![]() ![]() That loss has felt particularly intense as Hoffman’s last remaining films have trickled out alas, Hoffman does not have a Tupac-like deluge of unreleased posthumous material left (nor did directors possess the shamelessness to digitally enhance what was left behind). The loss of an artist of Hoffman’s caliber - he was no mere actor both collectively and individually, his work allowed us to understand ourselves and our world better - is incalculable. If you’re a cinephile, then it’s likely the actor plays a central role in many of your fondest movie memories of the past quarter decade. If you are even a casual movie fan, chances are good that Hoffman starred in one of your favorite movies. Nearly two years after news of his passing shocked and saddened viewers, it remains a fresh wound. And also to end, after such a long time when we’ve been away from home for so long, with the lines, ‘What now?’ ‘We go home.’ It was really just strange and poignant.The culture-wide sense of sadness engendered by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death of an overdose at 46 in February 2014 has never gone away, or even dissipated. To be shooting this scene that has this meaning, that’s important for the movie’s thematics and ideas and was a scene that Philip was supposed to do. He comments, “it added an extra layer of emotion to the experience. Lawrence even echoes this during an interview with Los Angeles Times. Having another actor perform Hoffman’s dialogue through a letter and using existing footage of the actor added emotion to the scene. Francis Lawrence’s solution, though seeming slightly awkward, was actually brilliant. We have the likes of Bruce Lee, Marilyn Monroe and Paul Walker, who had a whole movie dedicated to sending him off, perhaps why Hunger Games fans thought CGI would be used to recreate Philip Seymour Hoffman. Typically, once an important actor dies during production, which is more common than you think, the go-to solution for directors is CGI. It grossed over $658 million worldwide, settling in the ninth position in the highest-grossing films of 2015. Ultimately, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 was a success and received positive reviews from critics. Changes were also made to the shooting schedule to cater to Hoffman’s absence, including some that gave the actors shorter working durations and days to give time for mourning. We also see Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) and Abernathy take up more screen time, perhaps to compensate for Plutarch’s absence. Due to Hoffman’s death, we instead see Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) reading a letter from Hoffman to Katniss that she’ll be pardoned for Alma Coin’s (Julianne Moore) murder. For those who have read them, Mockingjay – Part 2 ending has Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) having a dialogue with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence). The Hunger Games franchise is based on Suzanne Collins's novels. RELATED: Hunger Games: An Overview of the Movies in Order During an interview with Huffington Post, Lawrence says “we decided we didn’t want to try any digital trickery with him, so we rewrote his scenes and gave the dialogue to other actors.” He decided to rewrite the scenes, giving the dialogue to other characters. The problem was that these two scenes had dialogue, and using CGI was not an option for Francis Lawrence. Luckily, most of Hoffman’s scenes had been filmed, and only two remained. ![]()
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