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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire May Have Just Found One Of Its New Cast Members

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:04 am, June 12th, 2012


Fans and reporters alike have been speculating for weeks on who would be cast in the new character roles for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Of specific interest is the role of Finnick Odair. Well I’m sorry, but he’s still not cast. However, another might just be. Word is actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been hired. Can you guess who he’ll play? 

The Oscar winner has been asked to play Plutarch Heavensbee, the Gamemaker of the next Hunger Games tournament, and a very important character as those of you who’ve read the Suzanne Collins novels know. Spoilers sort of? Plutarch takes over the job from Seneca Crane who was executed for allowing both Katniss and Peeta to win the games. Something that wasn’t made explicitly clear in the film.

Plutarch was technically meant to be in the first Hunger Games film (he would have been the one to fall over in his chair after Katniss shot the arrow at the apple in training) but didn’t make the cut. Either way, the role is an important one and certainly bigger than the previous Gamemaker.

Hoffman has been working on Broadway recently and although Lionsgate had no comment, Entertainment Weekly sites several sources for the casting news including Deadline and Variety. Still no word on who will take on Finnick though and producer Nina Jacobson was just telling us to calm down about these casting rumors. I’d say this one is a great choice though and I hope it’s legit.

Director Francis Lawrence is due to begin shooting later this year along with stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.

(via Entertainment Weekly)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carey-Cawthorne/1295384953 Carey Cawthorne

    I don’t know why, but I always pictured Plutarch as black. Huh. Well, Hoffman’s good so I’m okay with this.

  • Adam R. Charpentier

    I thought it was made explicitly clear in the most awesome of ways. Did anyone else read that scene as, “I’m displeased with you, wait in my berry room until I return.”

  • Anonymous

     I thought the same. I got the impression he was locked in the room until he ate the berries. I really liked the scene, too.

  • Adam R. Charpentier

    It was subtle but it really threw off a Cesarean vibe that felt right for the character and world. 

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/YXIXYOH5SVZ6KUFDROBIFGE4O4 Mark

    Oh, and me hoping it was Finnick.

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  • Anonymous

    Hope they clean him up before he goes on camera. Right now he resembles Crazy Uncle Billy who is only allowed to eat in the garage.

  • Ella Sutton

    Hoffman has been working on Broadway recently and although Lionsgate had
    no comment, Entertainment Weekly sites several sources for the casting
    news including Deadline and Variety. Still no word on who will take on
    Finnick though

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HIZ7S2FRLC52NXARXQ4ERHNOGE Liz

    I thought it would be Beetee.

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