york the next hunger games book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. As the novels author suzanne collins was also one of the screenwriters proved by her. Filming for the mockingjay epilogue scene is underway in atlanta. In the wake of the quarter quell, the hunger games have been changed forever, and katniss ends up in. It is the first of two films based on the novelmockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, written by suzanne collins, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik and distributed by lionsgate. Nina jacobson born september 15, 1965 is an american film executive who, until july 2006. If youre looking for someone to credit for the success of the hunger games, producer nina jacobson is a. Hunger games prequel movie in the works hollywood reporter. It is the first of two films based on suzanne collins novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by. The decision to divide the finale into separate films too was rooted in a desire to more faithfully adapt mockingjay, according to producer nina jacobson. Lionsgate announces that the series third book, mockingjay, be released in two parts, in november 2014 and november 2015. Prepare yourself for some seriously devastating feels, hunger games fandom. The hunger games director explains why mockingjay absolutely.
How the hunger games staged a revolution film the guardian. Even details i was sure were wrong were actually right. If you read the book, youll remember madge, the mayor of district 12s daughter, gave katniss a mockingjay pin as her token. Adam vary at buzzfeed news has a series of fantastic articles up in which he interviews director francis lawrence, producer nina jacobson and screenwriter peter craig about adapting mockingjay from the novel to the screen with help from author suzanne collins. Jul 10, 2015 interview with nina jacobson producer for the hunger games. Catching fire, talks about jennifer lawrence, the movies politics, working with suzanne collins, and. Like nina jacobson, she became obsessed with the hunger games as soon as she read the first novel, given to her as a th birthday present. Nina jacobson isnt afraid to fight hollywoods old guard. Mockingjay part 1 is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. The following are noted differences between the original mockingjay book and the hunger games.
Nina jacobson has built an impressive career as a senior film executive and producer, including stints at dreamworks, universal and disney, where she served as president of walt disney motion picture group. When the film adaptation of suzanne collinss the hunger games opens on march 23, it will provoke both relief and anxiety for producer nina jacobson, who was handpicked by the author in 2009 to. New york ap the next hunger games book is coming out next month, and a movie. How the hunger games team brought mockingjay buzzfeed. People we love still get killed, even when we try to protect them. As an executive, she shepherded the sixth sense, remember the titans, the royal tenenbaums, the lion. When jennifer lawrence landed the role of katniss everdeen in the first the hunger games two years ago, neither she nor the films producer, nina jacobson, nor financial backer lionsgate. Catching fire, talks about jennifer lawrence, the movies politics, working with suzanne collins, and switching directors. It is the first of two films based on suzanne collins novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik and distributed by lionsgate. If youre looking for someone to credit for the success of the hunger games, producer nina jacobson is a good. The hunger games saga continues in this sequel that finds katniss everdeen jennifer lawrence faced with a decision that could sway the fate of a nation. Film adaptation of new hunger games book is in the works.
We wanted to find a way to imagine that these people had been forced underground and living this way for 75 years. Francis lawrence returns as director after making the three previous hunger games movies. Nina jacobson mockingjay part 1 cast interview hd youtube. Director francis lawrence, screenwriter peter craig, and producer nina jacobson spoke to buzzfeed news about adapting the final installment of suzanne collins bestselling franchise. Hunger games producer nina jacobson is back to produce this entry along with her. Nov 21, 20 the mastermind behind the hunger games movies. New york ap the next hunger games book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Honestly, i think, first go from one movie to the next, nina jacobson tells mtv news. In march 2009, color force, an independent studio founded by producer nina jacobson, bought the film rights to the book. Hunger games finale to be split up into two films mtv.
Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 american dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. Movies hunger games producer reveals mockingjay may not warrant two movies still figuring it all out. Nina jacobson will again produce, along with brad simpson. The last photo from the set of the hunger games will make you. Nov 07, 2014 mockingjay part 1 cast interview with producer nina jacobson. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 producer nina jacobson posted this photo early this morning of the cast and crew shooting the quadrilogys final scene. Following the release of suzanne collins novel the hunger games, on september 14, 2008, hollywood film studios began looking to adapt the book into film. One of them is featured in the television promotions. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of suzanne collins the ballad of. I puzzle over what it might have been, then remember threads recent renovations of the. Mockingjay part 1 including jennifer lawrences ability to act poorly and how they dealt with philip seymour hoffmans passing. Major spoilers for mockingjay the book and both films in this article and the buzzfeed pieces.
The hunger games series started as a trio of popular books written by suzanne collins. The key plot points to get right in this film were katniss and her final decisions and the books prologue. She was one of the main producers of the the hunger games film and also produced the hunger games. After the much more measured pace of the earlier entries, mockingjay part 2 jumps around, almost drunkenly, as we near the end of katnisss saga. Mockingjay part 1 full movie free it is the first film in two parts based on the novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy written by suzanne collins and the third part of the film series the hunger games, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik and distributed by. Audio commentary with director francis lawrence and producer nina jacobson. What it takes to save a mockingjay the new york times. We caught up with josh hutcherson, willow shields and producer nina jacobson on the hunger games. It is the fourth and final installment in the hunger games film series, and the second of two films based on the novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins.
