Fangirl or not, no one is free from the clutches of Hunger
Games mania. The internet was a-Twitter on Wednesday with the news that Catching Fire favorite Finnick Odair has
been cast. Drum roll please...Lionsgate announced that Snow White and the
Huntsman star Sam Claflin is to join Katniss and Peeta in the much-anticipated
second film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling series. (Wah wah
waaaaah).
Not to be hating on the newly-minted franchise star, but come on, Lionsgate! You're killing me! To fully understand the heinous nature of this crime against the Hunger Games fandom, let's review the facts we know about one Mr. Finnick "Want Some Sugar" Odair.
1) He is drop dead gorgeous.
2) He is alluring in the same way a Venus Flytrap is - beautiful and dangerous.
3) He is a bronzed sun god from District 4 (where everyone fishes and sunbathes for a living).
4) To win his games, at the tender age of 14 thankyouverymuch, he wielded a trident. A trident, people. Nothing says bad ass like kicking butt and taking names in the dreaded arena with a friggin' trident.
I've been praising the casting decisions thus far for Catching Fire (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee? Inspired!), but I'm not overly enthused about this one. While I enjoyed Claflin in his role in the last Pirates of the Caribbean jaunt, I saw nothing to convince me that Claflin is up to the challenge on embodying a character many readers have proclaimed to be their favorite.
Not to be hating on the newly-minted franchise star, but come on, Lionsgate! You're killing me! To fully understand the heinous nature of this crime against the Hunger Games fandom, let's review the facts we know about one Mr. Finnick "Want Some Sugar" Odair.
1) He is drop dead gorgeous.
| Cute? Sure. Unbelievably beautiful? Meh. |
3) He is a bronzed sun god from District 4 (where everyone fishes and sunbathes for a living).
4) To win his games, at the tender age of 14 thankyouverymuch, he wielded a trident. A trident, people. Nothing says bad ass like kicking butt and taking names in the dreaded arena with a friggin' trident.
I've been praising the casting decisions thus far for Catching Fire (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee? Inspired!), but I'm not overly enthused about this one. While I enjoyed Claflin in his role in the last Pirates of the Caribbean jaunt, I saw nothing to convince me that Claflin is up to the challenge on embodying a character many readers have proclaimed to be their favorite.
I will admit that, as a fan of the book series, I was weary
of many of the actors cast for The Hunger Games – except Elizabeth Banks as
Effie Trinket because Elizabeth Banks, as an actress, makes everything better. However,
I was pleasantly surprised at how effortlessly each of the actors embraced
their roles and won me over. I’m hoping this latest addition to the franchise
will have me eating my words next fall. Until then, I can only speculate and stalk
the photos that are bound to be leaked from the set.
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