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Gwendoline Christie has been cast in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2'.
The 'Game of Thrones' actress is replacing Lily Rabe as Commander Lyme in the fourth instalment of the Jennifer Lawrence-fronted film franchise.
Rabe was forced to pull out due to a previous commitment to perform in 'Much Ado about Nothing' in London's Shakespeare in the Park event this summer, deadline.com reports.
Lyme, a Commander of the rebellion in District 2, is one of the leaders of District 13 where rebel groups take refuge from President Snow and his Capitol minions.
Statuesque star Christie stands at 6ft3 and is best known for playing a bodyguard called Brienne of Tarth in hit fantasy show 'Game of Thrones', so the role of Lyme, described as "standing over six feet tall and heavily muscled", seems a good fit.
The third chapter of Suzanne Collins' bestselling books, 'Mockingjay', is being split into two parts, with the first due for release this November and 'Mockingjay - Part 2' landing in cinemas the following November.
'Mockingjay' only has two more weeks of shooting left in Atlanta, Georgia, before the cast and crew head to Europe to complete filming.

Sam Claflin bonded with his 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' co-star Stef Dawson over Twitter before they met.
The hunk plays District Four tribute Finnick Odair while Dawson stars as his love interest Annie Cresta in the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' trilogy, and after casting was announced he was keen to speak to the actress online before they met on set.
Claflin told Digital Spy: "We got in touch via tweet immediately when the news broke.
"The moment she set foot on the 'Mockingjay' set, the two of us are like best of mates. She's great."
Although Dawson's alter-ego Cresta was reaped to participate in the 75th Hunger Games, shown in 'Catching Fire', an older tribute volunteered to enter the deadly Games in her place, but she has a bigger part in the follow-up which is split into two films.
Claflin - who hits the big screen in horror 'The Quiet Ones' - insists his jam-packed schedule means his new-found fame is yet to affect his everyday lifestyle.
He added: "I've been hidden away in a hotel or on set every day, or publicising 'The Quiet Ones'.
"Very rarely have I shared the opportunity to go out and strut my stuff."

Ray Winstone will star in the remake of 'Point Break'. The 'Noah' actor will play Luke Bracey's partner, Agent Angelo Pappas, which Gary Busey famously played in the 1991 original, according to Variety.com. Bracey will take on the role of FBI agent J...

'Star Wars: Episode VII' has already begun filming.
J.J. Abrams' sci-fi film was rumoured start shooting in the UK in May, but Alan Horn, Disney's chairman, has now revealed that work has just started on the movie.
He told Variety.com: "We're actually shooting some of it now."
With Abrams trying to keep details of his cast under wraps, Horn declined to reveal any names but he did however admit that while most of the cast has been chosen, it has been the most difficult part of orchestrating the film and there are still decisions yet to be made.
Horn coyly said: "We have a lot of them, it's not completely done yet."
The eagerly-awaited movie is said to be starring 'Girls' actor Adam Driver as the villain, with up-and-coming stars Ed Speleers, John Boyega, Jesse Plemons, Matthew James Thomas and Ray Fisher all being considered for the lead role.
Lupita Nyong'o has also met with Abrams to discuss taking on a female lead in the upcoming sequel after taking Hollywood by storm last year with her impressive performance in Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning '12 Years A Slave'.
The Disney chairman channelled Grand Master of the Jedi Council Yoda while trying to deflect questions about the plot.
He joked: "Patience, you must have."
The script has been co-written by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams following a draft by 'Toy Story 3' writer Michael Arndt.

Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to star in Bond 24.
The '12 Years a Slave' actor is reportedly being eyed to play the main villain in the next movie in the iconic spy franchise, "multiple" sources told website The Wrap.
Though formal talks with Chiwetel have not yet begun, producers are keen for him to take the coveted role, though other actors are also under consideration.
However, representatives for the actor, Sony and MGM all declined to comment on the claims.
Sam Mendes is directing the as-yet untitled movie, which will see Daniel Craig return to play suave spy James Bond for a fourth time, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw are all also coming back to the franchise to play boss M, ally Moneypenny, and gadget expert Q respectively.
'Skyfall' writer John Logan is writing the script for the film, which is expected to be in production from November until next April.
As well as searching for a villain, casting is set to begin for two key female roles, including a new Bond girl and a Scandinavian with a "troubled past", who will be a brief love interest for the spy.
Ejiofor recently completed filming 'Z for Zachariah' and is preparing to start work on thriller 'Triple Nine.

