The Hunger Games (film series) 2". Lionsgate released a statement stating that, since the majority of Hoffman’s scenes were completed, the release date for "Part 2" would not be affected. Every year, in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its 12 districts to send a teenage boy and girl, between the ages of 12 and 18, to compete in the Hunger Games: a nationally televised event in which 'tributes' fight each other within an arena, until one survivor remains. When Primrose Everdeen is 'reaped', her older sister Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her place
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