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The Hunger Games Prequel Star Reacts to Ralph Fiennes Casting
Tom Blyth backs Ralph Fiennes as Snow and notes he once told The Hunger Games director he was willing to come back for the role.
Article Summary
- Tom Blyth supports Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow in the new Hunger Games prequel film.
- Blyth reveals he once offered to use prosthetics and age up to play the older Snow himself.
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping shifts focus to fan-favorite character Haymitch.
- Lionsgate aims to expand the franchise with a star-studded cast and a bigger, high-stakes story.
The Hunger Games franchise is currently experiencing a pretty solid second wind. For starters, in 2023, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes proved there's still an audience for smart, contained prequels. Now, the focus is shifting to fan-favorite franchise character Haymitch with The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which aims to adapt Suzanne Collins' 2025 novel about the Second Quarter Quell (with a lot of participants) while also bringing the story closer to the era fans know from the original movies.
More recently, actor Tom Blyth, who played young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, told Screen Rant he's genuinely excited about Ralph Fiennes taking over as Snow, while even admitting he previously offered to age up for the role.
Tom Blyth on The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Blyth tells the outlet, "There's a lot to be explored there. I'm also excited to see this story because Haymitch is obviously a fan favorite, and I, for one, am excited to see this jump ahead and see what his story unfolds. But yeah, when they told me Ralph Fiennes was going to take over the character, I was like, 'Okay, cool. I'll sit this one out.' There was a time where I literally texted Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson and said, 'Look, I'm happy to go through six hours of prosthetics every morning to make me look like a 55-year-old, 60-year-old man.'"
Fiennes' casting proves Lionsgate's big-swing approach to this next chapter, and the broader lineup backs that up. Lawrence returns to direct (who helmed every installment so far), with new and veteran actors like Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Elle Fanning as Effie, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Glenn Close, Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, and more rounding out the latest ensemble.
If The Hunger Games: Songbirds & Snakes was a way to test the waters with audience interest, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping looks like it has the opportunity to expand on its success with a bigger story (and of course, much bigger stakes).
All things considered, what are your hopes for Lionsgate's next entry, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping?
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