Prim is killed in the struggle for independence from the Capitol.
J-Law’s obviously been busy, because she’s J-Law.
Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson have also been working steadily.
But whatever happened to Willow Shields, the girl who played Prim inThe Hunger Games?
Has she dropped off the radar entirely or is she also working on projects?
And what does she have planned for the future?
Here’s everything we dug up on Shields, who’s been busier than you’d think!
Naturally, Shields hopped on a plane right away.
“And right after I auditioned, I got the part on the spot.
Since then, my life has changed.
I was so surprised that I couldn’t speak.”
After all, she spent five years on set as Prim.
And as she toldTeen Vogue, the ending was “bittersweet.
Someone isdefinitelycutting onions in here.
Shields learned a lot on set, and did a lot of growing up there.
“Having fun and loving what you do… without that, there’s nothing.”
The film’s director?
None other than Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of legendary director David Lynch, according toFlauntmagazine.
So it’s hard not to get our hopes up.
For Lynch, Shields brings something special to the set.
“Willow has a bravery about her that is authentic and genuinely ‘Human,'” she shared withFlaunt.
And Shields is equally, if not more excited to have landed such a coveted role.
“So excited to be part of a Jennifer Lynch film!”
she gushed in an Instagrampost.
And that was with seriously minimal breaks!
Check out a compilation of their inspired routineshere.
“I was kind of surprised, honestly,” she revealed toAccessin an interview.
“Having that triumphant moment and then being sent home?
It’s just kind of hard to, you know, have happen.”
We didn’t either, Willow!
She finally got a phone!
“I mean, I don’t even have a phone.”
As crazy as that sounds, it was true for a long time!
Shields did finally get her hands on a phone, eventually, at the ripe old age of 15.
In an interview withHollywood Today, she opened up about the experience.
“My parents were super strict about this, like, so strict,” she said.
She had to beg them for two years until they finally caved in!
Shields isn’t bitter that her parents held out for so long, either.
“I liked getting a phone later on,” shecontinued.
Sounds like she’s grateful, even!
Shields believed in the film, and its ability to touch people.
Although the film premiered in 2017, Shields had been cast long before.
“I started the process ofInto the Rainbow, the casting,yearsago,” shecontinued.
But the film’s producers didn’t lose sight, even as the process took longer than usual.
Plus, they knew they could count on Shields to be on board.
Talk about a party we’d like to crash!
Shields was clearly delighted to receive the award.
“It’s very thrilling!
Rising star that’s quite a title!”
she gushed in an interview withSCAD District.
Who wouldn’t be thrilled to have their career acknowledged like that in front of Hollywood royalty?
The actress also acknowledged the honor in aTweet.
Chances are, then, that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Shields in the future.
That’s thanks, in part, to how she was raised.
Sounds like a parenting win for mom and dad!
That impactful upbringing helped to enrich Shield’s artistic literacy, too.
“Art triggers emotions inside of you that change the way that you think.”
So she’s quite socially conscious, too.
Shields isn’t one to just point and shoot with her iPhone, either.
The installation was inspired by her own turbulent experience on social media.
“My goal is to do this through art.”
We are one hundred percent here for this!
She’s also quite the guitar player; check out her singing and strumming on apostshe made on Instagram.
To that end, Shields headed back in time to the Summer of Love on set, anyway.
Talk about an adventure!
Although they finished filming in 2017, the film is set for release in 2019, according toIMDb.
We can’t wait to see it!
