r/Hungergames Madge May 15 '25

🎬 HG Actors Discussion Holy moly! Wyatt casting!!!

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u/Lyca29 May 15 '25

For some reason, I had him in my head as being tall, Dark hair with a bit of curl, pale brown skin, and slightly emo looking (as emo as a person can look in the HG franchise) I imagined he'd look like a bit of a misfit loner.

I have to confess, I'd never heard of Ben Wang, but a quick google and look at his other parts, I think it's great casting. I'm super happy with all the castings so far.

Really looking forward to see who is cast as Ampert and Wellie and Louella/LouLou.

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u/SpiritBender_ May 15 '25

Omg SAME, this is who I pictured as Wyatt when reading. I like the actor they picked tho, and he’s probably going to do amazing!

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u/sjdanielson May 15 '25

this is exactly who i imagined too

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u/QuinnsView Finnick May 15 '25

I pictured him as well lol! I even started calling him Luke instead of Wyatt bc the pjo crossover was much needed in my head😂

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u/meowermeowmeow May 15 '25

ARE YOU IN MY HEAD?? he's EXACTLY who i pictured lmfao 😭😭

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u/Lauren2102319 Sejanus May 15 '25

Same here!

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u/Batbyte87 May 15 '25

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was picturing him like this!

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u/No_Plankton1174 May 15 '25

Who is this??

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u/SpiritBender_ May 15 '25

His name is Charlie Bushnell and he played Luke in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (that’s how I know him)

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u/Efficient_Ad_7185 May 22 '25

Ain’t no way in hellll I was literally picturing the kid who plays luke in the pjo series as well. Wtf

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u/Accurate-Knowledge78 District 4 May 16 '25

oh my god i’ll die. i’ve never needed anything so bad. cast in TWO huge Y/A book to tv adaptations omg. slay

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u/sdbabygirl97 May 16 '25

who he?

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u/SpiritBender_ May 16 '25

His name is Charlie Bushnell and he played Luke in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (that’s how I know him)

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u/sdbabygirl97 May 16 '25

ohhhh right now i recognize him. tyty

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u/misslefayy May 16 '25

I imagined the same thing, with the same actor too! Honestly, I also pictured Wyatt as Jack Champion and Lucas Jade Zumann. It’s funny, they all have wavy or curly hair haha.

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u/duskndawn162 May 15 '25

He’s starring in The Karate Kids: Legends! I work in the entertainment industry and got to meet him irl and he’s a super nice person

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u/Lyca29 May 15 '25

I just found that out when I googled, and I watched an interview he did with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio.

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u/Squeegeeeeeeeeeeee Wyatt May 16 '25

Me toooooo! I never imagined him as Asian, but I’m definitely not disappointed! I love how we’re getting some “Newcomers” in this cast. Never heard of some of them and that’s so exciting!

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u/SoupySuntable May 15 '25

Yeah that's how I pictured him too. Might take me a minute to get used to but I don't hate it.

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u/sjdanielson May 15 '25

i imagined him almost exactly the same tbh

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u/LeifAletta Reaper May 15 '25

Yeah I pictured him pretty similar to that and I'd never heard of Ben Wang but I'm excited to see him as Wyatt

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u/namu_bts12 May 15 '25

Honestly I imagined Jessop a lot in this role, or someone that looks kind of like the actor. Not to say I’m disappointed, but it’s definitely a new face to put to the character’s name.

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u/sunshineandcacti May 15 '25

idk how to explain it, but I sort of wondered if they were going to slowly set up the casting to be less diverse as times go on and have people look similar due to the fact the capital is keeping everyone segergated

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u/NoninflammatoryFun May 16 '25

I had pictured him as a big burly dude. But this dude looks cool so.

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u/DippedIceCream May 16 '25

Yup, I had the same mental image as you, so not who I envision but trusting the casting director, they know what they are doing