The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 director Francis Lawrence says that President Coin will have a bigger role in the film than she did in the book.

The expansion of President Coin, played by Julianne Moore, is probably thanks in part to splitting the book into two movies.

“There’s more of her in this than in the book, and because of that, there’s some development,” the director told EW. “I think the character has developed into something pretty amazing. And Julianne was a big part of that.”

Lawrence says that Moore nabbed the role because the actress’s children were fans of the series. “She actually sort of tracked us down and had an interest in the books through her kids,” he said. “Once we knew she wanted it, that was it—done. I sat down with her, she had great ideas, we got along and that was it.”

This interview doesn’t reveal how President Coin will have an expanded role, but one could assume we’ll see her working more with Katniss and other District 13 players like Beetee, Haymitch, and Plutarch. Although splitting a book into two films rarely wins over readers, the one definite advantage is having the chance to make sure all storylines and characters get their screen time to shine.

Coin makes a brief appearance in the first trailer for Mockingjay, Part 1 which debuted in late July at San Diego Comic-Con. She also has her own character poster.

What do you expect to see from Coin in ‘Mockingjay’?

Mockingjay, Part 1 opens November 2014 and Mockingjay, Part 2 opens November 2015.