What the Hunger Games Stars Have Said About the End — and Each Other

Updated on Nov 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM

The cast of Mockingjay — Part 2 made their annual (and final!) pilgrimage to Comic-Con International: San Diego over the Summer, where Jennifer Lawrence and her costars spilled on what it's been like to wrap filming after five whole years. It turns out tears were shed and hugs were had all around! Here's what they had to say about parting ways once everything, including the epilogue, had been shot. Warning: you might get emotional. (Just kidding, but you will laugh.)

Jennifer Lawrence

"There's no way of saying this without starting rumors, but that night we held each other and slept like puppies," Lawrence teased at the panel, about the last day of filming. "Woody [Harrelson] gave a speech. Everyone is crying, and someone will always be like, 'Jen, do you have anything to say?' What do we know about me and public speaking? We're all best friends. I mean, I'm your best friend, right?" she said, looking at Hutcherson. Then, talking about filming the epilogue, she confirmed a breakdown: "We shot in the field, and I cried that day. It was day one of like, 150."

Josh Hutcherson

"Jen creates a really great vibe on the sets, so that's what I'm going to miss on future projects," said Hutcherson during the press conference. "I think because she acts so crazy and genuine that she makes everyone around her feel free to be themselves. That's hard to find, especially from an actress. Her hands still smell weird, though."

Liam Hemsworth

"We had an emotional holding," Hemsworth joked at the panel, before calling Hutcherson a "sweet, sweet angel."

Francis Lawrence

"The most satisfying part of the series was this film because it ends the story," director Lawrence said during the panel. "To feel that emotion and history come to an end . . . I'm really pleased with the film and how it ends."

Nina Jacobson

"It's been emotional for all of us," said producer Jacobson, during the panel. "We want to deliver on the emotion and the politics of it — all of the things Suzanne [Collins] had to say about our culture. We didn't want to say goodbye. It is tough. We wish there were seven or eight books, not just three. We want to bring the story home and to deliver for the fans."