Nov 19, 2014 it is the first of two films based on suzanne collins novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by nina. Jacobson, then 40, was president of production at disney among other things, she had overseen the first pirates of the caribbean movie. Nov 18, 2015 how the hunger games staged a revolution. The ending of the book and the book itself is just really. Audio commentary with director francis lawrence and producer nina jacobson surviving the game. Mockingjay part 2 is a 2015 dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by francis lawrence, with a screenplay by peter craig and danny strong. Nina jacobson, the hunger games producer who has been credited with discovering suzanne collins book and buying the rights before the world found out about it, spoke with mtv news josh horowitz on the red carpet at the premiere for the film monday and confirmed. Theres a beehive quality to the design, says producer nina jacobson. Hunger games producer reveals mockingjay may not warrant. Mar 20, 2012 hunger games producer nina jacobson on differences between the book and the movie march 20, 2012 by jennifer i warned you that this was not going to be a hunger games free zone. The producer of mockingjay, the newest hunger games movie, on bringing a female protagonist to the silver screen, with bow and arrow in tow. The hunger games producer nina jacobson talks katniss. The key plot points to get right in this film were katniss and her final decisions and the book s prologue.
Audio commentary with director francis lawrence and producer nina jacobson after young katniss everdeen agrees to be the symbol of rebellion, the mockingjay, she tries to return peeta to his normal state, tries to get to the capitol, and tries to deal with the battles coming her way. Inside the hunger games with nina jacobson mommys memo. Nina jacobson isnt afraid to fight hollywoods old guard the new. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. President coin will have a larger role in mockingjay. Hunger games producer nina jacobson on the journey from. Jacobson produced all of the films based on the bestselling hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins, and cowrote the screenplays for the series. Francis lawrence, and the films producer, nina jacobson, genuinely feel that the split of the final hunger games book was necessary storywise. Francis lawrence nina jacobson talk hunger games mockingjay. It is the fourth and final installment in the hunger games film series, and the second of two films based on the novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, by suzanne collins. The decision to divide the finale into separate films too was rooted in a desire to more faithfully adapt mockingjay, according to producer nina jacobson, though the move certainly is in. Nina jacobson born september 15, 1965 citation needed is an american film executive who, until july 2006, was president of the buena vista motion pictures group, a subsidiary of the walt disney company. Mockingjay part 2 did a surprisingly great job staying true to mockningjay, the novel.
Director francis lawrence, producer nina jacobson, and screenwriter peter craig spoke with buzzfeed news about the hard choices they had to make adapting the final book in. Audio commentary with director francis lawrence and producer nina jacobson the mockingjay lives. Catching fire hasnt even been in theaters a whole week yet and folks are asking the creators to give details on the next two installments on the franchise the hunger games. Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins. Jun 23, 2014 on the final day of filming the hunger games franchise, producer nina jacobson tweeted a group hug between cast members jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson and more. As the war of panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, katniss everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against president snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance.
He also seemingly told them whether or not theyd be filming the epilogue portion of suzanne collins mockingjay for the film. Mockingjay part 2 original opening by francis lawrence and. Many studios just passed, said nina jacobson, who, along with jon kilik, has produced the film series from the start. Aug 08, 2015 this is the original official opening of the movie mockingjay part 2 2015 this is the official opening of the movie, this video is made by francis lawrence and nina jacobson, the producers of. Nina jacobson posts sunrise photo from mockingjay epilogue.
Nina jacobson with the final word on the hunger games. It is the first of two films based on suzanne collins novel mockingjay, the final book in the hunger games trilogy, and the third installment in the hunger games film series, produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik. Francis lawrence and nina jacobson talk mockingjay with. Nina jacobson is best known as a producer of the four hunger games films, the three diary of a wimpy kid movies and fxs american crime story. Petrucelli picks the best in books, music and film. The book, which takes place in the hunger games universe, will be turned into a movie by director francis lawrence, screenwriter michael arndt and producer nina jacobson, who teamed with the. Hunger games producer nina jacobson on differences between. The frame hunger games producer nina jacobson has a rare. With dawn steel, gail berman and sherry lansing, she was one of the last of a handful of women to head a hollywood film studio since the 1980s. Entrusted by book author suzanne collins to see the. An americangerman coproduction, the film was produced by nina jacobson and jon kilik, and distributed by lionsgate. Those books got optioned by jacobson, bought by lionsgate, and then turned into three ubersuccessful films with the fourth, the hunger games. The book continues the story of katniss everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical capitol. The former disney executive turned producer was one of the main reasons suzanne collins book got picked up by hollywood.