First Peek: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

 The very effective teaser trailer for the start to the two film adaptation of the last book in author Suzanne Collins' trilogy- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has arrived courtesy of Lionsgate.

Julianne Moore would play District 13 leader Alma Coin. In the book, she is in charge of the mysterious district where heroine  Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) launches her fight against President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and his tyrannical Capitol regime. The pair clash over Katniss' methods and motivations. "Game of Thrones," "Elementary" and "Captain America: The First Avenger" actress Natalie Dormer will play Cressida a film director working in the Capitol who winds up joining the rebellion with her assistant, Messalla, and her cameramen, Castor and Pollux. Australian actress Stef Dawson plays  District 4 victor Annie Cresta and Finnick’s (played by Sam Claflin) love interest. Evan Ross has been cast as Messalla the assistant to Cressida, who is part of the TV crew that follows Katniss and shoots short propaganda films. American Horror Story star Lily Rabe will play Commander Lyme, a District 2 victor of an unknown Hunger Games and one of the leaders in the Rebellion at District 13. All My Children co-star Patina Miller makes her film debut as Commander Paylor the rebel commander of District 8. Wes Chatham and Elden Henson will play Castor and Pollux. As brothers. The duo work on the TV crew that films Katniss, and Pollux also has intimate knowledge of the sewer system beneath the Capitol. Mahershala Ali was cast as Katniss’ protector Boggs. Character actor Robert Knepper will play Antonius said to be  President Snow’s  minister. Fans of the book have noted that there is no character by that name. The only character that has some resemblance to the name is Aurelius, but in the story he is a doctor, not a minister. If that is the case, then it would be the first time that the film has stepped away from the source material.

Josh Hutcherson,Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, and Lenny Kravitz will return.

Multi-award-winning "Game Change" and "The Butler" writer Danny Strong  and Peter Craig adapted the two-part finale.

 Francis Lawrence returns to direct.

Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21st 2014