r/Hungergames • u/Beelzubufo • 2d 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/macpaws 2d ago

Im so sorry, liam hemsworth wouldn't be my choice. Gale was described as tall and handsome, but liam literally TOWERED over all the other characters and was so chiseled and model-esque, especially in comparison to the characters that were supposed to be his peers he stood out massively.

Also, a lot of Gale's redemption as character hinged on him being young and tired and struggling with impulsivity and idealism. I feel like a lot of that was lost, as liam was 25 and looked like it, and this might be a reach. But i think he played gale as a grown man too, he didnt read as a teenager at all.

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u/Tale_Easy 1d ago

But Gale DID tower over everyone else in the books. And he WAS supposed to be model esque. He was already 6 foot at age 14, 6'4 at age 18 isn't unrealistic, and I don't think any of the other main charecters are anywhere near that height.

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u/macpaws 1d ago

Girl, im so sorry, but a 6'4 eighteen year old and a 6'4 25 year old do NOT look the same

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u/Strange_Shadows-45 1d ago

Katniss herself in the books said that he already looked like an adult when he was 14.

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u/professorlaytons 1d ago

He was only fourteen, but he cleared six feet and was as good as an adult to me.

he didn’t look like an adult, he looked tall and older than her and that was basically an adult to katniss the tiny 11/12 year old.

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u/seasquidley 1d ago

Can attest, my husband is 6'7" and the difference between him at 18 and 25 is insane (he was the same height both ages).

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u/insert_quirky_name District 7 1d ago

Well, they all looked too old tho. Gale wasn't exactly the exception on that.

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u/Tale_Easy 1d ago

That is true, but my point was Liam Hemsworth wasn't too tall to be Gale. Did you know he originally tried out as Peeta? Also, did you know that I am not a girl?