'Mockingjay Part 1' Images from The Hunger Games Instagram - Day 6 - Haymitch and Effie

Hayffie shippers. do your happy dance - the Mockingjay Part 1 images revealed today on The Hunger Games instagram account are Haymitch and Effie. 

Woody Harrelson takes a stand against the Capitol as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

Elizabeth Banks shows you the woman behind the couture as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

Even Elizabeth Banks herself thinks Haymitch and Effie have a very special, secret relationship that isn't overtly touched on in the books or films. See one of the many examples of Liz talking about Hayffie HERE. 

Come back tomorrow for day 7 of the 8 days of new stills. And check out Days 1 - 5:

DAY 1 - Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and Cressida (Natalie Dormer)

DAY 2 - Beetee (Jeffrey Wright) and Caesar (Stanley Tucci)

DAY 3 Castor (Wes Chatham) and Pollux (Elden Henson)

DAY 4 Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Boggs (Mahershala Ali)

DAY 5 Plutarch (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Messalla (Evan Ross)

You can see all of the still images released from Mockingjay Part 1 in our Gallery. 

Elizabeth Banks Says Goodbye to Effie and The Hunger Games: "I Cried My Eyes Out"

Josh Horowitz got to spend a little time with Elizabeth Banks at Tiff while she was promoting her film Love and Mercy and, excellent fanboy that he is, Josh asked about Mockingjay wrapping up for good. 

"It's done. I never get to play that role again, it's so sad. I cried my eyes out. I love, love, love Effie so much. I really love her and, yeah, it's over."

Horowitz said he was relieved that we get to see a little bit more of Effie in the last two films than the book would dictate. Banks replied, "They did [write a little bit more of Effie into the films]. I got lucky. It was VERY flattering and fun story for her actually. REALLY fun. To go from The Capitol to District 13 is a shock for anybody. I like how I talk about it like it's real life. (laughs) Anyway, she's there. She's the fish out of water. It's fun."

Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Elizabeth Banks at TIFF

Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Elizabeth Banks were at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year to support various, separate projects outside The Hunger Games world. 

Sam was on hand for the world premiere of his upcoming film, The Riot Club. 

Sam photos thanks to our friends at SamClaflinFans. Be sure to check out their fabulous gallery for many more photos from TIFF, including all the press events. 

Photo thanks to MockingjaySource.com

Jena Malone was at TIFF promoting her upcoming Time Out Of Mind, which she calls, "the most important film I've ever made." Jena was absolutely stunning at the premiere of the film. Time Out of Mind is due in theaters October 5th. 

Photo thanks to MockingjaySource.comElizabeth Banks was at TIFF for the premiere of her film Love and Mercy. The biopic of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is already getting great reviews. Curiously enough, the film was rewritten by screenwriter Oren Moverman, who also co-wrote and directed Jena Malone's TIFF film, Time Out of Mind. 

Elizabeth Banks on Effie and Mockingjay: "It's a True Action Movie"

Elizabeth Banks has been making the rounds to promote her involvement with Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Contest. E Online got a little bit of Mockingjay Part 1 and Effie information out of her during their recent interview.  

How Effie maintains her style in District 13 

“Effie really is a fish out of water in District 13 and they do not have anywhere near the resources that the Capitol does. So Effie really finds herself having to what I like to call ‘Project Runway her way’ through the wardrobe that’s given to everyone. Everyone gets sort of standard wardrobe in District 13 and she of course has to put her own twist on everything…she can make anything fabulous."

Book vs. Movie Effie

“Well she [Effie] doesn’t make an appearance in District 13 in the actual book, but Suzanne Collins and Francis [Lawrence] and I…everyone sort of came to me and said ‘We really feel like Effie…it would be really fun to keep her involved in the story’ and of course I’m thrilled to be a part of it and get to go to 13 and take care of Katniss a little bit longer.”

What she thinks of the film (aka press kit sound bites) 

“I’m really thrilled with the way it’s turned out. I think Francis [the director] has a really interesting take on the material and it’s a continuation of the story of Katniss and she’s one of my favorite heroines of all time. The scope and scale is huge. It’s really a true action film now, we’re not just in the Games anymore, we’ve really upped the stakes of the movie. It’s really about a full scale rebellion and a war between the Capitol and the Districts. So all the action sequences are just amazing and upgraded…action-movie level stuff going on, not just the story of a small-town girl.”

Elizabeth on the Mockingjay cast

“I mean we really have a lot of comradery. We’ve been through a lot making the movies. It’s very rare in this business that you get to spend this much time with the same people, over and over again on something that we all care about a lot. And we really want to make a great product every time and we want to have fun while we do it and we just have really great shared perspective on the whole thing."

Photos From The First Press Day For 'Mockingjay Part 1'

And so it begins... The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 had its first press day yesterday! Both Lionsgate and Elizabeth Banks posted this cute shot of Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth and Jennifer Lawrence to social media last night. 

 

Elizabeth shared another angle of the shot (above) today to tumblr. 

Willow Shields posted this snap to her instagram with the caption, "Feeling fancy. Press day for Mockingjay Part 1!"

A couple additional shots of Elizabeth and Willow were also shared around social media:

Photos thanks to @HGNewsChannel

 

Tara Bennett tweeted that she interviewed Francis Lawrence (@Hibbits on twitter) for a Sci Fi Magazine article. We'll be looking forward to that one, Tara!! FYI, last year Tara wrote the cover story on Catching Fire for Sci Fi's December 2013 issue. It hit newsstands October 13th - ish if you're trying to figure out when we'll see all of this press. 

 Thanks to our friends at @HGNewsChannel and @Larrs9325 for the tips. 

Elizabeth Banks Wraps Up Playing Effie and Says, "That Was Heartbreaking For Me"

Elizabeth Banks as Effie. Photo courtesy Vanity Fair Oct '13Elizabeth Banks said in a recent article,

“I just wrapped playing Effie Trinket and that was heartbreaking for me. She was one of my all-time-favourite characters that I’ve played.”

Elizabeth is out promoting her new movie, Walk of Shame (in theaters May 2nd) and, of course, EVERYONE asks her about The Hunger Games. 

Fans (including this fan) are speculating (hopefully) whether Effie's part in the Mockingjay films is expanded from the tiny part her character played in the final book.

MTV Movie Awards Voting Links - Last Chance to Vote!

The MTV Movie Awards is this Sunday, April 13th at 9/8c on MTV, of course (livestream at MTV.com). Sam Claflin and Josh Hutcherson are confirmed to be attending the awards. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is up for 8 different awards that YOU, yes you, can vote for! Voting is open through Sunday for Movie of the Year and Favorite Character. Today - Saturday - is your last day to vote for the other categories. Here are all the links you need to get out the vote!

#votekatniss for Favorite Character on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Vine. Be sure to use the hashtag #votekatniss in your posts!

Movie of the Year: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark

Best Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen

Best Shirtless Performance: Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair

Best Fight: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Sam Claflin vs. Monkeys

Best Villain: Donald Sutherland as President Snow

Best On-Screen Transformation: Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket

Four New 'Catching Fire' Behind the Scenes Stills

Director Francis Lawrence with Jennifer Lawrence and Willow Shields on the Victors Village set

Thanks to Cinema Blend, we've got a look at four new behind the scenes stills from the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Sam Claflin & Co on the cornucopia setElizabeth Banks, Willow Shields and Paula Malcomson in the Everdeen houseStanley Tucci and Sam Claflin chat between takes

Update on Sun, March 9, 2014 by PanemPropaganda

Here's one more bonus still thanks to Lionsgate!