Now that we know Catching Fire will actually get made, due to The Hunger Games making a squillion dollars and Gary Ross signing on to direct, we need to start asking the important questions: who should play the repeat tributes?
*SPOILERS FOR CATCHING FIRE AHEAD*
The casting in The Hunger Games was so good that I'm willing to trust in Gary Ross' decisions; that doesn't mean we can't speculate, though. Especially since I'm a pretty prolific tumblr user and right now that's all people seem to be able to talk about. The two biggies are Finnick and Joanna, since they are so integral to the plot of not only Catching Fire but also Mockingjay. My choices?
Someone mentioned Jesse Williams yesterday and now not only can I not unsee it, but I think it's absolute perfection. His most striking feature, aside from sheer physical perfection, are his "sea green eyes" - what you may not be able to see in this less than HD pic is Williams' clear blue-green stare. Finnick is also by turns cocky, smarmy, charming, a touch sleazy, supremely talented, and has a huge dose of swagger - all things I've watched Williams pull off with aplomb in his role as Dr. Avery on Gray's Anatomy. GARY ROSS. WORK ON THIS.
I've actually got two picks for Joanna...
Naya Rivera and Kristen Bell have more in common for this role than you might think. They're both petite women with innocent looking brown eyes (Joanna's only explicitly described features are her small stature, which helped her win, and those big brown eyes) and they have both shown they can handle rolls with kick serious amounts of ass. Bell may be the stronger choice - she's a little bit older, and is the better actress. But Rivera's no-holds-barred role as Santana on Glee shows she's pretty fearless on camera. It may come down to who's willing to shave their heads for the roll.
*SPOILERS FOR CATCHING FIRE AHEAD*
The casting in The Hunger Games was so good that I'm willing to trust in Gary Ross' decisions; that doesn't mean we can't speculate, though. Especially since I'm a pretty prolific tumblr user and right now that's all people seem to be able to talk about. The two biggies are Finnick and Joanna, since they are so integral to the plot of not only Catching Fire but also Mockingjay. My choices?
Someone mentioned Jesse Williams yesterday and now not only can I not unsee it, but I think it's absolute perfection. His most striking feature, aside from sheer physical perfection, are his "sea green eyes" - what you may not be able to see in this less than HD pic is Williams' clear blue-green stare. Finnick is also by turns cocky, smarmy, charming, a touch sleazy, supremely talented, and has a huge dose of swagger - all things I've watched Williams pull off with aplomb in his role as Dr. Avery on Gray's Anatomy. GARY ROSS. WORK ON THIS.
I've actually got two picks for Joanna...
Naya Rivera and Kristen Bell have more in common for this role than you might think. They're both petite women with innocent looking brown eyes (Joanna's only explicitly described features are her small stature, which helped her win, and those big brown eyes) and they have both shown they can handle rolls with kick serious amounts of ass. Bell may be the stronger choice - she's a little bit older, and is the better actress. But Rivera's no-holds-barred role as Santana on Glee shows she's pretty fearless on camera. It may come down to who's willing to shave their heads for the roll.
Kristen Bell has blue eyes. Just saying.
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