00:00The great thing is, is that we haven't really had to chase anybody for these roles, and Julianne sort of
00:05came at us.
00:06She wanted to be President Coyne. She knew it. She had a take on the character. She wanted to play
00:12the role.
00:13Two years ago, my daughter started reading Hunger Games. She was 10, and we were on vacation.
00:18So I picked up her copy of the book, and the first thing I thought was, gosh, she's playing Coyne.
00:24We were all super excited about the opportunity. We worked out schedules, and she just had a really smart take
00:31on it.
00:32When I found out that she was doing the movie, I was just floored.
00:35And then when I met her, I didn't think I was, I was just like, my stomach hurt.
00:39I was like, I couldn't handle your talent at first, and now just this on top of everything.
00:44But I stand here tonight with the Mockingjay to announce that our moment has arrived.
00:50They were all so tremendously generous. I mean, you know, whenever you walk into the first day of work on
00:56any job, you're always nervous.
00:58You're like, oh, I don't know. Are people going to be nice or whatever? They could not have been more
01:02welcoming.
01:03I read all the books. I read them all the way through, and I'm like, I want to be in
01:08this movie.
01:09And clearly, that was the only part that I could play.
01:12Coyne is very sparingly drawn, because you don't know who she is, because she's only spoken about from Katniss's point
01:19of view.
01:20And Katniss immediately distrusts her in the way that sometimes a young person will distrust an older person who's not
01:29familiar to them or is in a position of authority.
01:30So Frances and I talked about that a lot, about, well, how do we communicate Coyne's wholeness as a person?
01:38I mean, I think Katniss's response to her is very well drawn, but you don't know who Coyne is.
01:44There's a very interesting scene where the Capitol bombs District 13, and Coyne, rather than retaliating, opts to do nothing.
01:52And I think that sort of speaks volumes about who she is as a leader, is that she's not about
01:56to risk revealing herself and her population in a fight when she knows that they're better served by lying low
02:07and letting it blow over.
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