During the craziness of Catching Fire publicity we missed this tidbit from series producer Nina Jacobson: President Coin will have a larger role in Mockingjay.

Speaking to Indiewire, Jacobson says that Coin – played by Julianne Moore – will be expanded because they can tell the film from perspectives outside of Katniss’. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the Mockingjay book is being split into two movies.

“You’ll see that Julianne Moore’s role in Mockingjay [the third installment] is much bigger in the movie than it is in the book,” Jacobson said. “Again, in the book, you can only see it from Katniss’ point of view. There are a lot of scenes that Katniss wasn’t a part of that we get to see in the film. Even when we go away from Katniss, it’s always still about her.”

President Coin is the leader of the rebellion movement’s District 13 and has a strict system in place that Katniss has to deal with in Mockingjay. Coin rescued Katniss during the 75th annual Hunger Games along with Beetee and Finnick, but Peeta unfortunately couldn’t be saved from the grips of the Capitol in time. Things grow tense between Katniss and Coin starting when the Mockingjay makes demands about what she needs in order to be the figurehead of the rebellion.

We’re glad to hear confirmation of Coin’s expanded role and expect others to be broadened as well. In recent weeks while promoting Catching Fire, director Francis Lawrence has teased that there will be several surprises thanks to the opportunity to add more scenes. He’s also said that the films will probably be shorter than Catching Fire.

Mockingjay opens in theaters November 2014 and November 2015. The two-part finale began shooting in October.