Woody Harrelson saved Jennifer Lawrence from choking on the set of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2'.
The 52-year-old actor reportedly performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on the Oscar-winning actress when a vitamin got stuck in her throat on the set of the science-fiction adventure movie.
A source said: "Jennifer had just downed a handful of her daily vitamins, swallowing them with water, but one got caught in her throat. Suddenly she started gagging, gasping, pointing at her throat as her face turned bright red. Everyone around her froze, not knowing what to do. But when a crew person screamed, 'Help,' Woody quickly ran up behind Jennifer and gave her a swift, hard slap on the back. When that didn't help, he wrapped his powerful arms just under her chest, gave two quick, strong squeezes, and the vitamin popped out of her mouth."
The blonde beauty thanked her co-star for saving her life and admitted she was worried she was going to die.
A source told the National Enquirer that she was overheard saying: "You literally just saved my life. I really couldn't breathe... I really thought I was gonna die right there."

Aaron Taylor-Johnson doubted the credibility of a 'Godzilla' remake.
The 23-year-old actor - who will star alongside Bryan Cranston in the upcoming sci-fi flick - has admitted that he was sceptical about appearing in the film until he heard Gareth Edwards was directing.
He said: "My first thought was, 'Really? Another 'Godzilla'?' [But] with someone like that behind it, you go, 'Okay, let me see what he has to say...'"
The 'Savages' star also admitted that having worked with the 'Godzilla' cinematographer on 'Anna Karenina' and 'Nowhere Boy' convinced him the film wouldn't be a flop.
He said: "And then it was Seamus Garvey shooting it, who I've worked with a bunch of times now and he's a fantastic cinematographer."
Taylor-Johnson was also swayed by the star-studded cast which includes 'Breaking Bad' star Bryan, Elizabeth Olsen and Juliette Binoche.
He added in an interview with Empire magazine: "Then you get a list of people like Bryan, Lizzie Olsen, Juliette Binoche...And then you go, 'Here's someone who's trying to push the boundaries of the blockbuster!'"

Johnny Depp changes his look for film roles because he doesn't want to play it "safe".
The Hollywood icon is famed for his radical character transformations - namely as eccentric swashbuckler Captain Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and Native American Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' - and claims his dedication stems from not wanting to "bore" the audience to death.
He said: "I love the idea of changing my look. I think one owes it to the audience, to go out there and give them something different each time, so as not to bore them to death.
"And I always felt that if you're not trying something different each time out of the gate, you're being safe, and you don't ever want to find that place of safety. I like that, each time, before I even go in front of the cameras, the studio's reaction will be fear."
The 50-year-old actor also revealed his physical transformations help him overcome his shyness when it comes to promoting his films.
Johnny admitted in a conversation with Iggy Pop for Interview magazine: "I've always enjoyed hiding behind these characters. It's a strange thing, you're more comfortable as a character than you are in life.
"I could stand up in front of, it doesn't matter how many people, as a character. But if I had to do it as myself and give a speech, I would be liquid."

Olivia Cooke was convinced she heard a ghost while filming 'Ouija'.
The British actress admits she and her castmates were so nervous about the unexplained noises, they asked a set assistant to go and check an empty room.
She said: "Just before Christmas we were in a bedroom filming and there was noise going on upstairs. We sent a PA to go up and ask whoever was up there, could you just hold the work? She went up and then came back down and told us there was no-one up there!"
As well as shooting 'Ouija', 'The Bates Motel' actress is currently promoting horror/thriller 'The Quiet Ones' - which also stared Sam Claflin and Jared Harris - and can be seen in sci-fi 'The Signal' later this year, but she insists she isn't only drawn to supernatural stories.
She said: "I think I'm drawn to the characters more so I think I'm definitely moving away from horror. 'The Signal' was sci-fi so that was more of a branch out, but I love thriller, I love sci-fi and I'd love to explore that more but I think I'm just open to anything."
And the actress admitted to finding filming 'The Quiet Ones' very different to her role as Emma in American series 'The Bates Motel.'
She told BANG Showbiz: "There's a lot of me crying in it, so I was emotionally drained. With the stunts and when I was attacking people I had like bruises and cuts all over me and I knew I had worked hard that day.
"I didn't really prepare myself for the intense scary scenes, I kind of just threw myself into it. I just went in to it expecting nothing and tried to react off what the surroundings were. When you read a script it's always so different to what you actually do so I just went in open to everything."
'The Quiet Ones' opens in cinemas on April 10th.