Summary

  • The film adaptation of The Hunger Games includes a romance between Effie Trinket and Haymitch Abernathy, which was not in the original books.
  • The kiss between Haymitch and Effie in Mockingjay was improvised by Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks.
  • The romance between Haymitch and Effie works so well because of the actors' onscreen chemistry, which elevates their characters and their arcs.