Oscar-nommed Julianne Moore joins “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”September 14, 2013 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After months of rumor, Lionsgate finally announces that Julianne Moore is cast to portray President Alma Coin. She will play the leader of the rebellion against the Capitol in both "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2", AceShowbiz said. Moore, 52, will join new members in the franchise that include Natalie Dormer, Stef Dawson and Evan Ross. They will star opposite returning cast like Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Francis Lawrence, who directs the second installment "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", will back to helm the next two movies. "Catching Fire" is due November 22 this year, followed by the first "Mockingjay" on November 21, 2014 and the last one on November 20, 2015. "Mockingjay" will follow Katniss (Lawrence) as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war starts, she comes into conflict with Coin due to the president's ruthlessness and greed for power. Now Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance. Julianne Moore is a four-time Oscar nominee. Last year, she starred in HBO's political drama film "Game Change" as former U.S. Vice President candidate Sarah Palin, a role that gave her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award. She will next be seen in "Don Jon, "Seventh Son" and "Carrie". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |