Mahershala Ali's role in The Hunger Games is a series of YA books by Suzanne Collins and is set in a grim future where a totalitarian government rules over Panem. This country is divided into different Districts and each year a televised death sport called the Hunger Games selects candidates from each District to take part. The books follow heroine Katniss, who takes the place of her sister in the game, becoming a champion and later a symbol of hope and rebellion.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 becoming the lowest-grossing of the series, though it was still a comfortable hit. Collins is currently working on prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which is also set to become a movie. The story focuses on young President Snow and Katniss is very unlikely to make an appearance.

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The Hunger Games movies assembled a stellar ing cast around lead Jennifer Lawrence, including Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Donald Sutherland. Mahershala Ali ed that ensemble in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay as Boggs, a loyal follower of President Coin who is assigned to project Katniss as she films propaganda for the Second Rebellion. Boggs is unwavering in his commitment to keeping Katniss safe, and the two soon become good friends, despite her distrust of Coin. Boggs saves her life on numerous occasions and is shown to have his own doubts about Coin's motives.

Boggs leads Gale, Katniss and the team in Mockingjay

Boggs is later killed during a raid on the Capitol in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 after stepping on a landmine boobytrap. Mahershala Ali had previously appeared in the likes of Moonlight, which provided him with his first Academy Award for Best ing Actor.

From there, Mahershala Ali's career has been on a roll, including Blade from Wesley Snipes. His role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay duology showed his movie star potential, and he soon went on to prove it in a big way.

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