‘Game Of Thrones’ Actress Gwendoline Christie Joins `Hunger Games’; Brienne of Tarth Promoted to Commander Lyme, Replacing Lily Rabe In ‘Hunger Games’

Hunger Games Casting News: "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie, the formidable, Amazon-looking warrior who failed to save a King and one of the Lannister's hands, has been promoted to a commanding rebel position in "The Hunger Games."

English actress Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth on "Game of Thrones," replaced Lily Rabe, from "American Horror Story" in the final installment of the franchise "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2."

Gwendoline Christie won't be slowing down traffic like Governor Christie, but she will find other ways to thwart President Snow. Christie was cast as Commander Lyme. According to Variety, Gwendoline Christie stands 6 feet, 3 inches, an intimidating foe.

Christie will play a District 2 rebellion leader. Lily Rabe had to drop out of the project because of a scheduling conflict with a production of "Much Ado about Nothing."

The final "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" book by Suzanne Collins will be split into two movies. Director Francis Lawrence began shooting the two films in Atlanta in September. Production ends later this spring near Paris and Berlin. Lionsgate booked Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, which was reconstructed by the Nazis in 1927, for shooting battle scenes.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth as the young rebels; Woody Harrelson as former Hunger Games winner Haymitch, Donald Sutherland as President Snow as well as Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julianne Moore.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" hits the big screen on Nov. 21.d "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2″ is set to premiere on Nov. 20, 2015.

The first two "Hunger Games" films have grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide.

"Game of Thrones" returns to HBO with new episodes starting on Sunday.