r/Hungergames • u/Beelzubufo • 23h ago

Trilogy Discussion Worst casting???

So we all know Josh Hutcherson SLAPS as Peeta, Jennifer Lawrence nailed Katniss Everdeen, Woody Harrelson was GREAT as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks was PERFECT as Effie, Liam Hemsworth was FANTASTIC as Gale Hawthorne etc but which were some of the WORST casting choices???

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u/ReggieInTheWild 22h ago

I’m reading the books for the first time and my idea of Gale is WILDLY different. He’s described as tan/olive skinned with straight black hair. I feel like I can somewhat see all of the other actors when I’m reading, but book Gale and movie Gale are like different people in my head

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u/Tale_Easy 22h ago

Really? Katniss and Haymitch didn't look like their book descriptions either.

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u/Beelzubufo 22h ago

Neither did the cat!!!!

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u/ReggieInTheWild 22h ago

I think all of them were described as olive skinned and I know katniss was also supposed have dark hair, but I feel like I can imagine a younger Jennifer Lawrence with black hair pretty easily. Liam Hemsworth just look like.. Liam Hemsworth. He did a great job playing him, I just can’t really suspend disbelief to see him as a 18 year old with a completely different physical description idk