Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Julianne Moore Back on Mockingjay Set After Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death

Stars return to work on Hunger Games sequel in Atlanta

By Peter Gicas Feb 05, 2014 6:50 PMTags
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Still reeling from the tragic passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, fellow actors Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Julianne Moore nevertheless found themselves back at work on the Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 set in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

A source tells E! News that Lawrence not only appeared tired and sad, but that she did not interact much with others while outside.

Meanwhile, Hemsworth, Moore, as well as the entire cast and crew, also looked pensive, added the eyewitness, who noted that Hoffman was actually supposed to be in the scene being shot that day.

Everyone seemed like they had lost a member of their family, said our source.

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Hoffman's role as Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1 was "substantially complete" at the time of his death, a source close to the production confirmed to E! News.

The source added that the actor had seven days remaining to shoot The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2. However, his passing "will not affect" the film's scheduled release dates of November 21, 2014, and November 20, 2015, respectively.

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"Words cannot convey the devastating loss we all are feeling righ now," director Francis Lawrence, author Suzanne Collins, producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, and Jennifer Lawrence said in a statement on behalf of the cast and crew of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2, obtained by E! News. "Philip was a wonderful person and an exceptional talent, and our hearts are breaking. Our deepest thoughts and condolences go out to his family."

Hoffman also appeared in the film franchise's last installment, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

—Reporting by Michelle Falls