Katniss Everdeen Wax Figure to Launch Next Week at Madame Tussauds

Madam Tussauds, the famous wax museum, will honor The Hunger Games and Katniss Everdeen next week with a new wax figure of Katniss in their London, New York and Hollywood outposts. According to Madame Tussauds, each figure took 4 months to create and cost £150,000.

From Madame Tussauds:

Katniss Everdeen, protagonist of the worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games franchise, will become the newest figure at Madame Tussauds London this month following the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.

Madame Tussauds will launch three wax likenesses of Katniss, portrayed by Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, worldwide. The figure will feature in an immersive setting here in London, as well as at our New York and Hollywood attractions.

The figure in London will be portrayed in Katniss’ hunting outfit, which she wears in the second installment of the franchise, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Teamed with her iconic brown leather hunting jacket, are dark charcoal trousers, knee-length tie-up leather brown boots, plus brown leather quiver (arrow bag) and trademark bow. Her hair will by styled in her iconic braid.

Follow @madametuddaudslondon on Instagram for exclusive photos when Katniss Everdeen’s wax figure is launched next week!

Jennifer Lawrence is One of People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 2014

We certainly agree with People Magazine. Jennifer Lawrence is included in the weekly mag's annual Best and Worst of 2014 Issue as part of their 25 Most Intriguing People. Click to enlarge the blurb below:

Francis Lawrence on Philip Seymour Hoffman in Entertainment Weekly

Mockingjay Part 1 director Francis Lawrence had some kind words to say about the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in the December 19th issue of Entertainment Weekly. Rest in peace, sweet Philip.

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'Mockingjay Part 1' and Cast Up For Multiple Awards

Awards season has officially kicked off in Hollywood,  and  - HOORAY - Mockingjay Part 1 and its talented cast are up for multiple awards already.

Critics Choice Awards (Jan 15th on A&E):

"Best Actress in an Action Movie" Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in Mockingjay Part 1

"Best Song" “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde from the Mockingjay Part 1 Original Soundtrack

"Best Actress" Julianne Moore for her role in Still Alice

Golden Globe Awards (January 11th on NBC):

"Best Original Song"  “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde from the Mockingjay Part 1 Original Soundtrack

"Best Actress Drama" Julianne Moore for Still Alice

"Best Actress Musical of Comedy" Julianne Moore for Maps to the Stars

"Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series" Woody Harrelson for True Detective

Screen Actors Guild Awards (January 25th on TNT & TBS)

"Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Leading Role" Julianne Moore for Still Alice

"Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" Woody Harrelson for True Detective

Congrats to everyone on their nominations and, of course, may the odds be ever in your favor! 

Newest Stills From 'Mockingjay Part 1'

The Hunger Games official social media accounts have released a couple more Mockingjay Part 1 stills in the last week. Here's a look at Katniss in the armory in District 13, Prim in the hospital, a scene in the conference room, and Gale and Katniss. Click each image for full size.

Panem’s Book Club - Weekly Book Recommendations

Hey Tributes! As Amber posted last week, we here at Panem Propaganda are putting together a series of book recommendations for life between Mockingjay films and ultimately, life after The Hunger Games.

This will be a weekly thing, our own little Panem Book Club! Hopefully, these other novels will hold you over until next year for Mockingjay: Part 2 and will be good breaks between re-reading the HG series.

This week’s recommendation features the dystopian series, Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

Here is a synopsis of the book, from Amazon:

“In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child reaches the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, a parent may choose to retroactively get rid of a child through a process called "unwinding." Unwinding ensures that the child's life doesn’t “technically” end by transplanting all the organs in the child's body to various recipients. Now a common and accepted practice in society, troublesome or unwanted teens are able to easily be unwound.

With breathtaking suspense, this book follows three teens who all become runaway Unwinds: Connor, a rebel whose parents have ordered his unwinding; Risa, a ward of the state who is to be unwound due to cost-cutting; and Lev, his parents' tenth child whose unwinding has been planned since birth as a religious tithing. As their paths intersect and lives hang in the balance, Shusterman examines serious moral issues in a way that will keep readers turning the pages to see if Connor, Risa, and Lev avoid meeting their untimely ends.”

This dystology features four books with the epic conclusion, Undivided, having just been released in 2014. The story is intense and thought-provoking, begging the question of just what lengths society may go to. Shusterman provides a fascinating commentary on technology and mankind. It includes powerful characters and is told from varying points of view. Unwind is also being optioned for the big screen, tentatively to hit theaters in 2016. So get in on the action now, and get ready for a thrilling ride!

Follow Neal Shusterman on Twitter, @NealShusterman, and LIKE him on FaceBook for more information about the author, the Unwind dystology, and Shusterman’s other books!

Unwind can be purchased from Amazon here.

Or, you can spring for the boxed set of all four novels on Amazon right here.

Beautiful 'Mockingjay Part 1' Concept Art By Joanna Bush

Thanks to our friends at QuarterQuell.org we have a peek at some of the concept art from Mockingjay Part 1. The concept artist works closely with the Production Designer (Phil Messina) and the Director (Francis Lawrence) to achieve the look of the film. Joanna Bush has done concept art for both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (see it here). She was the one who actually created the concept for the painting of Rue that Peeta does on the training center floor in Catching Fire. 

You can check out Joanna Bush's other work on her website here. 

Katniss Everdeen is #7 on Time's Most Influential Fictional Characters List of 2014

Katniss Everdeen came it at #7 on Time's annual list of the year's most influential fictional characters, as Time puts it, a "ranking of the onscreen figures that made the biggest impact on the news and our lives this year, for better and sometimes for worse." 

7. Katniss Everdeen

The Hunger Games heroine (played by Jennifer Lawrence) has already secured her status as a feminist role model and a box-office powerhouse. But Katniss is more than a movie icon now: Her three-fingered salute, used in Mockingjay as a signal of rebellion against the Capitol, has become a rallying symbol among pro-democracy protesters in Thailand and Hong Kong.