(Sound) Look, The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 is out this Friday, so
our hands were tied.
It's one of the biggest movie franchises of all time,
which means we're kind of obligated to do our own Part 2.
(Applause) >> So exciting!
(Laugh) >> If you're not caught up on the films
yet, now's your chance to bow out and add this one to your watch later list.
This is not, repeat not, a spoiler free zone, you dicks.
Here are seven more things you didn't know about the Hunger Games movies, probably.
(Sound) Let's start off with this dream
sequence from Mockingjay Part 1.
It's note worthy because the whole thing was shot and edited in the exact
same way as this scene from Catching Fire when Katniss is having a nightmare.
The scene from Mockingjay's obviously meant to call back to the previous film,
so they used the same angles, the same lenses, and cut it in the same pattern.
It's just been recreated in a new place, and
probably with everyone involved making even more money this time.
(Sound) Hollywood stuff.
(Sound) Fans of the Hunger Games books will
already know that Effie wasn't supposed to be in the Mockingjay films.
But since Elizabeth Bank's portrayal of the character in the first two films had
made her a fan favorite, they got rid of the Fulvia character from the books,
and Effie took her place.
But most don't know that Effie also had to replace Plutarch, in this scene anyway.
>> What are you doing here?
>> I'm condemned
to this life of jumpsuits. >> Plutarch was supposed to be
the one to show Cinna's sketches to Katniss here,
but Philip Seymour Hoffman passed away before they were able to do it.
This was actually shot on just their second day back to work after Hoffman's
untimely death.
And the filmmakers agreed that Effie was the best character to
take his place for the scene.
Well, that thing was a bit of a downer, so
why don't we just move on to our next thing, okay?
Cool. (Sound)
Let's talk about this part from Mockingjay
1 when Katniss and Gale go and get their nature on,
because shooting this sequence turned into a small disaster.
While they were shooting, one of the crew members accidentally disturbed
a wasp's nest, and the entire production wound up getting swarmed.
Jennifer Lawrence got stung.
The director got stung.
One crew member got stung 19 times and had to go to the hospital.
>> It's almost not fair.
>> Everyone was fine in the end, but
it's just another reminder of why movies shoot in studios whenever possible,
because nature is constantly telling film crews to (Bleep) right off.
(Sound).
To get in shape for the Hunger Games, Josh Hutcherson put on 15 pounds of muscle.
The idea was that he needed to look strong from working as a baker and
throwing around big sacks of flour his whole life, I guess.
And that made things tricky when it came to Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2,
because they were shot back to back.
As you probably remember,
Peeta's strong physique is no longer by the end of Mockingjay 1.
But due to the shooting schedule there was no way for Hutcherson to safely lose that
amount of weight for Mockingjay 1 and then regain it for Mockingjay 2.
So in case you couldn't already tell by looking at it,
skinny Peeta is the result of of computer effects.
Both Peeta and Joanna were made CG skinny for Mockingjay 1 so that they
didn't have to kill themselves dropping weight for just a few short scenes.
Jenna Malone was also spared from shaving her head, which she really didn't want
to do anyway, thanks to the use of a double and some more effects works.
They were able to composite in the double, who apparently,
was far more committed to the role, since she really did shave her head.
And comping in the double's head with Joanna helped conceal any weird scenes
that there may have been from Jenna Malone's bald cap.
Then they tossed in a digital skinny neck, some digital ribs, and
general digital wasting away and, boom, (Sound) Movie magic.
Also, boom, bonus thing you didn't know.
(Sound) >> I am
the one who knocks. >> I bet you didn’t know that
Breaking Bad almost changed the ending of Mockingjay Part 1 from what it is now.
Because of the cliffhanger endings that Breaking Bad was famous for,
the Hunger Games team had actually planned to end the movie right here.
Yeah, it would have been blackout, role credits, (Bleep) you guys,
see you next year.
So this scene where Katniss wakes up in the hospital was actually going to
be the beginning of Mockingjay Part 2.
I mean, it would've been a super ballsy move, which is, of course,
why the studio panicked and they didn't do it.
After all, with Breaking Bad, people usually only had to wait a week for
resolution.
With this, they'd be waiting a year, unless, of course, they went and
read the book, but who's going to (Bleep) do that, you nerds?
So they erred on the side of not inciting a riot, and threw
the audience a bone after the blackout. >> Calm down, you're okay.
(Sound) Let's talk about the sequence of
Mockingjay 1 where they bomb the hospital in District Eight.
The filming for this was split between Atlanta and Berlin.
So we're hopping back and forth between the US and
Germany in all these different shots.
Well, this part right here was shot at the same ruins that were also used in
Inglorious Bastards.
Now, if you haven't seen that film, consider this another spoiler warning.
(Foreign) >> Just us now?
Great. Anyway,
they used another part of the same location to burn down
the movie theater in Inglorious Bastards.
We'll have wait and
see if they also go ahead and kill Hitler in Mockingjay 2 though.
Last thing.
(Sound) Shootings at those ruins in Berlin wasn't
without it's challenges.
Liam Hemsworth snapped his ankle while running on some rocks
right at the start of filming there.
Production had to delay shooting the rest of the sequence for
weeks because he couldn't even walk.
(Sound) >> What is that that's hurting him?
>> He needs morphine.
>> In fact, the shot where he got hurt is
in the movie.
This is it, right here.
He was suppose to overtake the camera operator and
join Jennifer Lawrence running in this over the shoulder shot.
But the shot cuts right at the moment where Hemsworth had fallen.
Then it cuts to this wide angle shot instead,
which was shot weeks later after he healed up enough to run again.
I guess, when your brother is Thor it's not a good look to bitch about a twisted
ankle for too long. >> I am mighty.
>> That's it for this week, but
let us know if you're excited for the last Hunger Games movie, or
if you seriously don't care at all and will stay home.
In which case, I'm not sure why you've clicked on this video, and
then watched all the way to the end, but thanks.
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