The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes star has big shoes to fill, but at least her other half, co-star Josh Andres Rivera, is along for the ride. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Where do we start with this one?
00:02 Bit of a global phenomenon you're stepping into now.
00:05 12 years ago, I hadn't heard of it.
00:07 Now it's a huge book series,
00:08 now it's a huge movie series.
00:09 How nerve-wracking is it following in footsteps
00:12 of someone like Jennifer Lawrence in something like this?
00:14 - I'll say I feel so supported by our filmmakers
00:17 and by Jennifer herself,
00:19 and getting to tell this story in any capacity,
00:22 knowing that it came from Suzanne Collins,
00:24 the brain behind all of the original stories we love.
00:27 It feels pretty good,
00:28 and oddly not nerve-wracking at all.
00:31 - I'll tell you what,
00:32 they say don't work mixed with pleasure,
00:34 mixed work with pleasure even.
00:36 - That's two movies in the back now with your other half.
00:39 How fun is it to have that kind of support on a film set?
00:41 'Cause that's so unique, I would imagine, in this industry.
00:43 - You know what, I say that getting to go
00:45 to any stressful situation,
00:47 like a premiere or work or anything like that,
00:50 and getting to see a familiar face, it's always worth it.
00:53 And I love working with him, I love him to bits,
00:55 and it's been really nice
00:56 that we've gotten that opportunity twice.
00:59 - And just so we're clear now,
01:00 what's the best way to start The Hunger Games?
01:01 Do you start with the original movies,
01:02 get to this one last,
01:04 or do you start with this one first
01:05 and then start with those, I think?
01:06 - I kind of think it's amazing,
01:08 and you don't really need to have an order at all.
01:11 I would say you could watch this one first
01:14 and go back to them,
01:15 or you could start with them and go back to us,
01:17 and either way you're enthralled and entertained.