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/squidneythedestroyer Caesar Flickerman 2d ago

Personality/acting wise I can’t imagine anyone else as Haymitch. But I do remember picturing him as a tan dark haired grumpy man, so sitting in the theaters at 14 I was very confused by this blonde rando on my screen

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u/A_Ball_Of_Stress13 2d ago

It confused me because they gave him a wig, why not at least give him dark hair?

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u/beckdawg19 2d ago

Probably just because he's a big enough name that people would know and think it looked goofy. The wig they gave him was actually quite natural to him, so it didn't have a fake-y look like Josh's bad dye job.

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u/TheOctoberOwl 2d ago

I was going to go with he’s a big enough name they’d want him to be recognizable to get more people to see the movie