'Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2' trailer, release date, cast & rumors: Lionsgate increases license partners for new collection as two new clips hit the Internet

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Lionsgate is pulling out all the stops for the upcoming "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" film as it adds over 30 new licensing partners for a new array of themed collectible products inspired by the franchise, Variety reports. The studio announced that the items will include collectibles that are specific to the fourth and final film in the series, and includes apparel, accessories, jewelry and other collectible products.

The Mockingjay Part 2 merchandising program is the biggest of its kind for Lionsgate's internal consumer products team, which sees the company partnering with toymaker Mattel design and merchandising company Bioworld Merchandising, pop culture collectible manufacturer Funko, gaming gear subscription service Loot Crate, costume and costume accessories licensee Rubie’s Costume, and accessories manufacturer Pyramid International.

Tagged The World of the Hunger Games collection, memorabilia from this set includes scenes from the first three tilms and new items that are particular to the final installment.

Mockingjay Part 2 brings back Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson in their final bow as Katniss Everdeen, Gale Hawthorne, and Peeta Mellark respectively.

Last week, Lawrence drew attention by calling out Hollywood's wage gap in a Lenny essay, which was garnered much support from her friends and co-stars. Recently, Hutcherson spoke up about his thoughts on the essay with MTV.

"To even have to say the words ’women’s pay’ sounds so backwards and f–ked up and not modern in any way, shape or form," the 23 year old actor said. "And so for Jen to use her platform to speak about it in her classic Jen way, just blunt, saying what she thinks, I think it’s great."

"Obviously it’s something that should have happened decades and decades and decades ago, and the fact that it’s something we’re still dealing with now is f–king embarrassing and shocking," he said. "It’s just so f–king shocking that a guy and girl coming out of college with the exact same degree, women will get paid significantly less. How is that even a real thing? It’s mind-blowing."

Meanwhile, fans can expect the fourth and final installment of Hunger Games to be mind-blowing as well, as director Francis Lawrence told Games Radar, "There are definitely shared themes throughout the entire series. This is the movie where all of the themes coalesce. The last one was about propaganda and the media and the manipulation of imagery. Those aspects and the consequences of war and violence all come together here."

Lawrence also told Entertainment Weekly earlier this month, "When you get to the end, you just feel the entire history of what these characters have been through. It’s part of what makes this movie all the more satisfying."

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 opens in theaters on Nov. 20.