'Hunger Games' LA Premiere Modified After Paris Attacks
— -- "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2" premiere event set for tonight in Los Angeles has been modified, in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks Friday.
The premiere of the movie will still go on, but the stars of the film will not do interviews.
"Out of respect for the very recent events in Paris, we have decided to modify our red carpet and we will not conduct interviews at Monday’s 'Mockingjay 2' premiere," the production company behind the film, Lionsgate, said in a statement to ABC News. "We will proceed with the rest of the event as planned in honor of the incredible fans who have always supported our films with such passion."
The cancellation of a red carpet for one of the biggest films of the year is the latest in tributes to the tragedy that happened Friday, when more than 120 people lost their lives.
On Saturday, Madonna stopped her show in Stockholm to speak on the Paris attacks and why she decided to continue on with her show instead of canceling.
"This whole show is about celebrating life and standing up for your rights," she said in a video clip of her performance. "It's been very hard for me to get through this show up to this point and not forget about what happened last night. So, I need to take this moment to acknowledge the tragedy, the tragic killings."
The iconic singer, 57, said the events "disturbed" her all day and made it hard to finish her show. She broke down a bit as she explained she was torn about singing and dancing in wake of the tragedy.
"However, that is exactly what these people want to do; they want to shut us up. They want to silence us," she said. "And we won't let them."
She then sang "Like a Prayer" in honor of the victims.
The band U2 canceled a show in Paris Saturday night after the attacks, but band members of groups like the Edge over the weekend visited one of the memorials outside the Le Bataclan music venue, where one of the attacks took place and where the band the Eagles of Death Metal was playing.
A video posted by Storyful shows some members of the band paying homage.
Also, on Saturday, Bono spoke out to DJ Dave Fanning in a radio interview, saying “If you think about it, the majority of victims last night are music fans. This is the first direct hit on music that we’ve had in this so-called War on Terror, or whatever it’s called. It’s very upsetting.”
Other bands like the Deftones, Foo Fighters and Coldplay also canceled shows they had planned in and around the city.
