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Fans Needed To Go Through A Strange, Swanky Gallery To Watch The New 'Hunger Games' Trailer At Comic-Con

Jul 28, 2014, 00:42 IST

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I" trailer won't be released globally until Monday, but if you're at San Diego Comic-Con you can watch it now. You just have to enter the world of the film.

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Lionsgate partnered with Samsung to exclusively premiere the teaser trailer at the four-day convention on the Samsung Tab S Friday afternoon.

In order to see it before anyone else, fans were asked to head to the Hard Rock Hotel outside of the San Diego Convention Center.

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They had to wait in pretty long lines to get a first look at the world premiere of the first teaser for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I."

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Once inside, fans headed to a section of Samsung's Galaxy Experience called the Capitol Gallery. It's named after the fictional utopian city in "The Hunger Games" where the world's most elite live.

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It looked like a giant art gallery.

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Fans were welcomed by actors completely covered in white make-up ...

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... and others dressed in their Capitol Couture finest.

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Also looming were these guys. No, they weren't "Star Wars" stormtroopers. They're "peacekeepers" who could be found watching over a tribute wall to "heroes" from the 12 different Capitol districts where citizens live.

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After waiting in line, fans were finally ushered into a large, dimly lit room filled with many pod-shaped chairs.

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The individual setup at each station looked cozy with a pillow and big headphones.

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The room was crowded in no time with eager attendees.

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And after it was all over, fans had the chance to enter a throne room - as long as you could get past another one of those Peacekeepers.Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP ImagesOnce inside, fans could sit beside hologram versions of Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Johanna Mason (Jena Malone).

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Select Best Buy stores around the U.S. began previewing the teaser trailer starting Saturday. The trailer will be released wide to the public Monday.

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