‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ Casts Michelle Forbes
If the revolution against Panem’s Capitol is to succeed, Katniss and her rebel friends are going to need some tough allies. Thankfully,The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2knows just the gal.
Geek favoriteMichelle Forbes(Star Trek: TNG,24,Battlestar Galactica,True Blood,The Killing,Orphan Black… the list goes on) has just boarded the upcoming sequel, due out next year. Find out which character she’s playing after the jump.
It’s official! Please welcome Michelle Forbes as ‘Lt. Jackson’ to the cast of@TheHungerGames: Mockingjay Part 2.pic.twitter.com/gz1rv8K5j1
— The Hunger Games (@TheHungerGames)August 24, 2025
I won’t pretend to remember all the details on Jackson, who’s a minor character in the books. But theHunger Games Wikiinforms me that she is a soldier from District 13, and the second-in-command under Boggs (played byMahershala Aliin the movie). Her special skill is sharpshooting.
The site also describes the character as looking “kind of sluggish,” which doesn’t really sound like Forbes. But I’m just happy to see her here. After facing Cylons and vampires, Forbes should find President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and his goons a piece of cake.
As mentioned above, Forbes has a long and varied career, mostly on the small screen. Her recent film credits include the indiesDear SidewalkandHighland Park.
Forbes is one of several newcomers to the Hunger Games franchise, along withJulianne Moore,Natalie Dormer,Gwendoline Christie, and Forbes’Prison Breakco-starRobert Knepper.
Additionally, familiar faces likeJennifer Lawrence,Josh Hutcherson,Liam Hemsworth,Sam Claflin,Jena Malone, andDonald Sutherlandwill all return for the next installment.
Both halves ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjayare based on the final book inSuzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy. Part 1 is due outNovember 21, 2014, and Part 2 onNovember 20, 2015.
Francis Lawrence, who directedThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is back at the helm for bothMockingjayfilms. The movies are shooting back-to-back and should be winding down sometime this spring.
