The second presidential address to the citizens of Panem has arrived and it’s so exciting that it has sent Hunger Games fans into a frenzy.

The first address saw President Snow (Donald Sutherland) addressing the nation with Peeta by his side. This new one has upped the ante.

Here’s six things we learned from the new Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 teaser trailer…


1. Both Peeta and Johanna are being made to do the president’s bidding

It’s not such a shock to see Peeta involved in the broadcast after seeing him in the first one. However, in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Johanna said she had nobody left she loved so the president couldn’t hurt her anymore. Clearly he has found a way so that he could get her to be part of the broadcast – though I do wonder if there were previous takes of the address where she tried to fight them.

2. President Snow certainly has a lot of peacekeepers to hand



Or were they actors? The whole broadcast is clearly for show, so perhaps they were too.

3. There’s sure to be more to come

In his first address, President Snow mentioned ‘unity’, ‘prosperity’ and ‘sacrifice’. We’ve covered unity, which leaves the other two. What sort of mood will the president be in by the time we get to sacrifice I wonder…?

4. Beetee is a genius

He made a coil that exploded the arena in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (with Katniss’s help of course), he understands electricity better than most and now it seems he can break into the president’s broadcast. Go Beetee!

5. The Mockingjay lives

But we haven’t seen her. Those who have read the books will know that Katniss struggles greatly at the start of Mockingjay. Where is she while these addresses to Panem are being organised and will we be seeing a glimpse of her soon?

6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay parts one and two, are going to be spectacular!

Converting Mockingjay to film was a big ask. The book is very different in tone to the first two stories and, though it still has plenty of action, deals with the very real dramatic effects of war.

Thanks to Suzanne Collins’ incredibly brave writing, the story doesn’t shy away from the mental instability the games were sure to bring those who took part.

After all, nobody really wins the games, they just survive them – though these filmmakers certainly seem to be winning here, if these teasers are anything to go by.