Looks like the Hunger Games stars are lending their voices to a very important health crisis.
The cast of Mockingjay, including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, recently participated in a public service announcement in hopes of raising awareness, while also shooting down misconceptions, with regards to the Ebola outbreak.
The PSA was published on Monday by the Ebola Survival Fund, which was founded by actor Jeffrey Wright, who plays Beetee in the franchise's third film, and works with larger-scale programs in order to fight the deadly disease.
Ebola Survival Fund "The world is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in history," Wright says in the opening of the clip.
"But the countries hit hardest are Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone," Lawrence continues, sharing the screen with her co-star and close pal.
"Weren't there just wars there?" Hutcherson replies.
Despite the serious nature of the clip, the video wouldn't be complete without a sassy moment from J.Law, who, unsurprisingly, can't help but let her silly side shine as she shares the screen with Hutcherson.
Ebola Survival Fund "What would happen if you got Ebola?" the 22-year-old actor asks the Oscar winner before she quips, "I'd be fine."
Humor aside, Wright drew inspiration for the video from The Hunger Games and hopes to inform viewers that there is a still a great need for aid in West Africa.
"The Hunger Games allegory aligns with this Ebola outbreak in that we, the United States, the West, relative to this, is very much like the Capitol and Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, are very much like the outer districts," Wright told EW. "I thought, well, let's play with that idea as a way of highlighting the stark contrast between we, the Capitol, and they, the outer districts, and using some of the constructs from the movie as a way of shining additional light on some of the contrasts."
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