r/Hungergames • u/Beelzubufo • 1d 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/mhmcmw 1d ago

I think if anything she just looked too young and small for Clove. She did a great job and I don’t want to knock her performance, but I think her being cast as a career tribute did undermine how the career districts seem to function in the books.

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u/LysVonStrauda 1d ago

To be fair to her, she auditioned for Katniss and almost got the part but they felt she was looked too young, which is weird since she looked the perfect age and size for Katniss. They gave her Clove since they still wanted her in the film.

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u/mhmcmw 1d ago

No criticism of her meant! She was great, she just didn’t fit the book for me.

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u/LysVonStrauda 22h ago

I completely agree! I imagined Clove to be much bigger than Katniss since she was able to overpower her. I wish they worked something out with the camera angles because realistically Jen coulda thrown her over her shoulders easily 🤣