In the film, “The Hanging Tree” starts as an a capella performance by Katniss (Jen Lawrence). She is joined first by birds (Mockingjays), then groups of rebels as the song morphs more into score. James adds choir and orchestra and it builds to an amazing crescendo with an enormous action shot. It is a huge musical moment in the film.

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I’d read that you looked at To Die For and Basic Instinct before filming Gone Girl. But ignoring those, ignoring roles that might have helped illuminate a character like Amy, was there a stage or film performance that you hold up as the model of perfection for an actress?

Faye Dunaway in Network, I think, is a brilliant, brilliant performance. What she gets to express and the way being a woman in that environment is expressed, the way she is with men, she surprises you; she confounds you in a way that I aim to do with Amy, I suppose. But I remember seeing Helena Bonham Carter in Wings of the Dove. I don’t know why that sprung into my head just then, maybe because I’m thinking about Fincher, and thinking about seeing Wings of the Dove to Fight Club, and knowing that you can just excel when someone gives you the chance, in all kinds of different ways. I’m constantly seeing female performances that inspire me. Just looking at people and wondering, “How do you do that?” I see Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle and I just think, “How does someone at 21 or 22 have that depth and soul and freedom?” It’s amazing to me.

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Brad Pitt’s zombie movie has been slated for a sequel, and apparently, “World War Z 2″ has been confirmed by Franchise Herald to be released in late 2015. Not many details about the sequel has been released, although it’s already known that it will be written by Steven Knight and would still be produced and starred by Brad Pitt as the main protagonist, Gerry Lane.

Juan Antonio Bayona, known for the 2004 drama “The Impossible”, is reported to helm thefilm. The rest of the cast is still mere speculation at this time, but there are rumors circulating around that award-winning actress, Jennifer Lawrence, will be in the film alongside Pitt, but there is no confirmation as to what her role is going to be — an alliance, a loveinterest, or something else?

The plot has not even been confirmed yet, so more news regarding the project should arise soon; however, the sequel is expected to take off after the events of the first film. An article from the Independent said, “Plot details for the next World War Z are being kept under wraps but the storyline is expected to continue from where Marc Forster’s movie left off.”

Despite a seemingly good plan for the movie, there is a probability that “World War Z 2” will not be produced by the same company as the original film. According to The Guardian, Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt’s company, Plan B, will end their relationship after eight years of working together. His new partner is New Regency, so it is likely that the second film will be produced under its banner.

Pitt’s company said in a statement, “There are very few partners in this business who are able to balance artistic integrity with commercial viability. Working hand in hand with New Regency and RatPac, we feel we have found the perfect fit.”

“World War Z 2” is set to be released late in 2015.

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Jennifer recently bought herself a new puppy named Pippi, as well as buying best friend Laura a french bull dog. We’ve added adorable candids of the pair with their dogs below!

Lionsgate has unveiled release plans for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 in the UK, Asia and North America. The film, the third in the global blockbuster Hunger Games film franchise, opens in theatres worldwide on Nov 21 and will hold its world premiere in London on Nov 10.

Beginning in Beijing, the cast including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, director Francis Lawrence and producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, will embark on a world press tour with stops in Seoul, London, New York and Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland will join the delegation in London for the film’s UK world premiere in Leicester Square. All of the cast will reconvene for the Los Angeles premiere, which will take place on Nov 17 at the Nokia Live Theater.

The first Hunger Games film generated nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office. The second film in the franchise, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was the number one domestic film of 2013 and the 10th highest-grossing North American release of all time, grossing more than $860 million around the world and bringing the combined global box office of the first two films to over $1.5bn.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 finds Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) in District 13 after destorying the games. Under the leadership of President Coin (Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss fights to save Peeta (Hutcherson) and the nation.

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We’ve added 100 HQ photos of Jennifer Lawrence arriving at LAX Airport last night, (14th Oct).

Danish director Susanne Bier is behind the camera and she’s certainly earned her right to marshal a big Hollywood production with credits that include the original Brothers (remade with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire) and her 2002 Dogme film Open Hearts. She usually handles high emotion with a light touch, and does so once again here (for the most part) against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina.

Mist gets in the eyes of George Pemberton (Cooper), the founder of a successful timber company who is experiencing a few financial hiccups during the Great Depression. The woman of the title (Lawrence, as Serena) instantly captures his heart and also offers him sage advice on how to run the business, immediately setting herself apart from the usual society ladies. She is a spirited gal yet there’s an air of melancholy, too, stemming from a tragedy in childhood that wiped out her family.

Lawrence conjures all of that darkness and light with a finely tuned instinct. If there is an obvious villain of the piece, it is Pemberton’s business partner (David Dencik) whose rancour at being bumped down in the hierarchy (with Pemberton favouring Serena) begins driving a wedge between the hot and heavy lovers. Fire is a recurring motif and this twosome have plenty – Bier’s camera lens all but steams up – but there is no controlling it. Jealousy rears its head in other ways, when a baby is born in town to a woman George admits to sleeping with before Serena entered his life.

Consequences of past actions drive the plot forward, testing the bond between them, but it’s a slow burn and it sometimes threatens to sputter out. Cooper brings the necessary dynamism, like a powerful wind that whips around Serena, making her stronger and weaker, inspiring fateful actions on her part. The way their energies merge, to isolate them in an increasingly hostile environment, makes for an absorbing watch, but in the latter stages, the shading of their characters becomes a little too indelicate. Particularly in Serena’s case, a kind of hysteria takes over and there are misogynistic undertones. George gets off easy in comparison.

When the writers start to cut corners like this, all the poetic flourishes – like George’s tussle with a wild cat (guess who that’s supposed to represent) – do not lend gravitas as much as drag the story down. Bier is digging hard for something deep and yet, at the point when you should be reaching for the hankie, it’s only because of so much sweaty desperation. There’s no danger this story will melt your heart. Rather, it is a tantalising, morbidly fascinating study of two hotheads in orbit around each other, headed for nuclear fusion.

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