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The Hunger Games just got a whole lot more twisted. According to reports, Phillip Seymour Hoffman only had one scene left in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II left to shoot prior to his tragic demise.

Since Lionsgate is not going to let the scene go to waste, they're apparently considering to digitally recreate the actor in order to complete the scene:
A source with ties to the project said that with the exception of one major scene in the final film, "they seem to have plans that don't seem very complicated" to complete both pictures without Hoffman. "You can do digital things, you can have conversations where you're not focusing on him but the people he's talking to," this observer said.

Rob Legato, a veteran effects supervisor whose latest credit is The Wolf of Wall Street, says he has no specific knowledge about the Hunger Games films but at this point, technology is most likely good enough to generate a convincing image of Hoffman, though some scenes might need to be rewritten. "These days the technology of using someone's likeness is a whole lot easier to do," he said. "I won't say you could generate a Philip Seymour Hoffman with all the acting ability, but you could certainly replicate him for a shot or two."
This process involves using some previous footage of Hoffman from the earlier films and building an actual 3D model for long shots. Here's hoping that the scene won't be too awkward, or too noticeable.

[The Hollywood Reporter]