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Hello, I'm Joseph Zida. I'm Whitney Peak. I'm Ben Wong. And I'm McKenna Grace, cast members of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 We'll try to finish some iconic phrases from The Hunger Games. Well, guys. You can signal by raising your hand and making a sound, because you will be competing with each other. It's up to you. Can Ben be my signal? Yes, that's funny. Ha? The previous regulation allowing two winners from the same district has been repealed. Only one winner can be crowned.
Good luck. May luck always smile upon you! Well, let's find out if you were right, McKennon. And may luck always smile upon you! Oho. Here it is. What can I say? This is kind of crazy. I am a competitive person I think she's going to kill us. She will overcome us all. I'm really bad. Let me answer a few questions for you guys. Question for you. Before joining the new Hunger Games movie, how big of a fan of the franchise were you?
Uh, that's how strong it is. Yes. Agree. Exactly. That's exactly how strong it is. Exactly that much. Like, okay. That's strong. I grew up on this franchise. I had books in my backpack. Enough for you. In my backpack on wheels on the way to school. My "Hunger Games" is there. I get them, you know. But that's enough. No, but seriously. Don't get lost behind your screens. No yawns. No chewing gum. Chin down, head up, shoulders back and smile. Oh. Oh, wait.
Oh, I.that's witty. Er.No. Let someone else try. Yes. Um, this is ether. It's something about live television. What is this? Really? Because if you don't enjoy it, what's the point? It's like.if no one is enjoying it, no one is watching. If so, what's the point of that, or something? Oh, damn it This smile. That's what teeth are for Yes, that's right, man. Oho. Great job. God, this is incredible. That's what we have teeth for. This is really good. What? Don't look at me. I'm just looking at you.
He definitely made that up. By the way, we've heard a lot of stories about how Jason made up a lot of what he did, actually, just like Kieran. Oh, yes. I noticed this in Kieran right away. Incredible improvisers. Yes. Really. It adds so much to the movies. Does working with someone who has such incredible improvisational skills inspire you to just go out and give a few lines? Yes. I had a scene with Kieran where we're doing an interview, and that was about the only time he wasn't improvising, because that's what he said in rehearsal before that, despite the dozens of hours of preparation I spent trying to adjust to his
possible improvisation. Before the scene, he said he wasn't going to improvise because his character finally had someone who would take on most of the conversation. And I remember, after ten takes, I decided to try to improvise and poke fun at his character, and there he is, both as a character and as Kieran-I don't know how anyone can do that-looking at me, instantly picking up on my joke, throwing it back, the whole audience bursting out laughing, and then he's looking at me as a character and as Kieran at the same time, as if to say, "Don't joke with me." That was rejected, we went back to the text, and I didn't improvise anymore.
You're like, "Cool. I'm sticking to the script And that's fair. I know what phrase that will be. McKennon, will you try? I want to, oh well, oh well! It's good that we're allies, right? Yes. Let's find out if you're right. Take this away. It's good that we're allies, right? Fully. And then she says, "Where did you get that?" And he's like, "What do you think, you idiot?" And then he throws.Oh my god. Let's see if you're right. We'll play it. I hit the target. This is incredible. I mean, both of us. But wow, that memory popped up. It's good that we're allies, right?
You surpassed what I put in there. Great job. So tell me this, guys. Who is most likely to volunteer in real life without thinking about the consequences? Who would just take the risk? Ben. Probably Joe. He would say, "Oh." Like, by accident. Oh, I didn't mean to. I just had a question. Oh, I just wanted to know when lunch is. Your dress is not gray at all, and the children really like it. Oh, that's right. Well, little ones love colors, I love them more than most. But this dress is from my mother, so it's special to me. And she's in District 12.
Guys, stop it. Do you know this? Come on. Really? Yes. I don't remember. I can't. She says, "My people are nomads, we travel from place to place wherever the wind takes us," or something like that. How do you know that? This is crazy. I remember what I did yesterday. This is madness. Well done. Oh my God. I just don't want anyone else to take it away. No, you'll be fine. You can do it. Messa memorized the entire script of all the movies. No, it's.it's really her. She really did it. I think obviously. This is madness.
Is that all? It's not.I mean, in that spirit, it's similar. This is a little more specific. It's like "just her bones, honey." Only her mother-of-pearl bones. Oh, I forgot that. Okay, honey. Katniss has her bow. Peeta can disguise himself as anything. What is your secret real-world talent that you bring to the arena that doesn't have to be something your character can do? Without any excuses. Is sleep a talent? Yes. Mmm. Yes. I'm very good at this. I'm jealous. I wish I had that kind of talent. Is staying up late at night a talent?
