Mockingjay - Part 2 And The Death Of Philip Seymour Hoffman

THR reports that even as the official studio word is that there's no impact on the film, studio insiders claim the sudden death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman means a crucial scene in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" will have to be altered .

Hoffman had finished all his work on "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" and most of his work on the second part, but he had several days and "one major emotional scene" left to film as Plutarch Heavensbee, .

A Lionsgate executive says: "We're all extraordinarily sad, but as it relates to production, it’s going to have no impact. Obviously, we're going to have a couple of work-around issues but the movie will be creatively whole. His performances in both [remaining] movies will be up to the best of his craft. We feel it will be a good tribute to him."

The executive wouldn't elaborate on which scene it was that remains to be shot, though the source says their plans "don't seem very complicated".

Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21st 2014 while The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 hits November 20th 2015.