It also marks the final film in the illustrious career of Philip Seymour Hoffman. But underneath hiss stellar success, dark shadows were lurking. Philip Seymour Hoffman is the latest star to die while in the middle of shooting a film. Philip Seymour Hoffman was an extremely talented, Oscar-winning actor. The effects of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s loss probably won’t be felt until next year, when The Hunger Games franchise finally wraps with Mockingjay: Part 2. The Oscar-winning actor died Feb. 2, 2014, during production of Mockingjay — Part 2 . Read how other movies dealt with losing a castmember.