Yes. Yes, I would say so. We are talented. I do both. First I do this, then I sleep. Thank you. Yes. Oh. Well, aren't we talented? For now, sleep and stay awake. I would sleep. I wouldn't sleep. I would open my eyes Yes. You know, I wouldn't sleep, and then I would fall asleep. And, honestly, I could. I offer something that no one else does. You have a hidden talent that has nothing to do with this question. Make that sound.
Oh, I can make a really loud click with my tongue. Ready? Really? This is loud. That's pretty good. Okay. How is that? How do you like this signal in the arena? AND? Look at this. This is my signal. When you get to the edge of the arena, just do it and you just repeat it. What are you doing? The cameras will be here in an hour. If you wanted to babysit, you had to ask Peeta. Ask me for what? Asking him to wake me up and not give me pneumonia.
Oh, wait. Come on. Gosh. Whose next line is this? Haymitch? This is Haymitch's line. You really are that mean. What does he say? Something like that. Oh, yes. You really are such a mean person. Oh, is that the line about how you're impossible to love? You're a deeply unpleasant person or something. Yes. You are a deeply unpleasant person. This is one of my favorite lines in the movie. He pronounces it so well. You are a strangely unpleasant person.
Yes. That's good. But you are so good. I also have to say, you've mastered the accent incredibly well. Really, it's like you're watching movies where someone has to imitate someone else's accent. And I'm usually skeptical. I'm like, "Hmm, are they going to pull this off?" And here I am: he does this. He does it incredibly well. This is great. I was so happy. You know, it should, it should work. Like watching someone ride a unicycle and juggle. Oh my God. Hmm, thank you. It took a long time. I found the recording yesterday, about 4 weeks into the study, and it was horrible. I didn't even realize how bad it was.
It was just very intense. It was very passionate. It wasn't bad. No, it was just not that at all. I'm glad that. It made me feel much better. People said such wonderful things like. It was truly incredible. And I.I'm so picky. If something was wrong, he would come up to you and say, "Dude, that accent was terrible." By the way, that was really cool. Very, very impressed. Your family will never see this prize money now. Of course. President Raven still left the right to punish you to me. And I decided And I decided.
I have zero ability to memorize texts. Me too. I could never quote movies. something like. Lucy Grey has to die or something. Well, it ends with him saying, " Oh, the sound of snow falling," but that's pretty much the end of it, isn't it? Yes. Exile to the Districts, where you will serve the capital in exile for the next 20 years as a nameless peacekeeper. This is too much. That's a lot of technical points to remember. I would simply accept exile. Exile to the district, for sure.
Greetings. Not yet. No. Oh, the curtain. Everyone who matters is here. What is it? Smile. I'm not sure, I think it's when she comes into the party. She's like shoulders back, smile, you know? Yes. Isn't that right? It's something about food, right? Is it like, everyone is here for you or something? Well, we'll give you points for that. Yes. Let's take a look. It was very, very close. And they all want to meet you. You, you know, they want to meet you Who from this cast would make it to the Capitol and become an instant celebrity? Which of the four of you would love these
ridiculous outfits and attention the most in real life? McKenna. The cast would get to the Capitol and enjoy the attention. I think, wait, wait, wait. I am waiting. So crazy. I thought that was good. I meant the costumes, the dressing up, you're so well dressed and, um, the attention to you. Aha. If only he had stopped at the attention part, Joe. Yes, that's true. Joe would be great in the Capitol. Fact. I like that Ben and I don't even consider each other. We just do n't even. I don't think you'd like it.
We would just start crying. I would be like a Twitch streamer in the Capitol. Hey, chat. Greetings. What is it, handsome? Are you in the wrong district? Something about No, I'm here, and the rest aren't. Something like this. Is this it, or is it later? That's later. I am with my tribute. I was born in a cage. This is what he had to say. You call this a cage? Yes. I eat these cages for breakfast. That's what he said, right? Yes.
You were born in a cage. I was born in darkness. No, this cage is great. Take it, Reaper. Take it. Take it, Reaper. You see, I do this all the time when I watch movies, and I still won't remember that phrase tomorrow. Yes, exactly. I just say, "Take it, Reaper." to any movie I watch. I'm like, "Take him, Reaper." "Take him, Reaper." Look, we all understand that Hitch had to master his voice, and Joseph had to work on it too . And what else have the rest of you had to do that made you feel like, I have to do this perfectly for my character? Oh, I had, I had.Yes.
Oh, yes. You had a coin. My little coin. Er, my. Screep coin. It was a squeaky coin. It was a token that was once used to pay miners in coal mines, and it could only be spent in corporate stores. Or they were called creaking coins. So I had one, and it was really cool. It had something like the District 12 coal company engraved on it. Uh, yeah, I still have it. And I also had to. What are the chances? Is it in your pocket? Small. Very small. I would lose it so quickly if it were in my pocket. But I had to learn to spin it on my knuckles, it took me four months, and I still messed up a little that day, but. they took the best take.
Whitney learned to play the accordion. Yes. Oho. Okay. I wouldn't say I learned anything. I would n't say I learned anything. You learned. You did it. It was just five chords over and over again She learned to play the accordion. and now I wouldn't be able to. Don't ask me. Did you enjoy playing the accordion? Because it's like a combination of piano and brass. I liked it. Well, I had a small instrument, not quite.what they call it.a concert mini. It was pretty easy to learn on, and it was fun because my teacher was so cool, she taught me on a real, full-size one.
Oh, wow. This is cool. So I was very impressed and tried it too. I tried to play on the big one and was like, "Oh, come on. I've had enough." But this is a party trick. Next time we go to a party, friends, we'll get it. Throw that metal thing over there. What? No. Haymitch said we shouldn't rush. I don't care what Haymitch said. They look at you like.What is this? Everyone here looks at you like you're fresh meat or something. What is it? They are looking at you. like bait or something. I don't know what Yes. Whitney, you're spot on. You got one word wrong.
I am on the spot. Wait. What is it? Those guys look at you like you're food. Like a dish. Those guys are looking at you like you're a snack. Thank you. I caught it. Hooray. Welcome to the Capitol. Yes. Sorry. She takes a rose and eats a petal. Oh. Oh no. Well, or something like that. Well, she said, you know, my mom used to bathe me in buttermilk with rose petals or something like that. I think it's this part? This is this part. We will show. You got the point. Certainly. I just remember it because it's such a memorable moment when you give someone a rose and they eat it and say, "Mom bathed me in buttermilk and rose petals
." And she also says something about him looking like he doesn't belong here or something. I don't know. Something like that. When I was little, my mother bathed me in buttermilk and rose petals. Let's go. This is a good survey. You are entering the Hunger Games tomorrow and must choose one person here as your ally. Who would you trust with your life, and who would you absolutely not trust? I have this trust. Yes. I understand you. We don't trust Joe. We will cope. I trust. You would definitely beat us. No, no, no. I was just about to say the opposite.
What do you mean? You would definitely win. You would be surprised, but I would just run away. You just run, then you get caught and that's it Oh, it's about you. Okay. Well, that's not necessary. I made it to the finals. Yes, she would have come. McKenna would win. Fact. No. When everyone runs to the center, the first thing I think when I see it is-I'm running the other way. I won't go get the gun. I'll go and do it. Would you run to the center? Would you really start in real life? I think I would run to the center and see how close it is.If I'm being overtaken in a run, just stop.
I know. If I lose, I immediately run in the opposite direction. It's too early to get confused and step down from the pedestal According to the canon, this is not what happens. Maybe it's really me. Watch the movie. I don't do that. Yeah, watch the movie. Hey, you know, Katniss and I, we're the luckiest. I wouldn't regret anything. If not what? If not, what? Maybe we can all say three together? Yeah, but you have to make that, well, slightly weird look like he does later. Good.
One, two, three times. If it weren't for the child. That's right. He makes this little, well, let's find out if you're right. Such a small, well, smile, like If it weren't for a child. If it weren't for Oh, we wouldn't have made it. Go to that smile. This is news for all of us. First of all, thank you very much for joining me today. You are cool. You just broke up. Thank you very much. And the winner was McKenna.
Hey. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" is only in theaters from November 20. Be sure to take a look. Boom. I saw the movie last night and it was incredible. He was simply amazing. Thank you. I am so sad. Good. It was tear-jerking and your performances were phenomenal. This is, in my opinion, the best "Hunger Games." I love this. Thank you very much for watching. We are responding. See you later.
